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Firetrap: Deforestation, warming lock Amazon rainforest in dry grassland state

Global warming and drastic deforestation could dry out the Amazon rainforest faster and enforce the risk of keeping it downright fire trapped. A new study...

Michael Simire - July 12, 2023

Land Degradation

Group urges govt to check erosion on Onitsha-Ihiala-Mgbidi-Owerri road

The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) on Monday, July 10, 2023, urged the Federal Government to expedite intervention on the erosion ravaging parts of Onitsha-Ihiala-Mgbidi-Owerri...

Michael Simire - July 10, 2023

Land Degradation

Senate calls for remedial works on erosion sites in Imo

Senate has urged Ecological Fund Office (EFO) and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to embark on remedial works on Obodoukwu, Urualla, Akokwa, Umumaisiaku, Urachima...

Michael Simire - July 6, 2023

Land Degradation

Cross River lawmakers ask govt to lift ban on logging

Cross River State lawmakers have called on the state government to, as a matter of urgency, lift the embargo on logging to usher in...

Michael Simire - July 5, 2023

Land Degradation

Deforestation: Adamawa bans indiscriminate cutting of trees

Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has banned indiscriminate cutting of trees for charcoal production to avert deforestation in the state. Fintiri announced the ban when...

Michael Simire - June 29, 2023

Land Degradation

Desertification and Drought Day: 40% of planet’s land degraded – UN chief

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, says up to 40 per cent of the planet’s land is degraded thereby endangering food production, threatening biodiversity...

Michael Simire - June 18, 2023

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Charcoal producers pledge to address high forests deficit in Nigeria

The National Association of Charcoal Producers, Dealers, Exporters and Afforestation of Nigeria (NACPDEAN) says it is committed to sustainable forest development that would address...

Michael Simire - June 18, 2023

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Reps task govt agencies on erosion in Enugu north

The House of Representatives has urged the Ministry of Works and Housing to complete the reconstruction work on the Ugwuonyeama 9th Mile Road, to...

Michael Simire - June 14, 2023

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