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10th NASS to prioritise environmental issues, flooding, says lawmaker

The Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Environment in the House of Representatives, Mr Terseer Ugbo, says the 10th National Assembly will strive to...

Pope Francis’ new environmental exhortation to be released on Oct. 4

Pope Francis will release a follow-up document on the environment on October 4, 2023, providing an update to his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si', On...

Al-Hikmah University begins green campus initiative for environmental conservation

Vice Chancellor of the Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Prof. Noah Yusuf, says climate change, deforestation and the depletion of natural resources are stark realities that...

Nigerian CSO, 22 others win Inclusive GEF Assembly Challenge Programme

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has selected 23 civil society organisations (CSOs), including from Nigeria, as winners of its Inclusive GEF Assembly Challenge Programme,...

Amid concerns for planet, GEF Assembly to propel bold collaboration for future

The Global Environment Facility’s every-four-year gathering of 185 countries will take place in Vancouver at a time when the world is struggling to cope...

AMCEN 19: A common African approach to environmental challenges, now and for the future – Mrema

There has never been a time in human history when collaboration between nations was more sorely needed than now, and there is no place...

Group urges govt to provide enabling environment for green economy

The Nigerian Youths in Politics, an NGO, has urged governments at all levels to provide enabling environment for Nigeria to fully transit from traditional...

Reactions trail Amazon summit’s failure to commit to end oil and gas exploitation

The Amazon Summit concludes with some progress and a resounding absence. The final scenario is described as "hopeful but insufficient" by various civil and...

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Reserve for wild horses established in Sumava Mountains, near borders with Germany and Austria

A herd of wild horses ran into the new reserve in the Sumava Protected Landscape Area in the mountain...
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Extreme flooding and intensifying rainfall variability in Nigeria

Synopsis Climate change and natural climate variability are the major causes of weather extremes such as heavy rainfall. There have...

International Waste Pickers’ Day: Pickers seek recognition for sustainable development

Waste pickers in Lagos have called for formal recognition and inclusion in Nigeria’s circular economy drive. Mr. Friday Oku, President...

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Extreme flooding and intensifying rainfall variability in Nigeria

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