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The Director, Kaduna State Ministry for Environment, Mr Yusuf Muazu, says the state has identified no fewer than 147 locations affected by erosion across the...

Michael Simire - April 22, 2021

Land Degradation

NEWMAP, group collaborate to tackle erosion in Gombe

The Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) and Jewel Environmental Initiative (JEI) have engaged no fewer than 100 persons in an effort to...

Michael Simire - April 8, 2021

Land Degradation

UNCCD committee reviews progress, funding for achieving land degradation neutrality

Despite taking place online “for reasons that we would have preferred to avoid,” as Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw noted, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification’s...

Michael Simire - March 25, 2021

Land Degradation

Food security: Rep urges govt to address desert encroachment

Rep Munir Danagundi, Chairman, House Committee on Agricultural Colleges and Institutions, has called on the Federal Government to address desert encroachment and aridity in...

Michael Simire - March 24, 2021

Land Degradation

International Day of Forests: Why restoring Africa’s forests is critical

As the world celebrates the 2021 International Day of Forests (IDF) on March 21, spotlight is increasingly on the depletion of these critical ecosystems....

Michael Simire - March 21, 2021

Land Degradation

International Day of Forests: Stakeholders explore undercurrents of global deforestation

The destruction of the planet’s forests is said to be advancing at a rapid pace. In the lead-up to the March 21 International Day...

Michael Simire - March 19, 2021

Land Degradation

Imo Assembly calls for remedial work at erosion sites in Isiekenesi

The Imo State House of Assembly on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 urged Gov. Hope Uzodimma to direct urgent remedial work at an erosion site...

Michael Simire - March 17, 2021

Land Degradation

HYPADEC board commences inspection of Benue communities threatened by flooding

The Board and Management of the Hydro Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPADEC) has commenced inspection of ecological problems threatening communities in Benue...

Michael Simire - March 17, 2021

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