Monthly Archives: October, 2017

Fiji launches first emerging market Green Bond

Fiji has become the first emerging market to issue a sovereign green bond, raising 100 million Fijian dollars, or $50 million, to support climate...

CMS, CITES join forces to protect Africa’s carnivores

Two influential UN-related wildlife bodies are proposing to join forces on a new initiative to halt the serious decline of Africa’s great carnivores. The Convention on...

Ethanol producers, UN boost shift to low carbon

Ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP23) scheduled to hold in Bonn, Germany from November 6 to 17, 2017, the Ethanol Europe Renewables...

Maharashtra farmer deaths linked to India pesticide mismanagement

India’s abysmal management of pesticides has started taking a deadly toll, according to the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Over 35 farmers have...

Herdsmen, farmers sign peace pact in Niger

Herdsmen and farmers in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State have signed a peace agreement to stop clashes among them. Alhaji Abdullahi Babayo, Director-General...

CMS COP12: Fresh hope for Africa’s ocean wildlife

Several high-profile and international organisations will launch a new non-binding multi-stakeholder partnership to curb the capture, trade and consumption of endangered, threatened or protected...

Cigarettes deliberately sold near schools, report finds

The Nigerian Tobacco Control Research Group (NTCRG) and the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth (ERA/FoEN), in collaboration with the African Tobacco Control Alliance...

Climate change: Agency sues for behavioral change on deforestation

The urgent call to fight against climate change-related catastrophe, which is already taking its toll in numerous geographic zones, is a galloping man-induced disaster...

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HEDA warns farmers on 2026 flood risks

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has issued an advisory on the 2026 flood outlook, warning farmers and...
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Group boosts WASH access with solar-powered boreholes in Nasarawa communities

Society for Family Health (SFH), a non-govermental organisation, has enhanced Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) access in rural communities...

LASEPA to strengthen e-waste compliance framework

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency has stepped up efforts to address the growing challenge of electronic waste (e-waste),...

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HEDA warns farmers on 2026 flood risks

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre)...

Group boosts WASH access with solar-powered boreholes in Nasarawa communities

Society for Family Health (SFH), a non-govermental organisation, has...