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Gombe residents advised on tree planting to curb desertification

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has urged the residents of Gombe State on the need to plant more trees during the wet...

Govt urged on Great Green Wall project to reduce effects of climate change

The Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP) on Thursday, April 18, 2019 urged the Federal Government to prioritise the Great Green Wall project to reduce environmental challenges...

Kogi NEWMAP, firm in N378m deal to address gully erosion sites

The Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) in Kogi has sealed a multi-million-naira contract with Loraj Consortium for engineering design of five gully erosion sites and...

Emir urges Niger to halt illegal felling of trees

The Emir of Lapai, Alhaji Umaru Tafida, has called on the Niger State Government to put in place stiff measures to check illegal felling of trees...

Govt calls for integrated land development to combat desertification

Environment Minister, Alhaji Suleiman Zarma, on Thursday, April 11, 2019 called for integrated development of land to tackle land degradation and reclaim desertified land in the...

Anambra has over 1,000 gully erosion sites, says govt

Anambra State Commissioner for Works, Chief Marcel Ifejiofor, on Friday, March 29, 2019 disclosed that there were more than 1,000 active erosion sites scattered across the...

Bayelsa installs environmental degradation commission, names Kufour member

The Bayelsa State Government has inaugurated International Commission of Inquiry on Environmental Degradation to combat incessant crude oil spills in the state. Gov. Seriake Dickson inaugurated the...

CIFOR to partner with AFR100 Initiative

Amid preparations for the landmark U.N. Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030, the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has become the latest partner in the African Forest Landscape Restoration...

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World Bank, IMF climate snub ‘worrying’, says COP29 presidency

The hosts of the most recent UN climate talks are worried international lenders are retreating from their commitments to...
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Green energy: Group empowers 30 women on electric tricycle services in FCT

The Skilled Women Initiative (TSWINI), an NGO, has trained and empowered 30 underserved women on the services of electric tricycle,...

Conservation efforts help rare giraffes recover in Cameroon park

A partnership between the African Wildlife Foundation and Cameroon's government has helped increase the number of endangered Kordofan giraffes...

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World Bank, IMF climate snub ‘worrying’, says COP29 presidency

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Green energy: Group empowers 30 women on electric tricycle services in FCT

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