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Monthly Archives: December, 2017

Gambia commits to sound environmental management

The Minster of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources in Gambia, Lamin B. Dibba, has reiterated government`s unsolved commitment to sound environmental management, including...

Beneficiaries laud FADAMA livelihoods restoration scheme

The FADAMA III Second Additional Financing (AFII) programme, a World Bank intervention project, has been receiving widespread commendations for its efforts to boost food...

Zimbabwe intercepts Malaysia-destined ivory consignment

Zimbabwean wildlife officials have intercepted 200 kg of ivory worth more than $500,000 which was destined for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The state controlled Herald Newspaper...

Gates Foundation pledges $300m to help farmers in Africa, Asia

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $300 million (about N108 billion) in grants to support agricultural research which would help poor farmers...

$100m AfDB facility targets women, youth, SMEs in Mauritius

Thousands of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Mauritius will benefit from a $100 million loan to the country from the African Development Bank...

CBD, Future Earth collaborate to aid countries achieve conservation goals

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Future Earth on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 agreed to strengthen their collaboration around a...

Tobacco and the spirit of the season

The yuletide season has always been exploited by manufacturers of consumer goods to unveil new products to whet the appetite of an insatiable public....

World e-waste rises 8% by weight, incomes rise, prices fall

A new report on global e-waste – discarded products with a battery or plug – shows a staggering 44.7 million metric tonnes (Mt) generated...

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New flowering plant species discovered in SW China

Chinese researchers have discovered a new species of impatiens in southwest China’s Guizhou Province and named it Impatiens beipanjiangensis. The...
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Mongolia plants 42m trees since 2021 to combat desertification

Mongolia has planted a total of 42 million trees across the country since the launch of its national tree-planting...

Govt on course to end open defecation – Minister

The Minister of State for Environment, Mr Isiaq Salako, says the Federal Government is on course to end open...

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New flowering plant species discovered in SW China

Chinese researchers have discovered a new species of impatiens...

Mongolia plants 42m trees since 2021 to combat desertification

Mongolia has planted a total of 42 million trees...
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