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Monthly Archives: February, 2019

Exhibition held in Accra to raise conservation profile of Atewa Forest

Conservation activists led by A ROCHA Ghana, demanding that the Atewa Range Forest Reserve should be excluded from mining and left as a protected area, have...

$93m Gambia-Senegal link bridge to boost trade, reduce travel time

Cars, trucks and pedestrians plied the new bridge linking the Gambia and Senegal on Thursday, January 31, 2019, ushering in a new era of...

Concern over poor implementation of urban planning law

A legal practioner, Awa Kalu, has decried a drawback in the implementation of the Nigerian Urban and Regional Planning Act of 2004 by the Nigerian Institute...

World Wetlands Day 2019: Wetlands and climate change

Observed on Saturday, February 2, 2019, this year’s World Wetlands Day under the theme of “Wetlands and Climate Change” highlights the importance of healthy and intact...

Agony of plantation workers in war-torn Anglophone Cameroon

Cameroon’s plantations workers have become targets as the country wages a war on armed separatists in the English-speaking regions of Northwest and Southwest. Investigative journalist, Arison...

NCF, ECOWAS, Birdlife collaborate to save sub-region’s environment

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Birdlife International will hold a workshop on saving the...

EU agrees fresh rules for energy efficiency, household appliances’ longevity

EU Member States and the European Commission have agreed on comprehensive new regulations under the EU Ecodesign Directive, which aims to make new products more energy...

Reviving dying land is doable by 2030, says UN review

Reviving damaged lands and the livelihoods of people affected by desertification, land degradation and drought can be possible by 2030, according to participants who attended the...

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Group admonishes school children on proper waste management

A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Centre for 21st Century Issues, has emphasised the need to engage age grade children on...
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Experts urge cross-sectoral ways to mobilise domestic resources for reproductive health in Eastern Africa

Integrating population, health and environment policies and programmes can offer solutions for African governments who urgently need to invest...

World Environment Day: UN roadmap outlines solutions to cut global plastic pollution

Plastic pollution could reduce by 80 per cent by 2040 if countries and companies make deep policy and market...

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Group admonishes school children on proper waste management

A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Centre for 21st Century Issues,...

Experts urge cross-sectoral ways to mobilise domestic resources for reproductive health in Eastern Africa

Integrating population, health and environment policies and programmes can...