Monthly Archives: May, 2019

AU to launch Africa’s forestry management framework in 2020

Africa’s sustainable forestry management framework will be launched in early 2020 to guide the continent in sustainable exploitation of forest resources, an AU official...

EU sends fresh warning to Germany on nitrate levels in groundwater

The European Commission might consider further legal action, possibly leading to fines, against Germany if it does not reduce nitrate levels in its groundwater, a commission...

Pollution: CSOs demand health audit in Niger Delta communities

Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Bayelsa State have called for health audit across communities in Niger Delta as part of efforts to tackle environmental pollution and...

Covenant varsity research explores microplastics pollution under Commonwealth fellowship scheme

The concerns posed by plastic pollution to marine wildlife upon exposure have increased, stimulating new research into the distribution, abundance, characteristics and consequences of microplastics in water. Having...

DHL, UNDP, OCHA boost natural disaster preparedness in Madagascar

Mail and logistics company, Deutsche Post DHL Group, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) country office and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of...

Migratory Bird Day: Nguru rallies to conserve vultures

Pupils, teachers, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and community members of Nguru Emirate in Yobe State rallied for the conservation of vultures while...

Stakeholders gather for vulture conservation in Nguru

The representatives of Hunters’ Association, Farmers’ Association, Herders’ Association (Miyetti Allah), Traditional Medicine Practitioners (trado-medics), Heads of political wards and community women leader gathered on Saturday, May...

Concern over resurgence of refuse heaps in Aba

A city-based environmental rights organisation, Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy & Development (FENRAD), has expressed reservations over the unwholesome state of waste management in Aba, the commercial...

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Households pay $12tr a year in hidden fossil fuel costs – Report

New research by 350.org shows that, on top of soaring energy bills, fossil fuels cost households an additional $12...
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Don urges geographers to deploy maps, data to save Nigeria’s forests

Prof. Adesola Ogidiolu has urged geographers to deploy mapping tools and data-driven approaches to address Nigeria’s worsening forest crisis,...

Feminist voices demand inclusion, power in critical minerals boom

As global demand for critical minerals surges to power the clean energy transition, feminist advocates are raising urgent concerns...

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Households pay $12tr a year in hidden fossil fuel costs – Report

New research by 350.org shows that, on top of...

Don urges geographers to deploy maps, data to save Nigeria’s forests

Prof. Adesola Ogidiolu has urged geographers to deploy mapping...