Land Degradation

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...
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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...
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Land Degradation

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...
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Land Degradation

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...
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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...
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Land Degradation

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...
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Land Degradation

Deforestation: Govt recovers 6,007 hectares of land in three years

The Federal Government of Nigeria said that it recovered arable lands in the northern parts of the country from a baseline of 90 hectares...
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Land Degradation

Desertification: Borno to plant 5m trees in 2023 – Zulum

The Borno State Government is to plant five million trees in 2023 across the state. Gov. Babagana Zulum made this known on Wednesday, December 7,...
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Don urges geographers to deploy maps, data to save Nigeria’s forests

Prof. Adesola Ogidiolu has urged geographers to deploy mapping tools and data-driven approaches to address Nigeria’s worsening forest crisis,...
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