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DRC cancels logging concessions, Greenpeace applauds cautiously

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has announced the cancellation of logging concessions observers feel were illegally granted. Environment watchdog, Greenpeace, believes that its report...

Greenpeace: How DRC breached logging moratorium

Investigation by Greenpeace Africa has revealed that the DRC government violated its own 2002 moratorium on new logging titles, granting in 2015 three concessions...

Congo may re-open vast rainforest to industrial loggers

A tropical rainforest more than twice the size of France is at risk of being cut down, following news from the Democratic Republic of...

Illegal logging negatively impacting IGR, laments Ogun

The Ogun State Government has solicited the support of stakeholders in the state’s forestry sector to join its efforts in curbing illegal felling of...

Govts, traders urged to stem Congo Basin timber trade

Congo Basin governments and their main timber trading partners must take concrete action to tackle illegal logging according to Greenpeace Africa.  During the 14th edition of...

Combating illegal logging with smartphones, smarter shopping

CustomMade, an online marketplace, discloses in this treatise that though illegal logging costs the global economy an estimated $30 to $100 billion in lost revenue...

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CSOs demand reform of Cross River forestry laws to curb deforestation, empower communities

Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Cross River State have declared as obsolete the state’s forestry laws, citing this as reason...
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Environmental Health Council unveils initiative to cut greenhouse gas emissions

The Federal Government has unveiled a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Reduction Initiative aimed at strengthening environmental health governance, improving...

State of the Union Address: ‘Golden Age’ rhetoric can’t cover up rising energy costs – Group

Speaking for an hour and 48 minutes on Tuesday, February 24, US President, Donald Trump, delivered a full-throated defence...

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CSOs demand reform of Cross River forestry laws to curb deforestation, empower communities

Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Cross River State have declared...

Environmental Health Council unveils initiative to cut greenhouse gas emissions

The Federal Government has unveiled a Greenhouse Gas (GHG)...
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