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Ekuri women petition Cross River Assembly over logging impacts in community forest

Women from Ekuri in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State have petitioned the Cross River State House of Assembly on the activities...

New Ekuri, firm reach truce over logging, sign N15m compensation, restoration pact

A tense dispute over alleged unauthorised logging in New Ekuri Community, Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State, has been resolved following legislative...

Cross River lawmakers ask govt to lift ban on logging

Cross River State lawmakers have called on the state government to, as a matter of urgency, lift the embargo on logging to usher in...

Logging: Jigawa bans tree felling for firewood, charcoal

The Jigawa State Government has banned tree felling for firewood and charcoal to protect forest resources and the environment. This is contained In a statement...

Cameroon: Large-scale logging forces indigenous Baka out of the forests

Expelled from the forest at the arrival of the logging company Pallisco, the Baka of Bidjoumam are currently vulnerable to exploitation, dust, ill health...

Ghanaian loggers without processing mills targeted for FLEGT compliance capacity development

Ghana’s long and arduous journey towards issuing FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement Governance Trade) licences is set to end in March 2021. Issuing FLEGT licence,...

Cross River task force bans illegal logging

The Anti-Deforestation Taskforce set up by Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has announced a ban on illegal logging across the state. The order was...

UNESCO, IUCN ask Poland to stop logging in Białowieża Forest

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 adopted a decision urging Poland to immediately halt all logging and wood extraction in...

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Katsina children raise alarm over climate-linked school hazards

Children from the Child Rights Advocacy Club in Mashi Local Government Area of Katsina State have raised serious concerns...
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ACReSAL surpasses midpoint targets, eyes expansion as Lagos review opens

At the opening of a three-day strategic review in Lagos, Nigeria’s flagship climate resilience initiative, the Agro-Climatic Resilience in...

Inger Andersen: Gearing up for a year of multilateral action

Speech delivered by Inger Andersen, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), at the 173rd meeting of the Committee...

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Katsina children raise alarm over climate-linked school hazards

Children from the Child Rights Advocacy Club in Mashi...

ACReSAL surpasses midpoint targets, eyes expansion as Lagos review opens

At the opening of a three-day strategic review in...