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Land Degradation

Some 3bn people globally impacted by land degradation – COP16 President

Three billion people around the world are suffering the impact of poor and degraded land which will “increase levels of migration, stability, and insecurity...

Breathing life into land: Tackling Africa’s dual crisis of air pollution, land degradation

Across Africa, the land we stand on and the air we breathe are both rapidly being eroded. From the arid parts of the Sahel...

Confronting land degradation crisis: COP16 report outlines steps to keep land in safe zone

A major new scientific report was launched on Sunday, December 1, 2024, a day ahead of the opening of the 16th meeting of the...

Four men in court for allegedly damaging economic trees worth N50m

Four men on Friday, November 29, 2024, appeared before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for allegedly damaging economic trees worth N50 million. The defendants...

Govt moves to restore 1m hectares of degraded land in the North

The Federal Government, through the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project, says it will restore about one million hectares of degraded land in...

Great Green Wall agency commits to shelter belt dev’t

The National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) has restated commitment to safeguard shelter belts in ensuring the success of its operations. The Director-General...

Africa loses $68bn annually to degradation – ECA

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says 65 per cent of Africa’s arable land is degraded, costing it $68 billion annually in lost productivity. Dr...

PAVE participates in UNEP Regional Consultative Meeting in advance of AMCEN

The Tenth Special Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) is holding from September 1 to 6, 2024 in Abidjan, Cote...

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Petroleum engineers commend Shell for $5bn Bonga investment

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) has praised Shell’s $5 billion Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Bonga North...
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Environmental operations: NMDPRA streamlines activities concerning decommissioning, abandonment regulations

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says it will set the general rules for the establishment...

Adesina reaffirms commitment to Africa’s development as his AfDB presidency nears end

Dr Akinwumi Adesina says his passion to mobilise global capital for Africa’s development will continue way beyond his presidency...

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Petroleum engineers commend Shell for $5bn Bonga investment

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Environmental operations: NMDPRA streamlines activities concerning decommissioning, abandonment regulations

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