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Monthly Archives: August, 2019

World Water Week: Nigeria reinstates commitment to end open defecation by 2025

The Federal Government has reinstated its commitment to end Open Defecation by 2025 at the ongoing World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Mr Suleiman Adamu, Minister of...

Indian star tortoise threatened with extinction, says CITES

Delegates at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) meeting in Geneva, Switzerland have listed the Indian star tortoise in Appendix I of the global...

196 countries to open negotiations on global agreement to safeguard life

Government officials, experts and activists from around the world are gathering in Nairobi. Kenya for four days from Tuesday, August 27, 2019 to open talks on...

Participants prepare for September Asia-Pacific Climate Week in Bangkok

Participants from all over the world are preparing to attend Asia-Pacific Climate Week (APCW) 2019 scheduled to hold from September 2 to 6 in Bangkok, Thailand...

Gombe plants 4m trees, establishes nurseries to mitigate environmental challenges

The Director, Forestry and Wildlife Management, Ministry of Environment, Gombe State, Alhaji Sa’ad Hashidu, says the recent tree planting initiative and establishment of nurseries in several communities...

G7 leaders provide $20m to fight Amazon fires

G7 leaders are dedicating $20 million to urgent firefighting efforts in the Amazon rainforest. Macron said this on Monday, August 26, 2019 after a meeting at the...

Adamu leads Nigeria’s delegation to World Water Week in Stockholm

Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, is leading Nigeria’s delegation to the 2019 World Water Week celebration in Stockholm, Sweden, where the country will share its...

Religious leaders collaborate to defend the Amazon forest

Protestant and orthodox leaders have joined forces and embraced the call of the Catholic Church and Pope Francis to denounce what looks like an appalling attack on...

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AfDB, SEFA provide $40m investment in equity platform Zafiri to accelerate renewable energy access across Africa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $40 million equity investment in Project...
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Constitution review: EDEN seeks provision for protection of environment, wants Land Use Act repealed

The Environmental Defenders Network (EDEN), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has requested that, because of the pivotal place of the...

World Liquid Gas Association calls for accelerated rollout of clean cooking solutions at LPG expo

The World Liquid Gas Association (WLGA) has called for African countries to accelerate the rollout of clean cooking solutions...

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Constitution review: EDEN seeks provision for protection of environment, wants Land Use Act repealed

The Environmental Defenders Network (EDEN), a non-governmental organisation (NGO),...
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