Tag:International Day of Forests (IDF)

VC, environmentalists raise alarm as world loses 10m hectares of forest annually

Vice-Chancellor of Igbinedion University, Okada, Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, on Thursday, March 26, 2026, raised concerns over accelerating global deforestation, revealing that an estimated 10...

International Day of Forests: Forests at the heart of economic activity, resilience worldwide

Forests are not only vital ecosystems but also indispensable to economies and industries worldwide. This year’s International Day of Forests highlights the crucial link...

International Day of Forests: NCF seeks urgent protection of Nigeria’s diminishing forests

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has decried the continued depletion of Nigeria's forests as the world commemorates the International Day of Forests, calling for...

World Forests Day: Gombe plants 4m trees

Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State says his administration has planted over four million trees within the past four years. Yahaya said this in a...

REDD+: Strengthening forests and food security

Friday, March 21, 2025, is International Day of Forests, with a focus on the crucial link between forests and food security, as over five...

Wild Africa calls for urgent action to protect Nigeria’s forests

As the world marks the International Day of Forests, Wild Africa has called for urgent action to protect Nigeria’s forests. This is contained in a...

George Ilebo: Protecting our forests is key for a sustainable future

Every year, the world celebrates International Day of Forests (IDF) on March 21, to raise awareness of these critical ecosystems. Forests are home to...

Onoja to govt: Implement stricter laws on forest crimes

The Director General of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), Dr Joseph Onoja, has appealed to the Federal Government and states to implement laws on...

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Deforestation lowers threshold for Amazon degradation to below 2°C warming – Study

Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into degraded forest or savannah-like ecosystems at 1.5-1.9°C of global warming...
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African actors adopt Addis Ababa Declaration, call for transformative action for SDGs, Agenda 2063

African stakeholders, including ministers, senior officials, experts and experts and representatives of civil society, adopted the Addis Ababa Declaration...

How agriculture restored peace between farmers, pastoralists in Plateau

In nearly every community I have worked in across Plateau State, I have heard some version of the same...

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Deforestation lowers threshold for Amazon degradation to below 2°C warming – Study

Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into...

African actors adopt Addis Ababa Declaration, call for transformative action for SDGs, Agenda 2063

African stakeholders, including ministers, senior officials, experts and experts...