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Monthly Archives: June, 2022

Donors boost GEF contributions to $5.33bn

Twenty-nine donor governments have finalised $5.33 billion in pledges to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for the next four years, an increase of more than 30...

Nigeria’s Sharon Ikeazor in contention to replace Patricia Espinosa as UN climate chief

As Mexican diplomat, Patricia Espinosa, steps down as head of UN Climate Change in July 2022 after a six-year stint, the question being asked...

Ibrahim Thiaw to act as UN shops for new UNFCCC secretary

Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Ibrahim Thiaw, will act as the head of the United Nations Framework Convention...

Elephants, biodiversity and climate change

The Elephant Protection Initiative’s (EPI) Friend of the Month for June 2022 is Moses Lesoloyia, from northern Kenya. Moses is Project Manager for the Milgis Trust,...

Ken Mwathe: Towards a new global commitment to save biodiversity

Nature is at a tipping point. Over the last century, human activities have destroyed nature at an alarming rate. The Global Assessment Report on...

Environmentalists want clear rules on export of used lithium-ion batteries to Africa

The export of used lithium-ion batteries for second-life applications from Europe to Africa must follow clear rules and be better controlled. This is what a...

Evacuations as forest fires rage in northern Spain

Around 1,000 residents from 12 villages in Navarre province in Northern Spain have been forced from their homes as firefighters battled forest fires in...

Campaigners seek release of jailed Vietnamese anti-coal campaigner, Nguy Thi Khanh

The Climate Action Network (CAN) has condemned the sentencing to imprisonment of Vietnamese anti-coal activist, Goldman Environmental Prize winner and Eisenhower Fellow, Nguy Thi...

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BATN Foundation commissions solar-powered borehole tó end 30-year water crisis in Kano community

 “For 30 years, we fetched water from far places, paying N100naira for a jerrican of water that wasn’t even...
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BATN Foundation, SwagCo flag off Maize Micro-Enterprise Project to empower Ekiti farmers

In a landmark move to boost food security and rural livelihoods, the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) in...

NBSAP: A welcome step toward food sovereignty, biosafety

Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) commends the Federal Government for endorsing the revised National Biodiversity Strategy and Action...

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