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Monthly Archives: January, 2018

China, France reaffirm commitment to joint climate action

China and France have reaffirmed their commitment to deepen and broaden their cooperation on environmental protection and climate change. At the invitation of Chinese President...

CITES: Parties urged to take stock of elephant ivory, rhino horn

In line with resolutions reached at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species...

Benue massacre: Ending the season of heady herders

The gruesome murder of our brothers, sisters and children in Benue State by herdsmen has taken the level of insecurity in Nigeria to new...

We’re working to reduce mercury use in Nigeria, says government

The Federal Government says it is working assiduously to develop a National Action Plan (NAP) to reduce the use of Mercury in Nigeria. Dr Abdukadir...

Farmers seek support for UN’s Zero Hunger Programme

Farmers in Nigeria under the Zero Hunger Commodity Associations have urged governments at all levels to support the the Zero Hunger Nigeria Programme to...

Africa loses 43% of its lions in 21 years

The number of lions in the wild is said to be steadily decreasing. In just two decades, Africa’s lion population has decreased by 43%,...

N1b budgeted annually for water, sanitation needs of IDPs

The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, says the Federal Government has been budgeting N1 billion annually for the provision of water and...

Climate risks increase as cities become more concentrated – World Bank

Over 50% of the world population lives in cities. By 2045, the world's urban population will increase by 1.5 times to six billion. City...

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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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