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Tag:Land Degradation and Drought

Don advocates tree planting to curb desertification

A don, Dr Tajudeen Amusa, who is of the Department of Forestry Management, University of Ilorin, has called for aggressive tree planting by all...

Stepping up global efforts, only way to safeguard environment – UN President

The President of the UN General Assembly, Mr Volkan Bozkir, says stepping up global efforts to combat land degradation is the only way to...

FAO demands new approach to combat 2bn ha land degradation globally

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has called for new approach to stop soil loss as a way to combat...

Significance of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

Desertification and drought constitute one of the international environmental problems whose global importance has been recognised by the international community. This importance is clearly...

Groups express concern over World Bank climate report on West Africa

Food production in Western Africa will be hit by more frequent and more extreme heat waves and droughts if the climate continues to alter...

Study reveals high cost of degradation, drought

The global community is losing up to five percent of global agricultural gross domestic production (GDP) due to land degradation, according to a recent...

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AfDB, Nedbank Group sign multi-billion-rand funding partnership to transform housing access, boost African trade

The African Development Bank Group and Nedbank Group have signed a landmark deal to boost access to affordable housing...
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Yuletide: Nigerians brave high fares, security concerns to travel

Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have continued to brave rising transport fares and security concerns to...

Okonjo-Iweala hails Abia Electric Bus Scheme as climate-friendly initiative

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has commended the Abia State Government for introducing...

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Yuletide: Nigerians brave high fares, security concerns to travel

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