Monthly Archives: May, 2021

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Study describes pollution from chemicals, wastes as key driver of biodiversity loss

All eyes are on global biodiversity this week, as the world celebrates the International Day for Biological Diversity on Saturday, May 22, 2021 and...
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Conservation

World Bee Day: Pollination is essential for life – Melbourne

Mr Sean Melbourne, Head of Climate Change and Energy for West Africa, British High Commission, speaking on Thursday May 20, 2021 on the occasion...
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Conservation

World Bee Day: Minister underlines need to conserve pollinators

To raise awareness about the importance of bees as pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development, the UN designated May...
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Water & Sanitation

Govt to secure $75m World Bank loan for water supply to communities

The Federal Government has commenced dialogue with the World Bank to secure a $75 million loan to provide water in communities nationwide. Minister of Water...
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Shell sells Philippine gas field for $460m

Oil giant, Royal Dutch Shell, has agreed to sell its stake in an offshore gas field in the Philippines for $460 million, Shell said in...
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Land Degradation

Great Green Wall: Reps canvass establishment of Africa regional parliamentary assembly

The House of Representatives on Thursday, May 20, 2021 stressed the need for the establishment of an African regional parliamentary assembly of the Sahel...
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How LASPARK is striving to transform Lagos

Indications have emerged over a renewed commitment on the part of the current administration to transform Lagos State into a beautiful Eldorado of sort,...
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Land Degradation

Govt tasks stakeholders on sustainable land management policy to reverse desertification

The Federal Government has urged environmental stakeholders to brainstorm and come up with a policy document for the implementation of sustainable land management in...
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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...
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Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

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