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Monthly Archives: December, 2017

New ICRAF atlas features suitability maps for 54 species

Current and future suitability maps for 54 species that are commonly used as shade in agroforestry systems in Central America are the main feature...

2017 on course to be one of top three warmest years

The 2017 global land and ocean temperature will likely end among the three warmest years on record, and is expected to be the warmest...

China to launch world’s largest emissions trading system

China has detailed plans for the world’s largest emissions trading system covering more than 1,700 power companies and three billion tonnes in total greenhouse...

AUPCTRE, ERA, others kick against national assets sale

After the New Year break, the Federal Government may have some axe to grind with Nigerians if it goes on with its proposed sale...

IITA to carry out field trials of GM cassava

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has been granted a permit to carry out Confined Field Trials (CFT) of genetically modified (GM) cassava...

Harmattan: Veterinarian advocates insulation of poultry farms

A veterinarian, Dr Mutiu Oladele-Bukola of the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 urged poultry farmers to...

Plateau privatises waste management

The Plateau State Government has approved the privatisation and commercialisation of waste collection and management in Jos-Bukuru metropolis. Mr Abdullahi Abbas, Plateau’s Commissioner for Environment...

Schools shut in Tehran due to alarming air pollution

Kindergartens, schools and high schools in Iran’s capital Tehran will remain closed for a third consecutive day on Wednesday due to heavy air pollution,...

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Ghana’s biosafety authority: Granting GMO import permits to be based on regulations, international best practices

Clearly, it will not be out of place to declare April 2024 as “the month of Genetic Engineering GE)”...
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Stakeholders advocate increased budget to fight impacts of climate change

Stakeholders in the environment sector have called for increased budget allocation to fight the impacts of climate change in...

Domestic ivory markets must not be reopened – EPI Foundation

The EPI Foundation, the secretariat to the 24 African member states of the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI), has expressed...

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