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Pollution

About 6 billion pounds of garbage end up in ocean yearly – Don

Prof Nasiru Abdus-Salam of the Department of Chemistry, University of Ilorin, has said that about 6 billion pounds of garbage, mainly plastics, end up...
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Marine

Ivorian minister underlines need to protect coastal, marine environment

The Minister of Sanitation, Environment and Sustainable Development of Côte d'Ivoire has called on African states to put value to the coastal and marine environment...
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Marine

Invisible plastic particles a major source of ocean pollution – Study

Tiny plastic particles washed off products such as synthetic clothes and car tyres could contribute up to 30% of the “plastic soup” polluting the...
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Gender

Gender equality: Why inclusion is a matter of survival in Southern Africa

Across Southern Africa, inequality is felt daily at a household level. The Africa Gender Index (2023) reports that women across Africa...
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Conservation

Global Biodiversity Framework: 125 Parties submit 7th National Reports

Some 125 countries - representing nearly two-thirds of the 196 Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and...
Oil & Gas

Navy destroys illegal crude oil storage site in Rivers

The Nigerian Navy says it has destroyed an illegal crude oil storage site containing about 17,500 litres of suspected...

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Gender

Gender equality: Why inclusion is a matter of survival in Southern Africa

Across Southern Africa, inequality is felt daily at a...
Conservation

Global Biodiversity Framework: 125 Parties submit 7th National Reports

Some 125 countries - representing nearly two-thirds of the...