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Yearly Archives: 2017

UN designates 2017 as year of sustainable tourism

The United Nations has designated 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism Development. According to the global body, the year is an opportunity...

Fresh concern over impending bitumen exploitation

The Nigerian government has been told to reconsider its bitumen exploitation ventures as the mining activity has the tendency to degrade the environment. This submission...

NITP: A case for action-oriented agenda in 2017 (2)

“You teach me, I forget. You show me, I remember. You involved me, I understand.”…Edward O. Wilson, a two-time winner of the Pulitzer prize...

Groups demand protection of forest harbouring endangered Asian elephant species

A call has gone to the international conservation community to protect the Sepintun forest, a haven for Sumatran elephants, which are critically endangered as...

Gashaka-Gumti Park may become another Sambisa Forest if uncared for, government warned

The Federal Government should urgently take steps to develop the Gashaka-Gumti National Park (GGNP) in Taraba State into a tourism site to avoid the...

A guide to Gashaka-Gumti National Park

Gashaka-Gumti National Park is located in a mountainous region of North-east Nigeria adjacent to the international border with Cameroon, and immediately to the North...

Climate change can cause coral bleaching, says study

If current trends continue and the world fails to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, nearly all of the world's coral reefs will suffer severe bleaching...

Ebola virus found hiding in lungs of health-care worker

Ebola has proven itself a tricky foe to get rid of in the human body. In numerous cases in which it was thought to...

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Three decades of climate adaptation: Milestones and progress

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) entered into force on March 21, 1994, marking the beginning...
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Strong new EU climate plan is strongest form of ‘Economic Security Guarantee’ – Stiell

Remarks delivered by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell, in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at the...

EU unveils new strategy to strengthen crisis preparedness

The European Commission on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, unveiled a new strategy that was aimed at strengthening crisis preparedness...

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Three decades of climate adaptation: Milestones and progress

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)...

Strong new EU climate plan is strongest form of ‘Economic Security Guarantee’ – Stiell

Remarks delivered by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon...