Yearly Archives: 2016

Grassroots leaders, in People’s Caravan, to demand action, justice

Daughter of slain Honduran environmental activist and indigenous leader, Berta Cáceres, to join dozens of community leaders on a caravan from Cleveland to Philadelphia On...

Montreal Protocol: Vienna talks pave way for phasing down HFCs

The Open-Ended Working Group of Parties will meet in Vienna, Austria, on 15 July 2016. On 22 and 23 July, nearly 40 ministers have committed to participate in the...

Ogun to establish zoological, botanical garden

The Ogun State Ministry of Forestry in collaboration with Tai Solarin University of Education has concluded plans to establish a zoological and botanical garden...

GMOs in Nigeria: The silent part

“GMOs, finally approved to be grown in Nigeria,” a not so surprising news after all. The country has in recent times been trotting in...

Street trading in Lagos: Pros and cons

Since the ban on street trading in Lagos by executive fiat of Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Amobode, which took effect from July 1, 2016,...

Lagos moves to meet 2020 10-million-tree target

Within the next four years, the Lagos State Government will plant some four million trees to add to the six million already planted in...

Land, biosafety laws may be repealed under proposed agenda

The Land Use Act of 1978 and the relatively young National Biosafety Management Act of 2015 may end up being repealed if recommendations put...

New report highlights climate risks in the UK

Climate change is happening now. Globally, 14 of the 15 hottest years on record have occurred since 2,000. The impacts of climate change are already...

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Africa needs $30bn to tackle water crisis by 2030 – AU official

The African Union (AU) says the continent needs at least $30 billion by 2030 to close its water and...
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Rangelands in focus as Kenya prepares for Desertification and Drought Day

Kenya will host this year’s Desertification and Drought Day two months from now, on June 17, 2026, as droughts...

Foundation advocates joint action against climate change in Africa

A non-governmental organisation (NGO), People, Planet and Peace Foundation, has advocated a joint action among Africa countries to curb...

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Africa needs $30bn to tackle water crisis by 2030 – AU official

The African Union (AU) says the continent needs at...

Rangelands in focus as Kenya prepares for Desertification and Drought Day

Kenya will host this year’s Desertification and Drought Day...