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High hopes for HFCs phasedown as Vienna talks close

Civil society organisations have welcome the progress made at the international negotiations for phasing down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) which ended on a high at the...

Montreal Protocol: Vienna talks pave way for phasing down HFCs

The Open-Ended Working Group of Parties will meet in Vienna, Austria, on 15 July 2016. On 22 and 23 July, nearly 40 ministers have committed to participate in the...

Nigeria begins review of ozone layer protection regulations

Nigeria has initiated moves to protect the environment and restore ozone layer to pre-industrial age level, with the commencement of amendment on the national ozone layer protection...

GEF doles out $634m, hails Montreal Protocol silver jubilee

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has so far offered grants totalling $634 million to non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community-based organisations (CBOs), civil society organisations (CSOs)...

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UN weather agency warns of record ‘climate imbalance’ as planetary warming accelerates

All-time high greenhouse gas concentrations in Earth’s atmosphere continue to drive heat records on land and sea, with long-lasting...
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20 eco-guards trained in Cross River to tackle forest exploitation

A non-governmental organisation, Pan African Development Initiative on Conservation Africa (PADIC-Africa), has trained 20 eco-guards in New Ekuri community...

Family receives death benefit from Ohanaeze Ndigbo North Carolina insurance programme   

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo of North Carolina Cultural Group Benefits (ONNCCGB) has paid out its first-ever insurance death benefit to...

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UN weather agency warns of record ‘climate imbalance’ as planetary warming accelerates

All-time high greenhouse gas concentrations in Earth’s atmosphere continue...

20 eco-guards trained in Cross River to tackle forest exploitation

A non-governmental organisation, Pan African Development Initiative on Conservation...