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Toxics watchdog finds cancer-causing cadmium in Chinese New Year lucky charms

A Philippines-based non-profit organisation tracking harmful chemicals in products and wastes has cautioned consumers against buying lucky bracelets that are believed to attract good...

Philippines tightens regulations on highly toxic cadmium, hexavalent chromium

The Government of the Philippines has imposed new policies tightening regulations on the industrial uses of cancer-causing cadmium and hexavalent chromium to protect human...

EU introduces higher lead standards for food safety

European food safety standards for the amounts of lead and cadmium that foodstuffs can contain were becoming stricter as part of a wider cancer-prevention...

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LAWMA cites inter-agency coordination, planning for sanitation success

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) says strong inter-agency coordination, early planning, and widespread public participation were key to...
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G7 declaration recognises land degradation, drought as global security risks

 Ministers at the Group of Seven (G7) Environment Ministerial meeting, held in Paris from April 23 to 24, 2026,...

Restoration of Kenya, Ethiopia wetlands to advance East Africa flyways conservation efforts

BirdLife has secured agrant from the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation (NaEPF), to support conservation efforts in Eastern Africa...

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LAWMA cites inter-agency coordination, planning for sanitation success

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) says strong inter-agency...

G7 declaration recognises land degradation, drought as global security risks

 Ministers at the Group of Seven (G7) Environment Ministerial...