Monthly Archives: October, 2018

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Report says Shell spill polluted over 113ha in Bayelsa

Leakage from an oilfield operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) at Aghoro community in Bayelsa State in Nigeria has discharged some 1,114 barrels...
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Pollution

UK to partner Nigeria on Ogoni clean-up, others – Envoy

The United Kingdom has pledged to partner with the Federal Government in efforts to clean the Ogoni area in the Niger Delta and tackle...
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Health

Malaysia eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis

Malaysia has successfully eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday, October 8, 2018 in Manila. “Malaysia today...
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Climate Change

Global warming report confirms need for commitment to Paris goals – UNFCCC

The “Global Warming of 1.5°C” report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on Monday, October 8, 2018 confirms the need to maintain the...
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Limiting global warming to 1.50C necessary, possible, urgent – Activists

Civil society groups on Monday, October 8, 2018 have welcomed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest scientific assessment on global warming, which...
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Climate Change

1.5°C Report: Global warming threatens Africa with poverty, hunger – Oxfam

As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report detailing progress and pathways to liming global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius on...
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Climate Change

Report confirms need to keep oil in soil to achieve 1.5ºC, says 350.org

One month after hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to demand real climate action as part of the Rise for Climate...
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Climate Change

World must reset goal to limit global warming to 1.5°C from 2.0°C – CSE

“Even at a little over 1.0°C warming, India is being battered by the worst climate extremes – it is clear that the situation at 1.5°C is going...
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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

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

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