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Monthly Archives: September, 2019

How Lifebuilders, SGP grantee, obtained patent for moringa bio-gel

Lifebuilders, a non-governmental organisation based in Ibadan, Oyo State, has been awarded a Patent Certificate by the Federal Government for its invention of the moringa bio-gel. The...

Nigeria seeks more international support to tackle humanitarian crisis in Lake Chad Region

Nigeria has again appealed for more international support to confront the humanitarian disasters arising from drought, land degradation and desertification in the Lake Chad Basin Region. The...

Hurricane Dorian death toll hits 50, thousands still missing

The number of people confirmed to have been killed by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas has reached 50, with thousands still unaccounted for. Health Minister Duane Sands...

Climate impacts will push 100m below poverty line by 2030 – Report

Not focusing on adaptation to climate change is myopic and risks losing sight of long-term impact. This appeared to be the kernel of the message as the Global Commission on...

ICEED, EnviroNews, Citizens’ Climate Lobby nominated to support emission reduction campaign in Nigeria

The International Centre for Environment, Energy & Development (ICEED), EnviroNews and Citizens’ Climate Lobby have been nominated by Climate Scorecard to support its 2020 Emission Reduction Campaign...

UN calls for partnerships to speed up action on land degradation

The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, on Monday, September 9, 2019 called for innovative partnerships to accelerate individual and collective actions to...

Climate change is biggest threat to human rights, says UN rights chief

The global climate emergency violates people’s rights in a massive way, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Monday, September 9, 2019, urging governments to...

Great Green Wall Initiative to get ‘visionary roadmap’

Partners of the African-led Great Green Wall Initiative have agreed to develop a visionary roadmap, a decade after its launch, with bold targets to restore 100...

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Ghana’s biosafety authority: Granting GMO import permits to be based on regulations, international best practices

Clearly, it will not be out of place to declare April 2024 as “the month of Genetic Engineering GE)”...
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Stakeholders advocate increased budget to fight impacts of climate change

Stakeholders in the environment sector have called for increased budget allocation to fight the impacts of climate change in...

Domestic ivory markets must not be reopened – EPI Foundation

The EPI Foundation, the secretariat to the 24 African member states of the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI), has expressed...

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