Monthly Archives: March, 2021

Expert charges farmers on soil profiling, composition

An agriculture expert, Mr Ismail Olawale, has called for the training and equipping of farmers on soil profiling and composition to boost their harvests. Olawale,...

Fiji stresses importance of battles against climate change

A Fijian Minister on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 stressed  the importance of dealing with climate change, saying the existential threat of climate change will...

NiMet explains prevalent hazy weather condition

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has given reasons for the present hazy weather conditions being experienced over the North and Central parts of the...

Afforestation: Kano to enact Forestry Law

The Kano State Government says it will introduce Forestry Law to check indiscriminate felling of trees, conserve forest resources and protect the environment. The state...

Innovative technology pushes Africa towards self-sufficiency in rice

The demand for good quality parboiled rice is high in parts of Africa, from east to west, north to south. As at 2015, rice...

Drafting group considers terminology for chemicals and waste declaration

The informal drafting group for a possible high-level declaration on the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020 held its fourth virtual meeting,...

FCTA moves to implement higher environmental sanitation standards, orderliness

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has expressed commitment to implementing  higher standards of environmental sanitation and orderliness. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu...

Lagos cracks down on building conversion in estates

The Lagos State Government has said that it will immediately commence enforcement of the law against those who converted buildings from their original plans...

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Deforestation lowers threshold for Amazon degradation to below 2°C warming – Study

Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into degraded forest or savannah-like ecosystems at 1.5-1.9°C of global warming...
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African actors adopt Addis Ababa Declaration, call for transformative action for SDGs, Agenda 2063

African stakeholders, including ministers, senior officials, experts and experts and representatives of civil society, adopted the Addis Ababa Declaration...

How agriculture restored peace between farmers, pastoralists in Plateau

In nearly every community I have worked in across Plateau State, I have heard some version of the same...

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Deforestation lowers threshold for Amazon degradation to below 2°C warming – Study

Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into...

African actors adopt Addis Ababa Declaration, call for transformative action for SDGs, Agenda 2063

African stakeholders, including ministers, senior officials, experts and experts...