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Closing in on an end to plastic pollution

After two years of talks, we are closer to securing a treaty for the ages. One that hits the problem of plastic pollution hard...

NESREA advocates for implementation of EPR to combat plastic pollution

Nigerian plastic manufacturers have been reminded by the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) that their participation in the Extended Producer Responsibility...

UN plastics treaty talks collapse as countries fail to agree on targets

Negotiations to draft a legally binding treaty to tackle the global plastic pollution crisis have ended without an agreement, as countries failed to agree on key...

INC-5: Nigeria, 84 others support ‘Standing up for Ambition’

Nigeria and 84 other countries taking part in the ongoing INC-5 negotiations in Busan have expressed support for the "Standing up for Ambition", a...

Stakeholders urge Nigerian govt to ban single-use plastics from 2025

A team of stakeholders comprising journalists and civil society, who gathered from November 28 to 29, 2024, in Lagos at a media capacity building...

INC-5: Why world needs an ambitious Global Plastic Pollution Treaty – WWF

Coming on the heels of lackluster performances at two major global environmental summits on nature and climate, INC-5 - the fifth and final round...

ECOWAS devises regional action plan to tackle plastic pollution

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is stepping up efforts to combat plastic pollution across the region. A two-day workshop in Accra, Ghana,...

Circular economy: Key to reducing plastic pollution

The prediction that, by 2050, oceans will contain more plastic than fish (by weight), highlights the detrimental effects that plastic pollution has on the...

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Mixed reactions trail Nigeria’s 2030 open defecation-free deadline

Stakeholders in the environment space and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) have expressed mixed reactions on the feasibility of...
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AU Climate Summit urges $1.3tr annual fund for Africa

African Union leaders on Sunday, February 16, 2025, demanded a massive increase in climate finance, calling for $1.3 trillion...

PASA wants African nations to prioritise sanitation, hygiene

The Executive Secretary, Pan-African Association of Sanitation Actors (PASA), Mr. Kitch Bawa, has urged African governments to make...

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Mixed reactions trail Nigeria’s 2030 open defecation-free deadline

Stakeholders in the environment space and Water, Sanitation and...

AU Climate Summit urges $1.3tr annual fund for Africa

African Union leaders on Sunday, February 16, 2025, demanded...
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