Land Degradation

The Anti-Deforestation Taskforce set up by Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has announced a ban on illegal logging across the state. The order was...

The international community is developing policy measures and actions to help the people most vulnerable to drought to take early action to avoid loss of life, and the heavy and growing losses of livelihoods and damage to property and ecosystems following droughts. The Intergovernmental Working Group on Drought (IWG) that is leading this initiative is convening for the first time on Thursday March 26, 2020 through virtual meetings involving four...

The 600-metre annual desert encroachment into human habitat in the northern part of Nigeria is alarming and should be halted. A duo of environmentalists, who made the submission...

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 banned indiscriminate bush burning in rural communities and within the Federal Capital Territory...

The Federal Government on Monday, March 9, 2020 reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring rehabilitation and sustainable development in the Lake Chad Basin region. Minister of Foreign Affairs,...

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, has divested all its holdings in Peru’s largest consumer goods company, Alicorp S.A.A., after it...

The Kogi State Government, in collaboration with the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), has intensified effort in tackling the menace of erosion across the...

Onupa and Awoakpali, two affected communities under Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State, have raised an alarm over allegations of a forged Environmental Impact Assessment...