Monthly Archives: November, 2019

Study unveils Bigi, Pepsi, Nova, C-Way, Coca-Cola as top plastic polluters

A brand audit has pointed accusing fingers at organisations such as Bigi, Pepsi, Nova, C-Way Table Water and Coca-Cola as the five top plastic...

Kenyan REDD+ project empowers local community with carbon credit

A community project in Kwale, south coast of Kenya, has set a record for empowering members of the local community by helping establish development...

Scientists launch research on biological control of papaya mealybug in Kenya

Scientists at the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 launched a research on biological control of papaya mealybug in Kenya. The...

Conservationists charge youths on environmental protection, tree planting

The Director-General, Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF), Dr Muhtari Aminu-Kano, on Monday, November 25, 2019 urged youths to use social media platforms and other means to support...

Sri Lankan president orders clean-up project to keep environment healthy

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday, November 25, 2019 ordered the police to implement a special beautification programme across the island to keep the environment...

Foundation sensitises e-waste handlers on safe management

A non-governmental organisation, E-waste Relief Foundation (ERF), has called on electronic waste (e-waste) handlers to practise safe e-waste management to avoid any harm to man and...

German university students launch climate strike

German students kicked off a week-long campaign for further measures to protect the climate on Monday, November 25, 2019, with the events expected to disrupt normal...

Nigeria considers five-year moratorium ahead of plastic ban

Nigeria will place a total ban on single-use plastic products in 2025 if proposals being tinkered with eventual see the light of the day. However, between now...

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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)...