Monthly Archives: February, 2019

New app supports cookery in climate protection

The Government of Germany has endorsed "KlimaTeller", a new app that enables restaurateurs to estimate the CO2 emissions of their food as well as put together and label climate-friendly...

How COP24 helped to close gender gap

The 24th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP24) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held December 2018 in Katowice, Poland marked...

Namibia, others want ban on sale of ivory lifted

Namibia on Monday, February 11, 2019 joined South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana in calling for the removal of a ban on ivory trade, the country’s Ministry...

Agency says biosafety law can ensure robust food system for nation

The Director General/CEO, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr. Rufus Ebegba, has said that the NBMA ACT 2015 is strong enough to ensure a robust biosafety...

Customs gets forensic toolkits to counter illicit wildlife trade

The Minister of Environment, Alhaji Suleiman Zarma, on Monday, February 11, 2019 handed over six forensic toolkits to Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to detect and identify...

WWF launches effort to halt oil and gas drilling in Greek waters

The WWF on Monday, February 11, 2019 published a report on the “Economic impacts of hydrocarbon exploitation in Greece” as part of the launch of its international campaign to halt oil...

Kenya urged to adopt climate-smart seeds to boost food security

Kenyan farmers should adopt seed varieties that are resilient to climatic shocks in order to achieve food security and expand revenue streams, Joseph Mathooko, a UN...

Namibia progressing in addressing climate change despite challenge, says minister

Namibian is making steady progress in combating the effects of climate change despite the challenge of lacking financial resources, Minister of Environment and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta,...

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TechnoServe, Coca-Cola Foundation launch PReP 2.0 to help scale plastic recycling in Nigeria

Building on the success of the first phase of the Plastic Recycling Program in Southern Nigeria (PReP), international nonprofit,...
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40 migratory animal species receive new, upgraded protection at close of UN meeting in Brazil

Confronted with stark new evidence that many migratory species are moving closer to extinction, governments at a major UN...

CAPPA urges govt to increase tobacco control budget

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has renewed its call on the Federal Government to significantly increase budgetary...

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40 migratory animal species receive new, upgraded protection at close of UN meeting in Brazil

Confronted with stark new evidence that many migratory species...