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40% of Forest 500 yet to set policy on deforestation

Global Canopy’s latest Forest 500 report and ranking shows very slow progress on deforestation action. The Global Canopy's Forest 500 report tracks the policies and performance of...

Michael Simire - February 21, 2023

Land Degradation

20 riverine communities cry out over blockage by water hyacinth

Over 20 riverine communities located in Ekeremor and Southern Ijaw Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Bayelsa State have cried out over the blockage of...

Michael Simire - February 20, 2023

Land Degradation

Environmentalists kick as Biden recommends major Alaska oil project

The Biden administration released a long-awaited study on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, that recommends allowing a major oil development on Alaska’s North Slope that...

Michael Simire - February 2, 2023

Land Degradation

Edo spends $150m on flood control, erosion management, says Obaseki

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo State said the government spent $150 million on flood control and erosion management in different locations. Obaseki made the disclosure...

Michael Simire - January 24, 2023

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NEWMAP completes 15 erosion projects in Edo

The World Bank-Assisted Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) in Edo State said on Friday, January 20, 2023, that it completed 15 major...

Michael Simire - January 20, 2023

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Govt inaugurates road, gully erosion intervention project at UNIBEN

The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, handed over 100-meter internal road and gully erosion intervention project to the...

Michael Simire - January 18, 2023

Land Degradation

Govt inaugurates committee on ecological project in Yobe

The Federal Government of Nigeria has inaugurated a nine-member presidential committee to implement Nguru Ecological Intervention Project in Yobe State. It urged stakeholders to...

Michael Simire - January 16, 2023

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Great Green Wall project unveils plant watering techniques

The Director-General, National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW), Yusif Maina-Bukar, said the agency has adopted a new method of watering plants to...

Michael Simire - December 11, 2022

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