Yearly Archives: 2017

Worry as pregnant women are denied anti-natal services over blood donation

Lagos State in south-west Nigeria has succeeded in making blood donation compulsory for husbands as a condition for registering their pregnant wives for anti-natal...

Climate change, biodiversity frameworks now require accelerated implementation

“Certain kinds of responses to global climate change pose serious risks to biodiversity and ecosystem services, which is why decision -makers need the best-available...

Korea, UNFCCC to collaborate on climate action transparency exercise

A new professional training programme on the transparency of climate action and support has been launched. The programme was launched in Bonn, Germany on Thursday,...

ERA/FoEN alerts on toxic waste dumped in Delta community

The Environmental Rights Agenda/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has raised the alarm on the presence of substances suspected to be toxic waste in...

Proposed wood source for Indonesian mill sparks conflict

A potential wood supplier for one of the world’s largest pulp and paper mills does not have the consent of local communities A joint investigation...

Mixed reactions greet proposed nuclear power plant in A’Ibom

Members of Ikot Ebon Community in Itu Local Government Area (LGA) of Akwa Ibom State have expressed divergent views over plans by the Federal...

IWD 2017: Women’s rights are human rights – Guterres

UN Secretary General, António Guterres, while celebrating the International Women’s Day (IWD), emphasises that empowering women and girls is the only way to protect...

Latest news

A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
- Advertisement -spot_imgspot_img

Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

Must read

A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on...

Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have...