Monthly Archives: June, 2018

My Pacific Northwest EarthCorps journey – Alabede

The Pacific Northwest is the home to the states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Washington State has its largest city, Seattle, in the very...

Beat plastic pollution by walking the talk

Permit me to say that environmental pollution, especially plastic pollution, has become a huge threat to the living environment, and the human health is...

Lagos ought to degas Olusosun landfill before capping, says expert

A pollution expert, Dr Tunde Odesanya, has raised an alarm over the danger inherent in the capping of the Olusosun landfill as contemplated by...

UNICEF expresses concern over low investment in sanitation

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday, June 11, 2018 expressed concern over the low attention and investment in the sanitation sector in...

Nigeria, Morocco sign agreements on regional gas pipeline, chemical plant

Nigeria and the Kingdom of Morocco on Monday, June 11, 2018 signed three agreements, which included a regional gas pipeline that will see Nigeria...

Boosting food security via biotechnology

Hunger and population outgrowing food supply have been an age-long issue. The English scholar and cleric, Thomas Malthus, raised the issue in 1798, in...

Regulate, not ban tobacco harm reduction products

Tobacco harm reduction products are facing opposition from many quarters in Africa, despite sufficient and mounting evidence that they are far safer alternative to...

Nigeria joins ‘Clean Seas’ campaign as UN lauds waste management scheme

As nations commit to healthy, thriving oceans and seas free from plastic pollution, Nigeria on Friday, June 8, 2018 joined the Clean Seas campaign....

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour, celebrating two decades of global and African-led action to protect...
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10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products of human prosperity - and one of the most underestimated...

‘Reducing demand’ identified a complementary strategy to combat illegal wildlife trade 

Demand for wildlife products supplied through illegal trade supply chains continues to place significant pressure on many wild species....

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour,...

10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products...