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UN to enhance airports’ contributions to sustainable development

The critical contributions made by airports to the sustainable socio-economic development of urban areas are to be enhanced through a new agreement made by...

Mali is 61st nation to ratify Paris Agreement

Mali on Friday, 23 September 2016 deposited its instrument of ratification of the Paris Agreement with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...

Images: President Buhari signs Paris Agreement

Finally, Nigeria has joined the list of nations that have signed the Paris Agreement on climate change. The country is however yet to ratify...

31 more nations ratify Paris Agreement

The Paris Agreement on climate change on Wednesday in New York moved closer toward entering into force in 2016 as 31 more countries joined...

Group plans education for 800 million left-out children

The International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity (the Education Commission), a group of world leaders composed of presidents, former prime ministers, business and...

Ban Ki-moon accelerates fresh Paris Agreement drive

Countries are accelerating efforts to join the Paris Agreement on climate change at a special high-level event to be hosted by United Nations Secretary-General...

Ki-moon, Espinosa hail China, US for ratifying Paris Agreement

Visiting the southeastern city of Hangzhou in China on Saturday, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commended the leaders of that country and the United...

US, China ratify Paris Agreement

Apart from formally accepting the Paris Agreement, the two countries also announce support for increased action on aviation and refrigerant emissions The ratification on Saturday of...

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour, celebrating two decades of global and African-led action to protect...
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10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products of human prosperity - and one of the most underestimated...

‘Reducing demand’ identified a complementary strategy to combat illegal wildlife trade 

Demand for wildlife products supplied through illegal trade supply chains continues to place significant pressure on many wild species....

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

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10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products...