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Coral reefs get sick from plastic waste – Study

Billions of bits of plastic waste are entangled in corals and sickening reefs from Thailand to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, scientists said on Thursday,...

Scientists urge museum to kick climate denial funder off its board

Over 200 leading scientists – including former NASA head James Hansen, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning psychiatrist Eric Chivian and the former director of the...

Katsina allocates 5,300 hectares of land for cattle colony

The Katsina State Government said on Thursday, January 25, 2018 that it had allocated 5,300 hectares of land for the establishment of a cattle...

Africans told to embrace investment opportunities from climate action

Africans have been urged to take advantage of investment opportunities that accompany climate action to earn some money and lift their people from poverty. Secretary-General...

Nigeria, 165 others urged on timely contribution towards climate action

Nigeria is conspicuously missing from the list of 31 Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) who have who fully...

Tanzania ratifies Nagoya Protocol on Biosafety

The United Republic of Tanzania on Friday, January 19, 2018 deposited its instrument of ratification to the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress...

Cross River inaugurates task force for restoration of Calabar master plan

The Cross River State Government on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 inaugurated an eight-man task force for the restoration of Calabar Master Plan. Governor Ben Ayade,...

South Africa announces minor decrease in rhino poaching for 2017

Fewer rhinos were poached across South Africa in 2017, in comparison with same period in 2016, Environmental Affairs Minister, Edna Molewa, announced on Thursday,...

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INC-4: Delegates seek global treaty to curb plastic pollution scourge

“We need to throw away this throw-away culture!” This statement encapsulated the sentiment driving delegates’ commitment to end plastic pollution...
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Edwin Clark University to address environmental issues in Niger Delta – VC

The Edwin Clark University (ECU) says it has made breakthrough research into environmental and industrial chemistry. Vice Chancellor of the...

Climate disasters: UN to prioritise early warning systems by 2027

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says the UN will prioritise early warning systems against climate disasters globally by 2027. Dr...

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INC-4: Delegates seek global treaty to curb plastic pollution scourge

“We need to throw away this throw-away culture!” This statement...

Edwin Clark University to address environmental issues in Niger Delta – VC

The Edwin Clark University (ECU) says it has made...
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