Marine

In the light of the importance of preserving the integrity of rivers, creeks and oceans, people interacting with and utilising our water bodies must do so with respect and place the wellbeing of the rivers and dependent communities before profit. This was the charge from the Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Nnimmo Bassey, in an address at the ...

Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, on Monday, September 27 called for collective responsibility and increased awareness to protect the country’s rivers and water sources. Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu Adamu, who made the call at the maiden commemoration of the 2021 World Rivers Day, with the theme “Water Ways in our Communities”, said rivers currently faced threats of ...

The management of Hadejia Jama’are River Basin Authority, on Monday, September 27 undertook clean-up exercise campaign to mark the 2021 World Rivers Day celebration in Kano. Hadejia Jama’are River Basin Authority The kick-off of the campaign took place at Challawa riverside in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano. The Managing Director of HJRBDA, Alhaji Ma’amun Aliyu, said that United Nations ...

Stakeholders in the water subsector have advocated concerted efforts to protect, conserve and restore waterways and river systems in South-East communities from all forms of pollution and degradation. The River Ethiope The stakeholders made the call on Monday, September 27, 2021 in Owerri, Imo State, at the commemoration of this year’s World Rivers Day with the theme “Waterways in our ...

In the light of the importance of clean fresh water in the fight against COVID-19, the World Rivers Day (WRD) has been described as a timely opportunity for millions of people around the world to come together to celebrate the importance of healthy, vibrant waterways. The River Ethiope Themed “Waterways in our community”, WRD 2021 will be observed on Sunday, September 26. Nigeria ...

Voting members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 passed a motion calling for a moratorium on ocean mining. Scientists insist that health of oceans depends on halting plans to begin deep-sea mining The World Conservation Congress is a major global gathering on nature that brings together 1,400 members from more than ...

Recognising the need for more sharing of knowledge and experience across stakeholders as well as to develop institutional capacity and skills to address ocean literacy concerns, the Pan African Vision for the Environment (PAVE) in collaboration with the Nigeria Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR), Faculty of Oceanography, University of Calabar, and the Nigeria National Commission for UNESCO (NATCOM) ...

As efforts are being made towards restoring the ecosystem, different concepts and ideologies are springing up. While some are geared towards improving the quality of life and proffering sustainable solutions, others lean towards the continuous profiting of big corporations at the expense of the wellbeing of local communities. Participants at the HOMEF School of Ecology Health of Mother Earth Foundation ...

Fishers have demanded that oil companies and the government should clean up their rivers and estuaries and pay adequate compensation for losses due to oil pollution. Participants at the training session They made the call on Thursday, August 5, 2021 at the close of the Coastal Ecosystems Monitoring and Training Session at Uta Ewua in Ikot Abasi LGA of Akwa ...

The major Atlantic ocean current, to which also the Gulf stream belongs, may have been losing stability in the course of the last century. Atlantic Ocean This is shown in a new study published in Nature Climate Change. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, transports warm water masses from the tropics northward at the ocean surface and cold water ...