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Over 47m people sign up call for clean air action for better health

In what appears to be an unprecedented show of unity, more than 47 million health professionals, patients, advocates, representatives from civil society organisations, and...
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Land Degradation

Breathing life into land: Tackling Africa’s dual crisis of air pollution, land degradation

Across Africa, the land we stand on and the air we breathe are both rapidly being eroded. From the arid parts of the Sahel...
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Pollution

Firecrackers banned in Indian capital to combat air pollution

Indian on Monday, October 14, 2023, imposed a complete ban on the manufacturing, storage, sale and use of firecrackers in its capital until Jan....
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Pollution

Clean Air Day highlights urgent need to invest in air pollution solutions for global prosperity

The world marked the fifth annual International Day of Clean Air for blue skies on Saturday, September 7, 2024, with calls for investment in clean...
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Pollution

Clean Air Day: Minister decries vehicular emissions as top air pollutant

Minister of State for Environment, Dr Iziaq Salako, says that vehicular emissions are the greatest contributor to air pollution in Nigeria. He made this statement...
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Pollution

World Clean Air Day: Why reducing air pollution pays for itself

The news is filled with stories of smog thick enough to cover whole cities, shut down schools and offices, and ruin major sporting events,...
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Pollution

Air pollution, second leading cause of death globally, says researcher

Dr Sulemara Watara-Abubakari of Kintampo Health Research Centre in Ghana has said that air pollution is the second leading cause of death worldwide after...
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Pollution

CNG vehicles will help fight pollution, says environmentalist

An environmental expert, Mr Taiwo Adewole, on Friday, May 17, 2024, said that the introduction of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles would help fight...
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