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Yearly Archives: 2019

COP25: Why Africa is negotiating finance for loss and damage

It’s difficult for Africa to engage in the climate negotiations without emotions, says Ambassador Tosi Mpanu Mpanu, a top African climate negotiator. As a continent that contributed...

COP25 protest: ‘We were pushed and bullied but will never be defeated’

In what looks like an unprecedented crackdown on dissent, UNFCCC officials, organisers of the ongoing climate change conference (COP25) in Madrid, Spain, de-badges civil...

15 debarged as extraordinary protest rocks COP25

Hundreds of protesters from civil society organisations, peoples’ movements, trade unions, Indigenous Peoples, youth, women and gender groups joined forces on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 to...

EU climate plan unveiled, kicking off ‘journey’ to zero carbon goal

The European Commission unveiled its flagship environmental programme on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 designed to take the EU to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Ursula von...

World Bank restates commitment to end poverty, reduce inequality

The World Bank has reiterated its commitment to ending extreme poverty and reduce inequality on the universe. Majed Hamed, World Bank Lead Regional Safeguard Coordinator, made the...

Colombia to host 2020 World Environment Day on biodiversity

On the eve of a critical year for environmental decision-making, Colombia, Germany and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 announced that Colombia will...

COP25: Youths occupy talks to call attention on climate emergency

As COP25 veers close to an end, youth activists in the morning on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 occupied the plenary hall. Courtesy of Fridays for Future, about...

COP25: US, Global North hatchet job on climate negotiations

The 25th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) entered its second week...

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NGX, DEG advance net-zero transition to unlock climate capital

Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), in partnership with DEG, Germany’s development finance institution, and Africa Foresight Group (AFG), has...
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How UNESCO’s biodiversity initiative safeguards forests, communities

With forests shrinking and ecosystems degrading, the global biodiversity crisis has shifted from a distant environmental concern to an...

Group trains journalists on health, climate benefits of plant-focused diet

The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI), in collaboration with Foodjustice, on Thursday, January 15, 2026, offered training to Nigerian journalists...

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NGX, DEG advance net-zero transition to unlock climate capital

Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), in partnership with DEG,...

How UNESCO’s biodiversity initiative safeguards forests, communities

With forests shrinking and ecosystems degrading, the global biodiversity...
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