Land Degradation

Land Degradation

Germany responsible for mining related displacements in Guinea, say groups

A team of campaigners has said that Germany should be held responsible for large scale loss of livelihood and displacement of farmers in Guinea. They...
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Land Degradation

Kebbi moves to save erosion threatened communities

Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has directed the immediate repair of a road and culvert affected by gully erosion at Sastazai village in...
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Land Degradation

NEWMAP gets two years extension, says coordinator

The National Coordinator, Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), Dr Salisu Dahiru, says the lifeline of the project has been extended by two...
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Cross River communities decry proposed erosion works stoppage

Six Cross River State communities have decried the alleged stoppage of proposed gully erosion works by the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP). The...
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Land Degradation

Kaduna identifies 147 erosion sites

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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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