Monthly Archives: May, 2017

50th ratification triggers entry of Minamata Convention into force

History was made on Thursday, May 18, 2017 when the Minamata Convention on Mercury effectively came into force, having garnered the required 50 ratifications. With...

Plans for COP23 said to be on track, but…

Organisers of the 23rd Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have said...

Federal varsity urges commitment to agriculture, inaugurates farm

The Faculty of Agriculture of the Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo (FUNAI), Ebonyi State on Thursday, May 18, 2017 inaugurated its farm, even as...

Global CSOs rally to defend AREI from France-led ‘hijack’

Over 100 international civil society groups on Thursday, May 18, 2017 in Bonn, Germany launched a statement in solidarity with their African counterparts who are concerned about...

Planting trees can’t replace cutting CO2 emissions, says study

Growing plants and then storing the carbon dioxide (CO2) they have taken up from the atmosphere is no viable option to counteract unmitigated emissions from...

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Reactions trail Brazil’s plan to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 67% by 2035

The Brazilian government launched the Climate Plan on Monday, March 16, 2026, in Brasília, a document that guides both the...
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NESREA receives pangolins in Kano, Akwa Ibom

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) says pangolins handed over to the agency in Kano and...

Minister orders demolition of estate illegally built on green area in Abuja

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has ordered the demolition of an estate illegally built on...

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Reactions trail Brazil’s plan to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 67% by 2035

The Brazilian government launched the Climate Plan on Monday, March...

NESREA receives pangolins in Kano, Akwa Ibom

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA)...