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Assembly passes Kano Erosion, Watershed Management Agency Bill

The Kano State House of Assembly has passed the state Watershed, Erosion and Climate Management Agency Bill. This followed the adoption of a motion by...

NEWMAP urges speedy completion of Plateau erosion project

The Nigeria Erosion Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), a World Bank funded project, has directed the contractor handling the N3.27 billion Munchongopyeng gully erosion site in...

Govt charges Lagos dredgers, miners on land degradation

The Federal Mines Officer in Lagos, Mr Sunny Okhouya, has urged sand dredgers and miners in the state to add value to the sites...

Great Green Wall agency trains personnel to combat desertification, climate change

The National Agency for Great Green Wall (NAGGW) programme says it has begun training of personnel to combat desertification and land degradation in the...

Afghan govt deploys military unit to prevent deforestation

Deputy spokesman of the caretaker government, Inamullah Samangani, said Afghanistan has established a military unit to protect the forests and prevent deforestation in the...

WANEP seeks synergy among stakeholders to curb exploitative Lagos sand mining

The West African Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) has called for collaborative efforts from sand miners, government and residents of coastal communities to put an...

Edo sensitises residents against illegal logging, bush burning

The Edo State Government on Thursday, November 25, 2021 took to some major streets in the Benin City and communities hosting the state’s forest...

Illegal logging: North-West stakeholders call for review of forestry laws

Some stakeholders in the North-West zone of Nigeria have called for review and strict enforcement of forestry laws to curb unabated plundering of forests...

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World Malaria Day: UK supports Nigeria’s fight against malaria with £1bn

United Kingdom has contributed about £1 billion to the global fund against malaria and other diseases in Nigeria for...
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World Malaria Day: Over half of world at risk of mosquito-borne diseases

Scientists on Thursday, April 25, 2024, warned that by the end of the century more than half of the...

China continues to battle flood in Pearl River Basin

China’s Ministry of Water Resources is intensifying precautionary measures against flooding as heavy rain continues to lash southern China. The...

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World Malaria Day: UK supports Nigeria’s fight against malaria with £1bn

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