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Land Degradation

Great Green Wall: Stakeholders seek to restore Sahel for nature, people

BirdLife International and the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) on Monday, July 13, 2022, organised a workshop on enhancing biodiversity mainstreaming in the actions of...

Michael Simire - June 19, 2022

Land Degradation

Desertification Day: Leaders call for urgent action to boost drought resilience

In the face of growing impacts of drought exacerbated by land degradation and climate change, countries and communities must take action now to build...

Michael Simire - June 19, 2022

Land Degradation

NCF, agencies, others call for effective Great Green Wall collaboration

The Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF) and the Pan African Agencies of Great Green Wall (GGW) on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, called on stakeholders to...

Michael Simire - June 15, 2022

Land Degradation

Financial paucity identified as major obstacle to effective GGW implementation

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Abuja said that poor financial support has been a major obstacle for effective...

Michael Simire - June 14, 2022

Land Degradation

Great Green Wall Ministers meet to discuss climate, food security, livelihood

Climate change, food insecurity and the livelihood of the affected communities will top the agenda as the Technical Committee meeting of 8th Ordinary Session...

Michael Simire - June 13, 2022

Land Degradation

EJN’s virtual journalism fellows to UNCCD COP15 showcase articles on desertification, land use

As part of the Internews’ Earth Journalism Network’s (EJN's) first wholly remote fellowship opportunity, 10 fellows from across the African continent spent two weeks...

Michael Simire - June 1, 2022

Land Degradation

Govt to rehabilitate 22,000km of degraded land by 2030

The Federal Government says it has set a target to rehabilitate about 22,000 km square of degraded land and improve livelihood of over 20 million Nigerians in 2030. Minister of...

Michael Simire - May 30, 2022

Land Degradation

Agroforestry, land use policy to address land degradation – Minister

The Minister of Environment, Malam Mohammed Abdullahi, on Thursday, May 19, 2022, said the inclusion of agroforestry and land use into national policy would...

Michael Simire - May 20, 2022

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