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Monthly Archives: June, 2018

9th Environment Outreach lecture explores climate change, gully erosion

Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Professor Ndowa Lale, will deliver the 9th Public Lecture and Environmental Awards ceremony of the Environmental...

Climate change: What you can do to live sustainably

It is easy to get disheartened or fearful about climate change. Climate change in Nigeria is principally a major problem caused by the increase...

Destroying tropical forests alters Earth’s energy balance

An emerging body of research on the non-carbon impacts of deforestation reveals that destroying tropical forests significantly alters the Earth’s delicate energy balance, rainfall,...

High-tech forest-monitoring tools revolutionising knowledge on tropical forests

A “golden age” of technology – from satellites and remote sensing to cloud computing, drones and innovative ground data collection – have enabled the...

Local communities outperform governments, groups in conservation, says report

New findings released on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 in Oslo suggest Indigenous Peoples and local communities dramatically outperform other managers, conserving lands and forests...

Accurate data, collaboration necessary for waste management – Environmentalist

An environmentalist, Dr Abdulganiyu Adelopo, has said that effective waste management will require accurate data generation and collaboration with the academia. Adelopo, Quality Control Officer,...

Absence of indigenous land rights will engender insecurity in Amazon

On the eve of its address to the Oslo Tropical Forest Forum (OTFF), Peru’s national indigenous organisation, AIDESEP, has launched a joint report with the Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) which...

Saying ‘no’ to palm oil won’t halt biodiversity loss – IUCN

Banning palm oil would most likely increase the production of other oil crops to meet demand for oil, displacing rather than halting the significant...

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SERAP sues INEC over ‘failure to account for missing N55.9bn election funds’

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “over the failure to...
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Thunderstorms threaten flood-weary Malawi as temperatures climb toward 32°C

Isolated thunderstorms are forecast to sweep across much of Malawi this week, raising concerns in a country where flooding...

Princess Chigbo: Police arrests armed robbery suspects, programme of activities unveiled

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command says it has recorded a major breakthrough in its sustained fight against...

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SERAP sues INEC over ‘failure to account for missing N55.9bn election funds’

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit...

Thunderstorms threaten flood-weary Malawi as temperatures climb toward 32°C

Isolated thunderstorms are forecast to sweep across much of...
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