Land Degradation

Land Degradation

Scientists decry exploitation of peatlands amid growing mining, oil exploration

Some 40 peatland researchers from 13 countries have pressed for an increase in protections for peatlands, as economic development continues to threaten the integrity of...
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Land Degradation

Anambra Assembly decries slow pace of work at erosion sites

The Anambra State House of Assembly has decried the poor and slow pace of work at erosion sites in spite of the annual budgetary...
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Land Degradation

Gully erosion: Abia community appeals for urgent govt intervention

The Ohabiri-Umuchime-Amanso Autonomous Community in Abia State of Nigeria has appealed to relevant government agencies to quickly come to its rescue from the devastating...
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Land Degradation

Lekki-Epe corridor may be washed away by 2024 if…, NCF alerts

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) warns that the Lekki-Epe corridor, including the Lekki Conservation Centre (LCC) and the estates surrounding it, may be washed...
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Land Degradation

Leaders at COP27 launch alliance to get ahead of future drought impacts

Leaders from over 25 countries and 20 organisations on Monday, November 7, 2022, launched the International Drought Resilience Alliance to accelerate action and help countries to...
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Land Degradation

Leaders to launch International Drought Resilience Alliance at COP27

World leaders will launch a new alliance to boost drought resilience on Monday, November 7, 2022, at the 27th Session of the Conference of...
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Land Degradation

Association calls on charcoal producers to end deforestation

The National Association of Charcoal Producers Dealers Exporters Association of Nigeria (NACPDEAN) has called on charcoal producers to engage in afforestation to curb deforestation...
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Land Degradation

Rep lauds govt on erosion control in South-East

A lawmaker in the House of Representatives, Samuel Onuigbo (APC-Abia), has lauded the Federal Government for its commitment toward erosion control in the South-East. Onuigbo,...
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