Monthly Archives: June, 2019

First heatwave death confirmed in Spain

Local health authorities of Cordoba, south of Spain, on Friday, June 28, 2019 confirmed the death of a 17-year-old teenager who was the first victim of...

Bonn talks end with UN call to deliver on Paris Agreement mandates

The 2019 UN Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB50) wrapped up on Thursday, June 27 after having considered numerous decisions for adoption at the 25th Session of...

Organisation unveils ecological project, targets poor Niger Delta women

Lift Above Poverty Organisation otherwise known as LAPO Microfinance Bank has unveiled its Ecological Intervention Project for the next five years, focusing on the...

Bonn talks: Govts fail to commit to loss and damage

Bonn UN climate talks (SB50) ended on Thursday, June 27, 2019 even as some key governments dismissed the opportunity to commit to action and support that...

Bonn: Groups clamour political push to raise ambition, deliver support ahead UNSG summit

In a week of record-breaking heatwaves in Europe, civil society groups excoriate governments for their seemingly weak political positions on responding to the climate crisis. The signals...

Experts call for mini power grids as panacea to energy shortage

Some energy experts on Thursday, June 27, 2019 called for the creation of more power grids as panacea to solving the energy shortage in Nigeria. They made the...

HOMEF wants oil-well inferno in Ondo communities put out

The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has called on Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), the Government of Ondo State, the National Oil Spill Detection and Remediation...

Forum ends with pledges to deliver blue economy for Africa

The prospect of a fully sustainable blue economy for Africa gathered significant momentum following the second Africa Blue Economy Forum (ABEF2019) held in Tunis, Tunisia from June...

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Stakeholders back Lagos toilet drive, stress sustainability

Stakeholders have described the provision of public toilets by the Lagos State Government as a positive step toward ending...
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Wildlife trafficking: NESREA, partners apprehend wanted suspect

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has apprehended a suspected wildlife trafficker, Shamsideen Abubakar, after five...

Group clamours outright gas flare ban, says penalties not effective

The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) has urged the Nigerian government to ban gas flaring outright, arguing that the oil...

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Stakeholders back Lagos toilet drive, stress sustainability

Stakeholders have described the provision of public toilets by...

Wildlife trafficking: NESREA, partners apprehend wanted suspect

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA)...