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GEF Council provides funding boost for pollution and other priorities, kicks off ninth replenishment

The governing body of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved nearly $700 million in financing to improve chemicals and waste management, bolster water...

Oil spill causes panic in Rivers communities amid environmental, livelihoods concerns

Communities in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State have cried out over the recent oil spill that spread all over their shoreline on...

Oil spill: NOSDRA chief urges Shell to mitigate impact on communities

The Director-General, National Oil Spillage Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), Chief Chukwuemeka Woke, has urged the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) to mitigate the...

Addressing gas flaring, oil sector divestment, solid minerals impasse – EDEN

The Environmental Defenders Network (EDEN) at a recently held retreat in Benin City, Edo State, examined critical challenges besetting the oil belt of the...

Cairo tops list as pollution plagues major tourist destinations

A new study by DIPNDIVE has highlighted significant environmental challenges in major tourist cities worldwide, with Cairo emerging as the most polluted destination. The comprehensive...

Plastic pollution negotiations adjourn with new text and a follow-up session planned

Countries negotiating an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, adjourned their fifth session on Sunday, December 1, 2024, with agreement...

INC-5: Nigeria, 84 others support ‘Standing up for Ambition’

Nigeria and 84 other countries taking part in the ongoing INC-5 negotiations in Busan have expressed support for the "Standing up for Ambition", a...

Stakeholders urge Nigerian govt to ban single-use plastics from 2025

A team of stakeholders comprising journalists and civil society, who gathered from November 28 to 29, 2024, in Lagos at a media capacity building...

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Development Agenda Magazine focuses on Sahel region’s challenges in Q2 2025 edition

Development Agenda Magazine has released its Q2 2025 edition, placing a focus on the Sahel region - a belt...
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‘Africa not a laboratory’ – Civil society denounces ‘act of climate colonialism’

African civil society organisations are outraged by the Degrees Global Forum being hosted in South Africa next week, calling...

UK, Norway sign green energy pact to power North Sea transition

The UK and Norway have launched a new Green Industrial Partnership aimed at turbocharging the North Sea’s role in the clean...

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Development Agenda Magazine focuses on Sahel region’s challenges in Q2 2025 edition

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‘Africa not a laboratory’ – Civil society denounces ‘act of climate colonialism’

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