Monthly Archives: August, 2020

Niger inaugurates panel on illegal issuance of licence to wood merchants

Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger State has inaugurated a seven-man panel to investigate allegations of bribery and issuance of illegal licences to wood and...

UN’s Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 for launch on September 15

The UN’s Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 (GBO-5), scheduled to debut on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, outlines a combination of achievable actions needed to protect...

ECOWAS Regional Consultation urges protection of Africa’s ‘irreplaceable’ biodiversity

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Regional Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Consultation on Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework held recently has said...

Why climate change education should be included in schools’ curriculum

Climate change can be regarded as one of the utmost challenges facing the world today and it is possibly the single most significant environmental...

Study exposes low EIA awareness level in Nigeria

In a bid to understand the awareness level of Nigerians about the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and an apparent non-compliance to it, Act Hub...

NCF engages children on environmental education at summer school

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) through its Environmental Education Unit says it has concluded a two-week open virtual summer school for children and teenagers...

GCF approves $878.8m for 15 new projects in developing countries

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) continues empowering developing countries to take climate action in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic with its allocation of...

Shell employees launch N82m free feeding programme at isolation centres

Employees of Shell companies in Nigeria have launched free feeding programme in COVID-19 isolation centres in seven states under the Shell Employee Care Programme,...

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour, celebrating two decades of global and African-led action to protect...
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10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products of human prosperity - and one of the most underestimated...

‘Reducing demand’ identified a complementary strategy to combat illegal wildlife trade 

Demand for wildlife products supplied through illegal trade supply chains continues to place significant pressure on many wild species....

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour,...

10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products...