Land Degradation

Land Degradation

Jigawa: Why desertification deserves more attention than it gets

Jigawa State was once among of the thriving agricultural hubs in Northwestern Nigeria. However, the state is rapidly losing its fertile land due to...
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Land Degradation

Ibrahim Thiaw passes UNCCD leadership baton to Yasmine Fouad

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, marked a historic leadership transition as outgoing Executive Secretary, Ibrahim Thiaw, handed...
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Land Degradation

Agency intensifies tree planting to fight desertification in Yobe

The National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) has intensified afforestation efforts in frontline states as part of its 10th anniversary in reversing...
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Land Degradation

How Cross River can tackle deforestation, by stakeholders

Concerned with the escalating threat of deforestation in Cross River State, We the People, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), and partners held the 3rd edition of...
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Land Degradation

Drowning coastlines: The ocean devastation of Ilaje land

The Ilaje Nation - ancient, resilient, and river-kissed - now stands at the trembling edge of extinction, not by war or pestilence, but by...
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Land Degradation

Deforestation rates on Afro-descendant lands in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Suriname lower than the norm – Study

Afro-descendant peoples in four Amazon countries show remarkable achievements in environmental stewardship, according to new research from Conservation International, published on Tuesday, July 22,...
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Land Degradation

Land degradation impacts 40m Nigerians – Govt

The Federal Government says desertification and land degradation have impacted the livelihoods of more than 40 million Nigerians and affected 43 per cent of...
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Land Degradation

Nigeria’s financial sector mobilises toward deforestation-free finance

Climate imperatives are reshaping the landscape of financial responsibility – and, in Nigeria, a new front is opening against deforestation and environmental degradation On July...
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