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COP25 begins with calls for serious progress on climate action

The UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) holding in Madrid, Spain kicked off on Monday, December 2, 2019, with urgent calls to make serious progress on climate...

Michael Simire - December 2, 2019

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Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan meet over disputed Nile dam

Egypt is hosting a new round of talks with Ethiopia and Sudan on a disputed dam built by Ethiopia on the Nile, as part of an...

Michael Simire - December 2, 2019

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From Nigeria to Canada: climate change, youth and a bridge to cross

I was still a child the first time I heard of Canada. This was in 1995, during the controversial execution of the Ogoni-born Nigerian activist, Ken...

Michael Simire - November 27, 2019

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Findings show online sites selling illegal mercury-laced skin lighteners

Skin lightening creams containing mercury – a heavy metal and dangerous neurotoxin – are still widely available to purchase in shops and online, despite being banned...

Michael Simire - November 27, 2019

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Conservationists charge youths on environmental protection, tree planting

The Director-General, Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF), Dr Muhtari Aminu-Kano, on Monday, November 25, 2019 urged youths to use social media platforms and other means to support...

Michael Simire - November 25, 2019

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Sri Lankan president orders clean-up project to keep environment healthy

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday, November 25, 2019 ordered the police to implement a special beautification programme across the island to keep the environment...

Michael Simire - November 25, 2019

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Stakeholders outline approvals on future participation in biodiversity convention within post-2020 global framework

Delegates to the 11th meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (11WG8J) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have agreed on...

Michael Simire - November 24, 2019

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South Korea ratifies Minamata Convention as COP3 begins

The Government of the Republic of Korea has deposited its instrument of ratification, thereby becoming the most recent Party to the Minamata Convention. This is even...

Michael Simire - November 24, 2019

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