Land Degradation

Land Degradation

Abia NYSC seeks govt’s intervention over erosion menace in camp

The State Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Abia State, Mrs Bona Fasakin, has appealed to Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu to help tackle the devastating erosion...
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Land Degradation

Govt urged to intensify erosion control to reduce damage, cost

An environmentalist, Prof. Francis Okeke, has reiterated the need to urgently attend to erosion sites in Nigeria to reduce environmental damage and high funding cost. Okeke, a...
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Land Degradation

Ekpoma erosion control design ready, says govt

The Director of Highway Designs, South-South in the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Mr Oluropo Oyetade, on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 said the design for...
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Land Degradation

Group urges govt to declare state of emergency on erosion in S/East

The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on erosion menace in the South...
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Land Degradation

Over 100m Nigerians threatened by desertification, deforestation, erosion – Ohakim

A former Governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, says over 100 million or 50 percent of Nigerians are directly or indirectly threatened by desertification, deforestation...
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Land Degradation

CSOs participation needed to achieve Great Green Wall vision – IUCN

Programme Officer, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Mr Chris Magero, has said the participation of civil society organisations (CSOs) is necessary to achieve...
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Land Degradation

FAO reiterates commitment to helping Nigeria tackle soil erosion, environmental degradation

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says it is committed to providing technical assistance towards controlling soil erosion and environmental degradation in the country. Suffyan Koroma, FAO...
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Land Degradation

Soil Day: Govt asked to establish Soil Remediation Fund to tackle erosion

To tackle soil erosion, the Soil Science Society of Nigeria (SSSN) on Thursday, December 5, 2019 called on the Federal Government to establish a Soil Remediation...
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