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From Geneva to Nigeria: How Global Plastic Treaty can power a reuse revolution at home

Next week, governments from around the world will gather in Geneva for what may be one of the most consequential environmental negotiations of our...
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Kenyan waste pickers demand inclusion, recognition in Global Plastics Treaty

Kenya’s waste pickers are demanding recognition and inclusion in the global plastics treaty negotiations ahead of the second session of the fifth Intergovernmental Negotiating...
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Chevron refutes spill allegation, reiterates commitment to environmental protection

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and CNL, has refuted allegations in the media...
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With stronger policies, plastic leakage could fall by over 95% in Southeast and East Asia by 2050 – Report

Southeast and East Asia plays a central role in the global effort to tackle plastic pollution, given its substantial share of the global economy,...
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‘The world’s last chance to act’ – Scientists issue urgent call ahead of final plastics treaty talks

In a rare collective intervention, more than 60 global experts publish open letters demanding a binding UN plastics treaty grounded in science, justice, and...
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WWF calls for global action to secure robust plastic treaty

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has called for a robust binding agreement as the world convenes from August 5 to 14 in...
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Global gas flaring hits highest level since 2007

Global gas flaring surged for a second year in a row, wasting about $63 billion in lost energy and setting back efforts to manage...
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Plastic treaty: Greenpeace activists hang from suspended bridge to stop gas tanker

Protesters have suspended themselves from the Forth Road Bridge, a suspension bridge in Scotland, as part of a demonstration over plastic pollution. Police Scotland has...
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Cross River Assembly passes open defecation prohibition bill, Lagos apprehends five offenders

The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed a bill prohibiting open defecation. The bill aims to outlaw open...
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Lagos launches online system for building permit

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has launched an electronic system that will simplify the process of obtaining physical...
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Nigeria committed to sustainability of biosphere reserves, ecological research – FRIN DG

Director-General, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Prof. Zacharia Yaduma, says Nigeria is strengthening policy and legal frameworks to...

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Cross River Assembly passes open defecation prohibition bill, Lagos apprehends five offenders

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