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FishNet: Why fish is more valuable than oil

Nnimmo Bassey, Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), at the “FishNet Dialogue” held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Friday, July 7 2017, lamented that...

Ocean Conference: Countries agree on decisive actions to restore marine health

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Sweden supports Clean Seas Campaign to curb marine litter

Litter in the seas is a major global environmental problem. In connection with the Ocean Conference in New York, Sweden is joining the Clean...

World Oceans Day: West, Central Africa face food insecurity from overfishing

Inger Andersen, Director-General of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in a messeage to observe the World Oceans Day, discloses that...

Climate action needed to protect world’s oceans – UNFCCC

The vital link between oceans and climate change is among the issues at the forefront of discussions at the United Nations Ocean Conference taking...

Ocean Conference: Guterres urges nations to eschew short-term gain to avoid catastrophe

Warning that the special relationship between people and the ocean that brings untold benefits for life is under threat as never before, United Nations...

Global marine protected area target to be achieved by 2020 – CBD

With recent commitments made by governments around the globe, the world is on track to protect over 10% of the globe’s marine areas by...

‘Ocean Atlas 2017’ sounds wake-up call on escalating sea crisis

Bothered by the unsavoury conditions faced by oceans and coasts, a group of publishers is calling for local action and global regulations to raise...

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Santa Marta: Indigenous peoples, feminist movements demand a just, rights-based energy transition

As global leaders gather for the First International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels, Indigenous Peoples...
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Civil society decries limited outcomes of IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings

Civil society organisations from Africa and Latin America have expressed deep disappointment with the limited outcomes of the 2026...

UK launches fund to boost local production in Nigeria’s creative industries

The UK-Nigeria Technology Hub has launched its Creative Fund, a first‑phase grants initiative designed to address critical technical capacity...

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Santa Marta: Indigenous peoples, feminist movements demand a just, rights-based energy transition

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