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Monthly Archives: March, 2018

Global energy demand grows, carbon emissions rise – Study

Global energy demand rose by 2.1% in 2017, more than twice the previous year’s rate, boosted by strong global economic growth, with oil, gas...

World Water Day: Ending plastic particles pollution

As people and organisations worldwide, including all UN member states, observed the World Water Day on Thursday, March 22, 2018, a campaign was launched...

Dominican Republic ratifies Minamata Convention as 90th Party

The Government of Dominican Republic on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 deposited its instrument of ratification. The Caribbean nation thus becomes the 90th Party to the...

IPBES assessments confirm need for imperative actions to safeguard life on Earth

Landmark regional scientific reports were issued on Friday, March 23, 2018 in Colombia on the status of biodiversity in the Americas, Asia and the...

We cleared 2,000 ‘black spots’ in Lagos, says Visionscape

An Environmental Utility Company, Visionscape Sanitation Solutions (VSS), has cleaned up over 2,000 black spots, otherwise known as illegal dump sites in Lagos State. The...

International Day of Forests: Forests and sustainable cities

The global celebration of forests provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of all types of woodlands and trees, and celebrate the...

Lagos Land Use Charge Law: The angst of a disappointed public

“If a law is unjust, the is not only right to disobey it, they are obligated to do so.” (Thomas Jefferson, US 3rd President...

Scientists underline need to protect half the planet to stop extinction crisis

Almost one million people are calling on governments around the world to protect half the earth to stop the extinction crisis threatening humanity, Avaaz...

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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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