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Hospital waste, plastic pollution threaten Abuja water source

Used syringes and drips, diapers, plastic bottles and other pollutants are littering the waters in the Lower Usuma Dam in Abuja, considered the only...

Sanitation organisations launch Pan-African media fellowship

The Communications, Advocacy & Policy Opportunities and Outreach for Poop (CAPOOP) group has launched its first ever sanitation media fellowship. On the side-lines of the 20th AfWA Congress, eight...

France pledges $100m for WHO Academy

France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr Jean-Yves Le Drian, and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,  Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday, February 24,...

World is reeling under a severe biodiversity crisis – Mrema

Delegates from over 140 countries are converging on Rome, Italy to negotiate the zero draft of a landmark post-2020 global biodiversity framework and targets for nature...

Discussions open in Rome towards landmark new UN biodiversity framework

Over 1000 delegates from over 140 countries on Monday, February 24, 2020 started negotiations at the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) headquarters in Rome,...

Groups hold climate quiz competition for Port Harcourt high schools

A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOS) working on climate change and sustainable development under the auspices of the National Civil Society Framework on...

Group seeks partnership with Delta on waste management

The Association of Waste Managers in Delta State has called for partnership with government to find lasting solution to the challenge of waste management in...

10,000 people join Greta Thunberg at Hamburg climate protest

Around 10,000 people, on Friday, February 21, 2020 joined Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg, at a protest in the Northern German city of...

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UNEP Annual Report: Global cooperation delivered environmental gains in 2025

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) released its 2025 Annual Report on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, highlighting progress made last year on...
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Nigeria to strengthen meteorology for sustainable national development

The Federal Government of Nigeria says it will advance meteorology to enhance sustainable development across the country. Meteorology is the...

Climate change could halve areas suitable for cattle, sheep, goat farming by 2100 – Study

A new study conducted at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) shows that grassland-based grazing systems –...

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UNEP Annual Report: Global cooperation delivered environmental gains in 2025

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) released its 2025 Annual Report on...

Nigeria to strengthen meteorology for sustainable national development

The Federal Government of Nigeria says it will advance...
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