Monthly Archives: March, 2021

Kano sends Environmental Pollution Bill to legislators

The Kano State Ministry of Environment says it has sent an Environmental Pollution Bill to the House of Assembly for ratification. Sunusi Kofar-Naisa, Chief Public...

Heavy rains loom in 2021, FEMA alerts FCT residents

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has advised FCT residents to prepare for the rainy season and avoid environmental practices that...

Inadequate scientific capacities affecting biotech uptake in Africa – Expert

Inadequate scientific capacity in most African countries has been identified as the reason for low adoption of modern biotechnology in sub-Saharan Africa, according to...

IUCN recognises endangered forest and savanna elephants as distinct species

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced on Thursday, March 25, 2021 that it now recognises two distinct species of African elephants:...

Two-third of Africans willing to receive COVID-19 vaccine – Survey

Two-third of Africans interviewed have expressed their willingness to accept the COVID-19 vaccines, says the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Africa...

UNCCD committee reviews progress, funding for achieving land degradation neutrality

Despite taking place online “for reasons that we would have preferred to avoid,” as Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw noted, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification’s...

Brazil emerges 130th country to ratify Nagoya Protocol

Brazil, which is considered the most biodiverse country in the world, on March 4, 2021 ratified the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources...

Nnimmo Bassey: What’s wrong with our food system?

One of the most important lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic is that life is best preserved when beings live in deference to one other....

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Cobalt producer admits toxic emissions spikes, DR Congo announces inspection

Following the release of the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and PremiCongo’s groundbreaking report Toxic Transition, and allegations that the world’s...
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Group lists three steps govts can take to cut energy bills

As volatile energy prices continue to spike, driven in part by geopolitical instability and gas market shocks, governments face...

Environmentalists kick as US agrees to pay TotalEnergies $1bn to drop offshore wind project

The Trump administration will pay $1 billion (€860 million) to the French energy giant TotalEnergies SE to walk away...

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Cobalt producer admits toxic emissions spikes, DR Congo announces inspection

Following the release of the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)...

Group lists three steps govts can take to cut energy bills

As volatile energy prices continue to spike, driven in...