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Iceberg twice the size of NYC set to break off from Antarctic ice shelf

Cracks growing across Antarctica’s Brunt ice shelf are set to release an iceberg twice the size of New York City. NASA Earth Observatory has released before...

Buhari asked to implement low carbon economy

An ecologist, Mr Richard Inyamkume, has advised re-elected President Muhammadu Buhari to implement low carbon economy to transit from a largely fossil fuel driven economy to...

Amazon forest faces climate change threat despite higher rainfall variability

The Amazon rainforest has evolved over millions of years and even through ice ages. Yet today, human influences and global climate change put this huge ecosystem...

Ghanaian leader, actress to open Africa Climate Week

President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, Ghanaian actress and television personality, Joselyn Dumas, as well as COP24 President, Michał Kurtyka, are scheduled to formally open the Africa...

Indigenous peoples select representatives to UNFCCC Facilitative Working Group

The names of seven Indigenous Peoples’ representatives from all regions of the world were on Thursday, February 28, 2019 submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention...

Government advised against implementation of coal power generation policy

An ecologist, Mr David Michael, has urged the Federal Government not to implement coal power generation policy because it is against Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) efforts...

Waste management concerns as first rainfall floods Abuja

Some residents of Abuja have raised alarm over the damage caused by flooding after the first rainfall on Friday, March 1, 2019. After the first rainfall...

Nanotechnology gives humans potential for super vision

A Sino-U.S. joint research project has enhanced the vision of mice by using nanotechnology to make them see infrared light and visible light, which could lead...

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UN ‘deeply saddened’ by Maiduguri suicide bombing attack – Fall

Nigeria Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mohamed Fall, on loss of lives in a suspected suicide attack in Gamboru, Maiduguri,...
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CITES at UNEA-7: Strengthening multilateral action for a resilient planet

Biodiversity loss continues to accelerate, driven by multiple interconnected pressures including unsustainable use, illegal trade, habitat degradation and the...

Recipe for fixing the planet, by UNEP report

When the seventh edition of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) – a sprawling report on the state of the natural world...

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UN ‘deeply saddened’ by Maiduguri suicide bombing attack – Fall

Nigeria Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mohamed Fall, on loss...

CITES at UNEA-7: Strengthening multilateral action for a resilient planet

Biodiversity loss continues to accelerate, driven by multiple interconnected...
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