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Planations’ role in Borneo forest loss, by study

New study analyses four decades of satellite images – overturning assumptions about the role of industrial plantations in Borneo forest loss Debates over forest loss...

Super Highway: HOMEF urges CRSG to halt assault on community, forests

The Cross River State Government (CRSG) has been asked to halt the bulldozers destroying farms at Etara/Eyeyen and are continuing towards Ekuri and Okuni forests/communities,...

Illegal logging negatively impacting IGR, laments Ogun

The Ogun State Government has solicited the support of stakeholders in the state’s forestry sector to join its efforts in curbing illegal felling of...

UN to decorate Wapichan community for defending land, forests

The Wapichan people in Guyana, South America, have received the prestigious Equator Prize from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in recognition of their prolonged efforts...

Export trade in forest risk commodities destroying rainforests

The Global Canopy Programme’s ‘Forest 500’, the world’s first rainforest ratings agency that analyses the most influential companies, investors and governments in the race...

Greenpeace wants Congo forest initiative backed by meaningful action

The decision of six Congo Basin countries to work with donors to protect their forests is a positive step, but will only be as...

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Stakeholders back Lagos toilet drive, stress sustainability

Stakeholders have described the provision of public toilets by the Lagos State Government as a positive step toward ending...
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Wildlife trafficking: NESREA, partners apprehend wanted suspect

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has apprehended a suspected wildlife trafficker, Shamsideen Abubakar, after five...

Group clamours outright gas flare ban, says penalties not effective

The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) has urged the Nigerian government to ban gas flaring outright, arguing that the oil...

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Stakeholders back Lagos toilet drive, stress sustainability

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Wildlife trafficking: NESREA, partners apprehend wanted suspect

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA)...