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UNEA-7: Global leaders meet in Kenya to wrestle with environmental crises

Saving the world’s glaciers. Reining in massive seaweed blooms. Reducing the environmental impact of artificial intelligence. These are just a few of the issues...

COP30: Shettima tasks global leaders on reasonable action against climate change

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has tasked global leaders on taking “reasonable action” and moving from pledges to performance in tackling climate change. Shettima made the call at...

Global leaders reaffirm WHO support with $170m

World leaders have pledged an additional $170 million to the World Health Organisation (WHO) during a high-level pledging event at the 78th World Health...

Pre-COP29: Global leaders gather to advance climate negotiations in Baku

UN’s Preliminary Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (Pre-COP29) commenced on Thursday, October 10, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Pre-COP provides a platform for Parties...

Onuigbo nominated as one of 30 Global Leaders on climate change

The sponsor of Nigeria’s Climate Change Act 2021 – often referred to as the “Sam Onuigbo Act” – and Governing Board Member and Chairman,...

UN Climate Ambition Summit: Leaders, climate justice advocates clamour fossil fuel phase out

As the United Nations Secretary-General’s Climate Ambition Summit wraps up and the world witnesses once again what looks like a the lack of commitment...

World Health Summit: Global leaders commit $2.6bn to end polio

Global leaders on Tuesday, October 12, 2022, confirmed $2.6 billion in funding toward the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s (GPEI) 2022-2026 Strategy to end polio at a...

Africa is at tipping point for climate adaptation action – Global leaders

Two months to the 27th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Sharm...

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Reserve for wild horses established in Sumava Mountains, near borders with Germany and Austria

A herd of wild horses ran into the new reserve in the Sumava Protected Landscape Area in the mountain...
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Extreme flooding and intensifying rainfall variability in Nigeria

Synopsis Climate change and natural climate variability are the major causes of weather extremes such as heavy rainfall. There have...

International Waste Pickers’ Day: Pickers seek recognition for sustainable development

Waste pickers in Lagos have called for formal recognition and inclusion in Nigeria’s circular economy drive. Mr. Friday Oku, President...

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Extreme flooding and intensifying rainfall variability in Nigeria

Synopsis Climate change and natural climate variability are the major...
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