Monthly Archives: February, 2019

Kill a python and go to jail, warns zookeeper

Manager of the Imo State Zoological Garden, Dr Francis Abioye, has cautioned Nigerians against killing protected animals including reptiles like python, saying doing so would attract...

Experts proffer solutions to Africa’s population growth challenges

The Africa Progress Group (APG) on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 organised an International Roundtable to analyse and proffer solutions to the challenges posed by the increasing...

Utilising weather forecast to boost agriculture

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) predicts a below-normal-rainfall, dwindling amount and duration in many parts of the country in 2019. In its 2019 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP),...

Boosting production of leaves to phase out polythene

Scientists have warned on many occasions that the use of plastic materials, especially to wrap food, is harmful to human health and the environment. They call for...

Germany launches funding programme to restore floodplains

The German Federal Ministry for the Environment has disclosed that it is launching a new funding programme for the natural development of floodplains along...

UNEA-4: World zeroes in on solutions for the future

The 2019 United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), which is the fourth in the series, will zero in on the twin themes of innovative solutions...

Government investigates alleged trafficking of pangolin scales, ivory tusks

The Nigerian government has initiated investigations into the seizure by the Vietnamese Customs Service‎ of over 2,500 kilogrammes of pangolin scales and 600 kilogrammes of ivory tusks. Also...

Women worst-hit by impact of climate change – Experts

Experts have called for concerted efforts from the international communities, regional bodies and other stakeholders to manage risks of climate change on women. They made the call...

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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...