Monthly Archives: April, 2017

Conservation

COP12 explores measures to curb consumption of ‘aquatic bushmeat’

Bothered by what it terms unsustainable consumption of the meat of some marine, coastal and estuarine animal species, a Swiss non-profit conservation organisation has...

admin - April 7, 2017

Renewable Energy

Renewable power capacity surges amid falling costs

As the cost of clean technology continues to fall, the world added record levels of renewable energy capacity in 2016, at an investment level...

admin - April 7, 2017

Conservation

South African court lifts ban on trade in rhino horns

South Africa’s constitutional court on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 rejected an attempt by the government to keep a ban on the domestic trade in...

admin - April 7, 2017

Cover

Indian girl discovered living in forest with monkeys

Indian police are reviewing reports of missing children to try to identify a girl who was found living in a forest with a group...

admin - April 7, 2017

Climate Change

How Pacific whales help mitigate climate change

What do whale excrement and climate change have in common? More than you may think, according to a special report on Climate Change and...

admin - April 6, 2017

Business

NEITI urges government to investigate status of $15.8b NLNG dividends

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has called on the Federal Government to institute an independent investigation into the status and utilisation of...

admin - April 6, 2017

Cover

Paris Agreement: No new coal plants after 2020 in Europe, say energy producers

Leading energy companies in Europe have announced that they will build no new coal-fired power plants in the European Union after 2020, in support...

admin - April 6, 2017

Climate Change

GCF approves $755m in funding for eight projects

The first Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board meeting of 2017 concluded on Thursday, April 6, 2017 by approving eight new projects and programmes valued...

admin - April 6, 2017

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