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Wetlands are vital ecosystems, of immense value – Onoja

Recently, we sat down with the Director-General of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), Dr. Joseph Onoja, to discuss key environmental issues and the outcomes...

Southern Africa unites to protect wetlands with launch of SARRI at Ramsar COP15

Southern Africa on Friday, July 25, 2025, took a significant leap in regional environmental co-operation with the official launch of the Southern Africa Ramsar...

Ramsar COP15: Let’s protect wetlands, nature’s superheroes

“In our world of big names, curiously, our true heroes tend to be anonymous,”goes a quote by the American historian Daniel Joseph Boorstin. Like these anonymous...

Vanishing wetlands put $39tr in global benefits on the line – Report

Wetlands, which sustain life across the planet, are disappearing faster than any other ecosystem. A new report, the Global Wetland Outlook 2025: Valuing, conserving,...

At World Water Day, Southern Africa highlights role of wetlands

As the world observes World Water Day under the theme "Glacier Preservation," Budzanani Tacheba, interim executive director of the Southern African Science Service Centre...

World Migratory Bird Day: Wetlands critical to keeping migrating birds soaring

For centuries, the phenomenon of bird migration has awed humanity. So much so, that the 4th Century BC Greek philosopher Aristotle, noting that the...

Group flays sand filling of Lagos wetland, urges govt to review road project

Lagos-based environment watchdog, the Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADev), has called on the state government to immediately stop and review an...

Exploring Nigeria’s vanishing wetlands

There are four types of wetlands, namely: marshes, swamps, bogs and fens. Wetland ecosystems play a critical role in supporting the livelihoods of millions of...

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Demolition: Lagos Assembly proposes new settlement for displaced waterfront communities

The Lagos State House of Assembly has proposed the relocation of residents displaced by the demolition of waterfront settlements...
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Middle East conflict driving up energy costs – European Commission president

European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, said the Middle East conflict has imposed...

Conflict deepens health crisis across Middle East – WHO

More than 10 days into the latest escalation of conflict in the Middle East, health systems across the Region...

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Demolition: Lagos Assembly proposes new settlement for displaced waterfront communities

The Lagos State House of Assembly has proposed the...

Middle East conflict driving up energy costs – European Commission president

European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, on Wednesday,...