Land Degradation

Land Degradation

Breathing life into land: Tackling Africa’s dual crisis of air pollution, land degradation

Across Africa, the land we stand on and the air we breathe are both rapidly being eroded. From the arid parts of the Sahel...
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Land Degradation

Confronting land degradation crisis: COP16 report outlines steps to keep land in safe zone

A major new scientific report was launched on Sunday, December 1, 2024, a day ahead of the opening of the 16th meeting of the...
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Land Degradation

Four men in court for allegedly damaging economic trees worth N50m

Four men on Friday, November 29, 2024, appeared before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for allegedly damaging economic trees worth N50 million. The defendants...
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Land Degradation

Govt moves to restore 1m hectares of degraded land in the North

The Federal Government, through the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project, says it will restore about one million hectares of degraded land in...
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Land Degradation

Great Green Wall agency commits to shelter belt dev’t

The National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) has restated commitment to safeguard shelter belts in ensuring the success of its operations. The Director-General...
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Land Degradation

Africa loses $68bn annually to degradation – ECA

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says 65 per cent of Africa’s arable land is degraded, costing it $68 billion annually in lost productivity. Dr...
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Land Degradation

PAVE participates in UNEP Regional Consultative Meeting in advance of AMCEN

The Tenth Special Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) is holding from September 1 to 6, 2024 in Abidjan, Cote...
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Land Degradation

GEF approves $3.28m to tackle land degradation in Kebbi

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved the sum $3.28 million to tackle land degradation in Kebbi State under the National Agency for the...
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