Land Degradation

The Jigawa State Chapter of the Jama’atu Nasrul Islam (JNI) has concluded plans to plant 120,000 trees across the state by end of the year, its Secretary, Alhaji Muhammad Babangida, has said. Tree planting Babangida said in Dutse, the state capital, on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 that the gesture was part of the group’s annual tree planting exercise to check ...

The Pan-African Agency of Great Green Wall (PGGW) on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s take-over of the leadership of the Council of the PGGW would facilitate easier access to about $5 billion in grants and $14 billion loans to member countries. Great Green Wall The loan and the grants would be from the International Monetary Fund ...

The Federal University Dutse (FUD) in Jigawa State says it has planted100 assorted tree seedlings to check desert encroachment in the institution. Federal University, Dutse (FUD), Jigawa State Public Relations Officer of the university, Alhaji Abdullahi Yahaya, stated this in an interview in Dutse, the state capital, on Monday, August 2, 2021. Yahaya said the trees were planted by the ...

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) on Thursday, July 22, 2021 called on communities and stakeholders to collaborate to curb deforestation and forest degradation in Anambra State and Nigeria as a whole. Awka, capital of Anambra State Its Director-General, Mr Muktari Aminu-Kano, made the call at a two-day Anambra Forest-Landscape Restoration Action Plan Workshop in Awka, the state capital. The workshop is ...

A deep gully erosion has severed the major road leading to the Imo Zoo and Nekede, its host community, from Owerri capital city. Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo State The incident, which happened in the night of Monday, July 12, 2021, caused serious commotion and panic among residents of the area, leaving many outgoing and incoming motorists stranded. The situation ...

 The Federal Executive Council has approved N16 billion for erosion control in 12 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Gully erosion in southeast Nigeria The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, made this known when he briefed State House Correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting, chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja ...

States in the North-West geo-political zone in Nigeria have intensified efforts at checking desert encroachment through their afforestation programmes. Kano State Commissioner for Environment, Dr Kabiru Getso A survey conducted in Kaduna, Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Katsina and Kano states indicates considerable participation in the programme. Government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), as well as individuals, have been partaking in nurturing and ...

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has called on Nigerians to plant trees, and shrubs to mitigate flooding and erosion in the country. Tree planting The Director-General of NESREA, Prof. Aliyu Jauro, made the appeal in an interview on Sunday, June 27, 2021 in Abuja. Jauro noted that the agency had a special regulation on erosion control. ...

Jewel Environmental Initiative (JEI), a Gombe-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), has called for increased awareness on the dangers of deforestation to save the environment. Desertification and land degradation are very serious challenges. They lead to hunger and poverty Mr Ismail Bima, the NGO’s Chief Executive Officer, made the call in an interview in Gombe, the Gombe State capital, on Friday, June ...

The Akwa Ibom State Government has spent N10 billion on erosion control projects in the state in the last nine months, the Commissioner for Environment, Mr Charles Udoh, said. Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State Udoh said in Eket on Friday, June 18, 2021 that the money was spent on two major sites – Etim Umana erosion and St. ...