Land Degradation

Land Degradation

Desertification: UN urges investment in land restoration to save world’s biodiversity

The United Nations has called on governments and private entities to support sustainable actions to reverse land degradation and invest in land restoration to avoid further...
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Group plants 12,748 tree seedlings to curb desertification in Jigawa

The Green Network Initiative Forum in Jigawa State has planted about 12,748 assorted tree seedlings in some parts of the state to check desertification. The Coordinator of...
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Presidents of Amazon region to meet over wildfires, says Bolsonaro

Presidents of South America’s Amazon region will meet in Colombia to discuss a joint environmental strategy after thousands of wildfires ravaged the region’s rainforests, Brazilian President...
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G7 leaders provide $20m to fight Amazon fires

G7 leaders are dedicating $20 million to urgent firefighting efforts in the Amazon rainforest. Macron said this on Monday, August 26, 2019 after a meeting at the...
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Group commends Gombe’s tree-planting initiative to check desertification

Jewel Environmental Initiative (JEI), an NGO, has commended the Gombe State Government for initiating a massive tree-planting scheme aimed at growing four million trees across the...
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Nigeria reclaims 70 gully sites, 2,500ha of degraded land in six years

The Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) says it has reclaimed over 70 active gully erosion sites and 2,500 hectares (ha) of degraded...
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Bauchi inaugurates tree planting campaign to curb desertification

Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 inaugurated 2019 Tree Planting campaign with the theme “Planting for Reclamation’’. Mohammed, who inaugurated the campaign...
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Nigeria ranks highest in deforestation rate globally, says NEWMAP boss

The National Coordinator, Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), Mr Salisu Dahiru, has said that Nigeria ranks the highest with deforestation rate in the world. Dahiru...
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VC, environmentalists raise alarm as world loses 10m hectares of forest annually

Vice-Chancellor of Igbinedion University, Okada, Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, on Thursday, March 26, 2026, raised concerns over accelerating global deforestation,...
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WorldStage forecasts inflation drop to 12.94% amid reforms

WorldStage Nigeria projects inflation will ease to 12.94 per cent, citing ongoing reforms and cautious optimism for economic growth. The media...
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Kano reviews 1959 Forestry Law to boost environment protection

Kano State Government is updating and reviewing its forestry law to align with modern standards. Mustapha Mohammad, Permanent Secretary, Ministry...

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