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Ahead Petersberg Dialogue, activists want ministerial discussions to unlock real progress towards COP27

As ministers meet in Berlin for the Petersberg Climate Dialogue next week it will be during another week of heatwave alerts in parts of Europe. On...

Michael Simire - July 15, 2022

Water & Sanitation

Water Day: Activists reiterate opposition to water privatisation in Africa

On the 2022 World Water Day observed on Tuesday, March 22, civil society, labour and community activists under the auspices of Our Water Our...

admin - March 22, 2022

Agric & Biotech

Nigerians against GMOs are not terrorists, activists reply biosafety agency

We read with utter shock and disbelief the remarks made by the Director-General, National Biosafety Management Agency, (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, at a one-day...

Michael Simire - November 7, 2021

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Dirty energy projects will not develop Africa, activists tell govts

Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Nnimmo Bassey, has cautioned African governments anticipating that the continent will develop through fossil fuels extraction and...

Michael Simire - April 30, 2021

Climate Change

Activists, scientists call on global leaders to tackle climate crisis

A group of activists, scientists and influencers have called on the European Commission and global leaders to tackle the climate change crisis with all...

Michael Simire - July 16, 2020

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Quimbo dam: Colombian environmental activists make headway in legal battle

One of the two charges being brought against Colombian environmental defenders, Elsa Ardila and Prof. Miller Dussan of the Association of those Affected by...

admin - April 9, 2017

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Breakfree Action: Ogoni clean-up signposts end to dirty energy – Activists

On Thursday, March 30, 2017, hundreds of climate activists as well as concerned and affected Nigerians joined ongoing actions around the world to press...

admin - March 30, 2017

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