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Key standards for UN carbon market finalised ahead of COP29

In meetings held on the heels of Pre-COP in Baku, agreement was reached on crucial standards to operationalise a new UN crediting mechanism ahead...
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Climate change: CSO plants 3,000 tree seedlings in three Jigawa LGAs

A Jigawa State-based civil society organisation (CSO), Green and Environmental Project, has planted 3,000 assorted tree seedlings in Auyo, Hadejia and Kirikasamma local governments...
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Australia unprepared for climate change threats, say ex-security officials

Former National Security officials warned on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, that Australia is unprepared for the cascading and existential impacts of climate change. The Melbourne-based...
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Protesting campaigners flay African Energy Chamber, seek cancellation of African Energy Week

On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, activists from a broad coalition of community-based organisations, civil society organisations, trade unions, and environmental and social justice groups...
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Mandatory environmental, human rights safeguards agreed for UN carbon market

The Body mandated by the Paris Agreement to set up a new UN carbon market has agreed mandatory environmental and human rights safeguards early...
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Nigerian youth, Amara Nwuneli, wins Canon Young Champion of the Year Award

Amara Nwuneli, a Nigerian founder of the youth-led climate education NGO “Preserve Our Roots”, has emerged winner of Under 17’s category of the Canon Young...
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Nigeria to unveil programme to mitigate effects of climate change – Agriculture minister

The Federal Government on Thursday, October 3, 2024, said it would soon unveil programmes to mitigate the devastating effects of climate change. Minister for Agriculture...
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Global forum highlights transparency as ‘Cornerstone of Effective Climate Action’, announces COP29 Transparency Declaration

New York City hosted the High-Level Forum on Global Climate Transparency last week, coinciding with the UN General Assembly. The event aimed to raise...
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TechnoServe, Coca-Cola Foundation launch PReP 2.0 to help scale plastic recycling in Nigeria

Building on the success of the first phase of the Plastic Recycling Program in Southern Nigeria (PReP), international nonprofit,...
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40 migratory animal species receive new, upgraded protection at close of UN meeting in Brazil

Confronted with stark new evidence that many migratory species are moving closer to extinction, governments at a major UN...
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