Land Degradation

Land Degradation

Massive gully erosion ravages Delta community, A’Ibom urges residents to vacate threatened locations

Residents of the Ogbeozoma New Layout in Okpanam Community, Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State have cried out over the massive gully...
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Land Degradation

Climate expert advises against indiscriminate felling of trees

The Executive Director, Gender and Environmental Risk Reduction Initiative (GERI), Mrs Elizabeth Jeiyol, has advised people against indiscriminate felling of trees. Jeiyol gave the advice...
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Land Degradation

Borno plants 1.2m trees to control desertification

The Borno State Government has begun planting of 1.2 million tree seedlings to control desertification and mitigate effect of climate change. Gov. Babagana Zulum said...
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Land Degradation

Ocean surge: Lekki communities seek govt action to protect environment

Environmentalists, residents and stakeholders across the Lekki-Epe Corridor on Thursday, August 24, 2023, urged the Federal Government to address the effects of ocean surge...
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Land Degradation

Ghana has opportunity to begin to look at ‘greener’ ways of mining – CeSIS

Ghana is currently witnessing the unprecedented destruction of her natural resources like never before in its history. In key mining districts, illegal miners – popularly...
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Land Degradation

How govt is addressing desertification, coastal erosion, flooding – Shettima

The Vice President, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, says the President Bola Tinubu administration is prioritising climate change interventions to address the menace of desertification, coastal...
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Land Degradation

Amazon summit fails to set concrete targets to stop deforestation

The eight nations that share the Amazon basin have come under fire for a joint declaration agreed at their summit in Brazil. The critics were...
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Land Degradation

Deforestation: Taraba secures conviction of 46 persons

Chairman, Taskforce on implementation of ban on illegal mining and deforestation in Taraba, Brig.-Gen. Jeremiah Faransa (Retired), said it had secured conviction of 46 persons...
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