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Plastic pollution: Nations commit to develop legally binding agreement

Heads of State, Ministers of environment and other representatives from 175 nations have endorsed a historic resolution at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) in...

EPI Foundation celebrates UNEP at 50

The Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) Foundation has offered its warm congratulations to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on its 50th anniversary. It also...

€50m to seed new nature-for-health fund to prevent pandemic

The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Secretariat of...

Number of wildfires to rise by 50% by 2100, experts warn

Climate change and land-use change are projected to make wildfires more frequent and intense, with a global increase of extreme fires of up to...

Deadly wildfires, noise pollution causing widespread ecological damage, UNEP warns

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) says deadly wildfires, noise pollution and other looming environmental threats could cause widespread ecological damage. UNEP, in a report published on Thursday,...

Govt reiterates commitment to Ogoni clean-up project

The Federal Government, on Monday, January 31, 2022, reiterated its commitment to effective implementation of Ogoni clean-up project. Minister of State for Environment, Chief Sharon...

Govt urged to provide potable water in Ogoniland

A non-governmental organisation, the Ogoni Liberation Initiative, has appealed to the Federal Government to provide potable water to Ogoniland. The President of the group, Dr....

Abidjan Convention commences COP13, lists achievements

At the opening of the 13th Conference of the Parties (COP13) to the Abidjan Convention on Monday, December 13, 2021, which coincides with the...

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Informal lead, gold mining contributing to widespread poisoning in Nigeria – Study

Artisanal lead mining in Nigeria is responsible for airborne lead exposures that are 10 times the U.S. Permissible Exposure...
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ACReSAL’s week-long Lagos retreat to review project implementation progress

The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project is currently hosting a high-level retreat to review project implementation progress,...

Govt commences power distribution companies’ overhaul with two underperforming DisCos

The Federal Government has begun moves to initiate sweeping reforms aimed at revitalising Nigeria’s electricity distribution sector, starting with...

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Informal lead, gold mining contributing to widespread poisoning in Nigeria – Study

Artisanal lead mining in Nigeria is responsible for airborne...

ACReSAL’s week-long Lagos retreat to review project implementation progress

The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project is...
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