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Africa urged to speak with one voice on climate issues

The Seventh Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-VII) opened on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya with a strong call...

Mercury treaty approves first five projects of Convention

The Minamata Convention on Mercury has approved five projects in the First Round of its Specific International Programme amounting to $1 million. Co-Chairs of the...

Report says Shell spill polluted over 113ha in Bayelsa

Leakage from an oilfield operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) at Aghoro community in Bayelsa State in Nigeria has discharged some 1,114 barrels...

Limiting global warming to 1.50C necessary, possible, urgent – Activists

Civil society groups on Monday, October 8, 2018 have welcomed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest scientific assessment on global warming, which...

Why government lays emphasis on EIA for project implementation

Useful modification of industrial process designs to achieve better efficiency, improved capacity utilisation and sustainable use of natural resources have been identified as major...

Hands Off Mother Earth campaign: Activists say ‘No’ to geoengineering

Some 110 organisations and social movements, including renowned environmental activists, Friends of the Earth International, La Via Campesina, Indigenous Environmental Network, Third World Network, Health...

Four Chinese cities pledge to cut emissions from buildings

Senior officials from Beijing, Fuzhou, Qingdao and Shanghai have pledged to remove greenhouse gas emissions from their buildings. The initiative, led by C40 cities, will...

UK commits £160m to provide green energy in developing countries

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, announced on Thursday, September 27, 2018 at the UN General Assembly in New York that the...

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Breathing in micro plastics can cause inflammation, damage lungs, study warns

New research has showed that breathing in micro plastics can cause inflammation and damage to the lungs. This potentially increases...
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Pollution: Groups unveil Nigeria Plastic Brand Audit Report

The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and the Break Free From Plastic Movement (BFFP) on Tuesday launched the...

ACReSAL supports 2,000 Gombe farmers with climate-resilient seeds

No fewer than 2071 farmers in Gombe State have benefited from the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project in...

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