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Monthly Archives: June, 2021

Race To zero: Non-state actors commit to halving emissions by 2030

Over 4,500 non-state actors from across the global economy have committed to halving emissions by 2030, joining the UN-backed Race to Zero campaign. According to the UN...

Stepping up global efforts, only way to safeguard environment – UN President

The President of the UN General Assembly, Mr Volkan Bozkir, says stepping up global efforts to combat land degradation is the only way to...

Utilising sustainable practices to enhance productivity of smallholder women farmers

Studies have shown that small scale farmers, some with less than two hectares of land under cropping, are the ones producing the larger percentage...

Surging waves threaten Aussie coastline, researchers warn

Ocean waves in the Southern Hemisphere are becoming more powerful, adding to Australia’s coastal erosion, according to an international oceanographic team. Dr Tom Mortlock, an...

Shell reports 51 leaks in Niger Delta in 2021

Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) says it has so far recorded 51 leaks from its oil production activities in the Niger Delta...

Osinbajo test drives Nigeria’s first electric car

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has test driven a locally assembled  electric car, Hyundai Kona, on Tuesday, June 15, 2021  in Abuja. Osinbajo drove the car...

SON, NESREA collaborate on environmental standards

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) will strengthen collaboration to regulate electronic waste in...

High-Level Dialogue on Desertification: Reversing land degradation crucial to fighting climate change

Climate change, overuse and conversion for agriculture, cities and infrastructure mean that one fifth of the planet’s land area is degraded. This damage, which...

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Group urges govt on sustainable forest management

Chairperson, Wood/Wood Products, a sectorial group in the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Mrs Ngozi Oyewole, has urged the...
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IEA hailed over $2.2bn ‘landmark’ pledge for clean cooking in Africa

The first ever high-level Summit focused on providing clean cooking access to the more than 1 billion people in...

NEMA engages Ondo, Gombe stakeholders on flood mitigation

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in collaboration with Ondo State Government on Thursday, May 16, 2024, sensitised stakeholders...

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Group urges govt on sustainable forest management

Chairperson, Wood/Wood Products, a sectorial group in the Manufacturers...

IEA hailed over $2.2bn ‘landmark’ pledge for clean cooking in Africa

The first ever high-level Summit focused on providing clean...
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