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Namibia imposes levies on imports of plastic bags, batteries

The Namibian government on Monday, September 16, 2019 gazetted a new regulation imposing an environmental levy on imports of plastic carrier bags, disposable batteries including car...

Health, environment ministries renew partnership on medical waste management

The Minister of Environment, Dr Mohammed Mahmoud, says the ministry has renewed its partnership with its health counterpart on medical waste management in the country. Mahmoud, who was...

Sort waste for recycling, LAWMA urges Lagos residents

The Managing Director, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, has urged residents to sort waste at source by dropping all recyclable items in one...

Energy saving bulbs potentially carcinogenic, says e-waste expert

An electronic waste expert, Dr Ifeanyi Ochonogor, has cautioned Nigerians on usage and disposal of energy conserving bulbs, saying they contain several carcinogenic chemicals that can...

Private sector seeks govt collaboration on decentralised sewage system

A private sector player has called for collaboration with the Federal and State Governments toward decentralised sewage system across the country. Mr Nicolas Igwe, Managing Director, Zenith Water...

Govt urged to provide policy for sustainable wastewater management system

The Society for Promotion of People`s Right, an NGO, on Thursday, August 15, 2019 appealed to the Federal Government to provide sustainable strategies for wastewater management...

Germany wants companies to pay for litter from single-use items

The German Environment Minister, Svenja Schulze, on Monday, August 12, 2019 announced plans to force companies that manufacture single-use disposable products, such as cigarettes or coffee...

Germany working on laws to ban plastic bags

German Environment Minister, Svenja Schulze, says she is working on laws to ban plastic bags. Schulze made this known in an interview on Sunday, August 11, 2019...

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New report reveals Pacific leadership on climate ahead of NDC 3.0 deadline

A new publication by the UN Climate Change Regional Collaboration Centre for Asia and the Pacific reveals that Pacific Island countries are making...
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Spain, Brazil push global action to tax the super-rich, curb inequality

Spain and Brazil on July 1, 2025, launched a joint initiative to promote higher tax contributions from the super-rich...

Groups flay abductions, killings of human rights defenders in Kenya

Human rights groups across Africa are horrified by the continued crackdown on peaceful protests and the abduction and detention...

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