Monthly Archives: September, 2018

Waste Management

UN-backed ocean cleanup to remove 1.8tr plastic debris

A UN-backed ocean cleanup vessel aiming at cleaning up 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic debris in the Pacific Ocean has left San Francisco, California...

admin - September 12, 2018

Pollution

EU report blames poor air quality for 400,000 yearly deaths

Air pollution causes more than 400,000 premature deaths across Europe annually, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) said on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. EU action...

admin - September 12, 2018

Climate Change

UN report says Africa worst hit by climate change, women more vulnerable

The UN says Africa is the worst hit region with climate change resulting to the biggest impact on acute food insecurity and women are...

admin - September 11, 2018

Waste Management

World Cleanup Day: Group set to stage massive cleanup action in Nigeria

An environmental group, “Let’s Do It! Nigeria”, says it is set to stage a massive action to commemorate September 15, 2018 World Cleanup Day...

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Cover

Ozone Day: Save the ozone layer, engage environment-friendly activities

The theme of previous observance of the Ozone Day on every September 16, particularly that of 2017, “Caring for all life under the sun’’,...

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Land Degradation

Flood destroys 1,000 buildings, crops in Edo

Flood submerged no less than 1,000 residential houses in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo following a heavy down pour in the area...

admin - September 11, 2018

Cover

NEMA advises communities in Niger, Kwara to shun river banks

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has advised communities in Niger and Kwara states living on downstream of Shiroro, Kainji and Jebba dams to...

admin - September 11, 2018

Climate Change