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Monthly Archives: November, 2019

Stakeholders seek collective effort to mitigate effects of climate change

Stakeholders in the environment sector have called for collective efforts towards mitigating the effects of climate change. They made the call during the National Consultative Workshop on...

UN advocates collaboration on security threats in Sahel, Lake Chad Basin

The Special Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary General to West Africa and the Sahel, Amb. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, has called for enhanced regional collaboration...

Group set to train herders on greenhouse ranch management

The Nigeria Farmers Group and Cooperative Society (NFGCS) says plans have reached advanced stage to train herders on greenhouse to manage its 10,000-capacity ranch currently under...

Illegal trade in marine turtles persisting in Indonesia, Malaysia, Viet Nam – Study

A newly released study carried out by TRAFFIC, an international organisation monitoring wildlife trade, and commissioned by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of...

UNEP’s Andersen to inaugurate Minamata Convention COP3

The Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Inger Andersen, will participate in the opening session of the third...

Migratory birds described as indicators of state of the environment

Migratory birds have been described as the indicators of how safe or unsafe an environment can be. Director, Technical Programmes at the Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF),...

Decarbonising power sector: How renewable energy benefits health, environment

Electricity supply is said to be one of the biggest CO2 emitters globally. To keep global warming well below 2°C, several paths lead to zero emissions...

German animal rights activists bring case for castrated piglets

German activists affiliated with PETA, the international animal rights organisation, on Tuesday initiated legal action before the Constitutional Court on behalf of piglets objecting to castration without...

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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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