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Activists flay UN, loggers over Africa forest grab ‘under guise of REDD+’

Loggers and the United Nations want to grab African forests for REDD+, which promotes monoculture plantations and genetically modified trees and violates human rights,...

Sustainable development: Are corporations green or greedy?

Worldwatch Institute's State of the World 2014 explores the shifting role of corporations in the UN's global effort for sustainability As national governments flounder to resolve pressing...

UN to tackle Nigeria desertification

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will assist Nigeria to tackle her environmental degradation challenges especially those related to aridification. The agreement was...

Earth is in deep trouble, says IPCC report

A UN climate impact report, released on Monday, gives the clearest and most comprehensive evidence yet that the earth we call home is in...

UN observes 1,000 days to MDGs closure

The United Nations and its partners around the world will next week observe the 1,000 days to the end of 2015 – the target...

UN decorates Smallholders Foundation, Ekuri Initiative for providing sustainable solutions

A couple of endeavours aimed at providing sustainable solutions to local people in Nigeria have become a shining light in the annals of the...

UN endorses Rio+20 outcome document

The United Nations General Assembly, at its 66th session a week ago in New York, adopted a draft resolution by the President of the...

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Group inaugurates plastic recycling hub in Gwagwalada

The Initiative for the Advancement of Waste Management in Africa (W.A.S.T.E. AFRICA), an NGO, on Saturday, April 27, 2024,...
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Nigeria attracts $50m investment for conversion of commercial buses to CNG

The Federal Government through the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGi) has attracted a $50 million deal for the...

NiMet predicts three-day thundery, sunny weather conditions

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and sunshine from Sunday, April 28 to Tuesday, April 30, 2024,...

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Group inaugurates plastic recycling hub in Gwagwalada

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Nigeria attracts $50m investment for conversion of commercial buses to CNG

The Federal Government through the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas...
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