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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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COP29: Nigeria reviews climate commitments ahead of Baku summit

Ahead of the 29th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on...
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Africa proposes treaty sales ban on mercury skin lighteners

Recently, the African Region proposed to amend the Minamata Convention to ban the sale and offering of sales of...

$38tr in yearly damages: World economy committed to income reduction of 19% due to climate change

Even if CO2 emissions were to be drastically cut down starting today, the world economy is already committed to an...

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COP29: Nigeria reviews climate commitments ahead of Baku summit

Ahead of the 29th Session of the Conference of...

Africa proposes treaty sales ban on mercury skin lighteners

Recently, the African Region proposed to amend the Minamata...
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