Monthly Archives: July, 2019

GCF approves $267m for climate action, agrees decision-making procedures

The 23rd meeting of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board approved 10 new projects and agreed procedures for adopting decisions if all efforts at reaching consensus...

Zambia allows more imports of GMO products despite resistance

Zambia’s regulator of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 announced it has allowed some companies to import products containing GMOs, despite...

Oil, gas instrumental to climate change solution, says OPEC

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has said that oil and gas remain part of key solutions in combating climate change.  Secretary General of the...

Why climate struggle is fight for justice – Bassey

In a presentation at the School of Ecology on Climate Justice held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Monday, July 8, 2019, Nnimmo Bassey, Director, Health...

Elephant Day: Drumming up support for elephant conservation

Nigeria has for long featured very prominently among nations with high species endemism, spectacular landscape features and rare heritage sites that are of immense significance to biodiversity...

How Nigeria can achieve SDGs, by expert

A financial expert based in the United Kingdom, Mr Rowland Adeleke, has said that government at all levels need to demonstrate strong political will for 2030...

Scarcity of environmental reporters in African media worries expert

An environmental expert, Piman Hoffman, has called on media houses to train journalists on issues relating to environment to save the region against man-made disaster. Hoffman, the...

IPCC group to continue preparation of Sixth Assessment Report in Nepal

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II, which deals with impacts, adaptation and vulnerability to climate change, will meet in Kathmandu, Nepal, from...

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Kano reviews 1959 Forestry Law to boost environment protection

Kano State Government is updating and reviewing its forestry law to align with modern standards. Mustapha Mohammad, Permanent Secretary, Ministry...
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BOI’s N825m clean energy financing boosts Nigerian industries

The Bank of Industry (BOI) says small and large enterprises have benefited from a N825 million clean energy financing...

International Day of Forests: Forests at the heart of economic activity, resilience worldwide

Forests are not only vital ecosystems but also indispensable to economies and industries worldwide. This year’s International Day of...

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Kano reviews 1959 Forestry Law to boost environment protection

Kano State Government is updating and reviewing its forestry...

BOI’s N825m clean energy financing boosts Nigerian industries

The Bank of Industry (BOI) says small and large...