Yearly Archives: 2023

‘We need more than words to fight climate change’ – Nigerian civil society leaders assess COP28

A group of Nigerian civil society organisations (CSOs) who participated at the 28th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United...

Why African varsities should forge closer linkages with Hong Kong – Prof. Dennis Lo

Universities in Africa need to forge closer linkages with institutions of higher learning in Hong Kong for mutual academic benefits, according to Professor Dennis...

Stakeholders amplify importance of ocean literacy for sustainable development

There is need for an increase of ocean literacy among Nigerians particularly in the context of the Ocean Decade by the United Nations. Anthony Akpan,...

CREACC-NG, ReSeed collaborate to cultivate new revenue stream from farm-based carbon credits in Nigeria

Nigerian-based nonprofit, Centre for Renewable Energy and Action on Climate Change (CREACC-NG), is collaborating with ReSeed, a nature-based carbon credit solutions provider, to bring carbon credits directly...

‘Phase out, the beginning of change’ – African civil society reacts to COP28 consensus

The 28th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that held for two...

Benin creating new protected areas to enhance human-elephant coexistence – Hefoume

Colonel Major Rémi Hefoume, the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) friend of December 2023, is a courageous wildlife conservationist in Benin. He was one of...

Doha Forum: Africa needs just trade for a Just Energy Transition – AfDB

The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has reiterated his warning that the introduction of a carbon border tax by...

SRADev, NAFDAC seek avenues for regulation of mercury in skin lightening creams

“Creams are good to be used to elevate the body texture but, currently, we have observed another wave of colonialisation where skin lightening cream...

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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...

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

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on...

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

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have...