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World Environment Day: A call for commitment to address desertification, drought – NEST

In a message from the Nigerian Environmental Study/Action Team (NEST) Secretariat to commemorate the 2024 World Environment Day themed “Land Restoration, Desertification and Drought”,...

Land restoration: Stakeholders renew commitment to well-being of rural communities

Stakeholders who converged on Abuja have renewed commitment to tackle land degradation in 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory. Mr Mahmud Kambari, Permanent...

Nigeria restores over 24,000 hectares of degraded land, says minister

The Federal Government of Nigeria says it has restored over 24,000 hectares of degraded land and planted trees on more than 20 million hectares...

World leaders at COP15: Time is now to future proof the land

Heads of State and Government meeting at the United Nations’ global conference on land have called on the international community to take urgent action...

COP15: UN deputy chief urges countries to invest in land restoration initiatives

UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, on Monday, May 9, 2022, called on countries to invest in land restoration initiatives. Mohammed made the call at the...

World Desertification Day: Restore land to help deal with global crises, leaders urge

World leaders are rallying support for a coordinated and coherent approach to reverse the loss of healthy land in light of the role it...

Costa Rica rallies world leaders on land restoration

As host of the 2021 Desertification and Drought Day, Costa Rica will bring together world leaders and leading environmental figures on June 17 to...

Images: People at the heart of land restoration

Land restoration in northern Niger  in West Africa is making degraded areas productive again, providing economic opportunities in a region where migration has become...

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Land degradation impacts 40m Nigerians – Govt

The Federal Government says desertification and land degradation have impacted the livelihoods of more than 40 million Nigerians and...
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AfDB, SEFA provide $40m investment in equity platform Zafiri to accelerate renewable energy access across Africa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $40 million equity investment in Project...

Constitution review: EDEN seeks provision for protection of environment, wants Land Use Act repealed

The Environmental Defenders Network (EDEN), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has requested that, because of the pivotal place of the...

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Land degradation impacts 40m Nigerians – Govt

The Federal Government says desertification and land degradation have...
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