Yearly Archives: 2018

Climate Change

Rapid emissions reductions will keep CO2 removal, costs in check – Study

Rapid greenhouse-gas emissions reductions are needed if governments want to keep in check both the costs of the transition towards climate stabilisation and the...

admin - March 29, 2018

Conservation

German uses explosives to ward off cat-killing birds

A cat lover is under investigation in Germany after using home-made explosive devices against birds of prey to avenge the deaths of two of...

admin - March 29, 2018

Waste Management

Lagos residents fault Visionscape’s performance claim

Following the claim of Visionscape Sanitation Solutions (VSS) that it had made some progress in a very short time of working in Lagos State,...

admin - March 29, 2018

Climate Change

China meets 2020 carbon target three years ahead of schedule

China reached its 2020 carbon emission target three years ahead of schedule with the help of the country’s carbon trading system according to Xie...

admin - March 28, 2018

Waste Management

We invested over N6b, created 25,000 jobs in 20 years – Lagos waste managers

The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAM), known as Private Sector Participation (PSP) operators, says it has invested over N6 billion in waste...

admin - March 28, 2018

Agric & Biotech

Maize stakeholders laud Bayer effort to address weed, armyworm

Stakeholders in the maize sector have lauded Bayer Nigeria, a global company, on agricultural agro chemicals for its effort towards addressing the issue of...

admin - March 28, 2018

Conservation

CITES to improve regulation of trade in captive-raised animals, artificially propagated plants

The Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) says it is making strides in improving the regulation...

admin - March 28, 2018

Agric & Biotech