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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...

World Environment Day: Protect wetlands, Lagos TUC urges govt

The Lagos State Council, Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), has urged the Lagos State Government to protect the state’s wetlands, to save the...

$9.1m GCF facility boosts wetlands management in Peruvian communities

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has begun disbursing resources to the first project it approved in Peru’s Amazon, providing dual benefits by safeguarding the...

Advocacy takes centre stage as Lagos drafts Wetlands Policy

If the new Policy on Wetland Conservation and Management being developed by the Lagos State Government eventually sees the light of the day, advocacy...

Ethiopia: Why conservation of wetlands makes sense

As the world celebrated the 2017 World Wetlands Day on Thursday, February 2 2017, the focus this time around was on the role played...

World Wetlands Day: How wetlands minimise damage from disasters

As the world celebrates the 2017 World Wetlands Day on Thursday, February 2 2017, the focus this time around is on the role played...

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World’s 26 poorest nations in worst debt since 2006 – World Bank

The World Bank says 26 poorest countries worldwide “are deeper in debt than at any other time since 2006,”...
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Nigeria’s Wildlife Protection Bill scheduled for public hearing

The public hearing for the Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill, 2024 has been scheduled to be held in...

NiMet predicts three-day thunderstorms, rains from Sunday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Sunday, October 13 to Tuesday, October 15, 2024,...

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World’s 26 poorest nations in worst debt since 2006 – World Bank

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Nigeria’s Wildlife Protection Bill scheduled for public hearing

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