Land Degradation

Land Degradation

Gombe eyes World Bank loan to address erosion at Federal College

Gombe State is considering taking a World Bank loan to tackle erosion at the Federal College of Education (Technical) in Gombe, the state capital. The...
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Land Degradation

Second ‘superhighway’, logging threaten Ekuri community forest

The Ekuri community in Cross River State has said that a second highway road project initiated by the state government is posing a threat...
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Land Degradation

Cross River community decries attack on contractors at erosion site

 The Ikot Nkebre community in Calabar Municipality has decried the attack on contractors handling the erosion control project in the area. A cross-section of the...
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Land Degradation

South-East stakeholders reiterate concern over erosion-induced environmental degradation

Some stakeholders in the South-East of Nigeria have reiterated their concern over the adverse effects of gully erosion on the land mass, agriculture and...
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Land Degradation

Insurgency in North-East aids desertification, prevents tree planting

States in the North-East geo-political zone of Nigeria are reinforcing proactive measures to check the threat of desertification and erosion in their respective areas. According...
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Land Degradation

Deforestation: Cross River LG boss issues three-week ultimatum to loggers

The Chairman, Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, Mr John Ewa, has issued a three week ultimatum to loggers to vacate Boki forests...
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Land Degradation

South-West stakeholders call for urgent solution to gully erosion

A survey conducted in the South-West region in Nigeria has shown that gully erosion is a pronounced environmental challenge that needs to be urgently...
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Land Degradation

Group tasks govt, others on efforts to tackle environmental challenges

Society for the Promotion of People`s Right, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has called on the Federal Government and relevant stakeholders to make deliberate collective...
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