Monthly Archives: January, 2017

UNEP, IAEA to analyse marine contaminants in Abidjan Convention area

Millions of people along Africa’s Atlantic seaboard stand to benefit from an agreement between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations...

UK court dismisses Shell liability suit for Niger Delta spills

A High Court in London has dismissed a suit by Bille and Ogale communities seeking to sue Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) in English courts...

Lagos waterfront evictions inhuman, degrading, illegal – Court

A court has described the plan by the Lagos State Government to demolish all waterfront informal settlements as inhuman and degrading, and that it...

New digital platform to boost green finance

The “Green Digital Finance Alliance”, a ground-breaking initiative to harness digital technologies in catalysing financing that addresses global environmental challenges, was launched last week...

Europe increasingly at risk of climate change

Regions in Europe are facing rising sea levels and more extreme weather, such as more frequent and more intense heatwaves, flooding, droughts and storms...

Illegal logging thriving worldwide, warns report

A new report has indicated that one-third of tropical timber traded globally comes from illegal deforestation. The significant number stems from an increase of timber...

I’ll embrace reforms, says AU Chairperson candidate, Venson-Moitoi

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Botswana, Dr. Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, highlights five focal points she will emphasise at the African Union Commission Dr. Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi,...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on...

Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have...