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Monthly Archives: August, 2019

Piccard, Solar Impulse pilot, pushes ambitious climate action at G7

The explorer and pilot of Solar Impulse has been selected by the French government as one of the representatives of civil society that will address the...

Latin American & Caribbean Climate Week calls for urgent, ambitious action

Around 4,000 people from all over the region and many other countries participated in the Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week (LACCW 2019) that closed...

Group urges youth inclusion in climate policy implementation

Chairman Board of Trustees, Climate and Sustainable Development Network of Nigeria (CSDevNet), Dr Ibrahim Choji, has called for youth inclusion in the activities of Nationally Determined Contributions...

G7 leaders served endangered bluefin tuna for dinner

Basque specialities, including the endangered bluefin tuna, were on the menu at the G7 summit’s opening night dinner on Saturday, August 24, 2019 in the southern...

Energy saving bulbs potentially carcinogenic, says e-waste expert

An electronic waste expert, Dr Ifeanyi Ochonogor, has cautioned Nigerians on usage and disposal of energy conserving bulbs, saying they contain several carcinogenic chemicals that can...

CITES votes to ban trade in endangered otters

Over 100 countries voted on Sunday, August 25, 2019 to ban the trade in the smooth-coated otter and placing it on the CITES most endangered list. The...

Kenya calls for more efforts to save African elephant

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) on Friday, August 23, 2019 appealed to all African elephant range states to continue seeking solutions that will ensure the survival of...

Southern African nations fail to loosen ivory trade rules

Proposals to ease restrictions on ivory exports from southern Africa were rejected on Thursday, August 22, 2019 at a meeting of the 183 countries that have...

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Informal lead, gold mining contributing to widespread poisoning in Nigeria – Study

Artisanal lead mining in Nigeria is responsible for airborne lead exposures that are 10 times the U.S. Permissible Exposure...
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ACReSAL’s week-long Lagos retreat to review project implementation progress

The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project is currently hosting a high-level retreat to review project implementation progress,...

Govt commences power distribution companies’ overhaul with two underperforming DisCos

The Federal Government has begun moves to initiate sweeping reforms aimed at revitalising Nigeria’s electricity distribution sector, starting with...

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Informal lead, gold mining contributing to widespread poisoning in Nigeria – Study

Artisanal lead mining in Nigeria is responsible for airborne...

ACReSAL’s week-long Lagos retreat to review project implementation progress

The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project is...
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