Monthly Archives: August, 2018

Global biodiversity assessment nears completion

The first comprehensive overview for more than a decade of the state of knowledge about global biodiversity and the contributions of nature to people...

Countries issue reports on use of genetic resources, ratify Nagoya Protocol

Germany has published the first report on the utilisation of genetic resources through the Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS) Clearing-House by issuing a checkpoint communiqué...

Sanitation, good hygiene practices improve quality of lives in Kaduna community

Members of Abadawa community in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State said on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 that adequate sanitation and good hygiene...

UN certifies first ever climate neutral football club

Forest Green Rovers from England has become the world’s first UN certified Climate Neutral Now football club by pledging to measure, reduce and offset...

EarthEcho youth leaders convene in Washington

Some 32 EarthEcho Youth Leadership Council and Water Challenge Ambassador members, ages 13-22, from across the world will convene on Thursday, August 2, 2018 in...

World Breastfeeding Week: Husbands urged to encourage exclusive breastfeeding

Some health stakeholders in Nasarawa State have urged husbands to help promote and support six months exclusive breastfeeding by encouraging their wives. The stakeholders made...

Africa moves to sustainably green its judiciaries

African Chief Justices and Presidents of Supreme and Regional courts on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 commenced a three-day symposium in the Mozambican’s capital of...

Experts seek to advance landscape restoration in Africa

Finding solutions to meet the challenge of landscape restoration in Africa, where almost 50 million hectares of land is degraded each year, is a...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on...

Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have...