Yearly Archives: 2024

COP29: WHO demands urgent integration of health in climate negotiations

Ahead of the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference in Baku (COP29), the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for an end to reliance on...

COP29: Vanuatu-driven ICJ climate change case looms amid emissions rise

With a new, revised schedule announced this week, the stage is set for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) proceedings on the obligations of...

Forests get a boost from new GCF policy on REDD+ results-based payments

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has adopted a landmark policy on REDD+ results-based payments, a major boon for forest finance. The decision was made...

COP29: Time for real climate finance, fossil fuel phaseout

The stakes are once again high as the world heads to the 29th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP29) from November 11-22, 2024, in...

Taraba-Adamawa border town mining incident, one mishap too many – RDI

The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) has called on the Taraba and Adamawa State Governments to investigate a mining pit incident at an illegal mining...

COP29: HOMEF seeks decisive climate action, urges reforms to address injustice

Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), courtesy of a recently convened webinar titled “The Emission Gaps and the Road to COP 29”, brought together...

Ghana’s women in forestry observe ‘Pink October’ with focus on health

In October 2024, as has been tradition since 1985, the global community united in a vigorous campaign aimed at eradicating breast cancer. The month-long...

ESG Forum 2024: Stakeholders pledge commitment to emission reduction

Stakeholders at the Pan-African Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Forum 2024 have pledged commitment to carbon emission reduction through sustainable business practices. They made the pledge at...

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Heatwave, epileptic power supply worsen hardship in Lagos

Residents across several communities in Lagos have decried the intense heatwave, erratic electricity supply and fuel price increase, ...
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Motorists, commuters groan as petrol hits N1,350 per litre

Motorists and commuters across Lagos are facing rising transportation costs following another increase in the pump price of petrol,...

Niger Delta: Activists decry persistent oil spills, slow pace of cleanup

Environmental activists in Rivers State have decried the environmental degradation prompted by persistent oil spills and the slow pace...

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Heatwave, epileptic power supply worsen hardship in Lagos

Residents across several communities in Lagos have decried the...

Motorists, commuters groan as petrol hits N1,350 per litre

Motorists and commuters across Lagos are facing rising transportation...