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Monthly Archives: September, 2017

Investors want big banks to disclose climate-related financial information

Demanding action from the world’s largest banks, institutional investors are calling for enhanced disclosure of banks’ climate-related risks and opportunities and of how these...

Montreal Protocol: 30 years of healing ozone hole, addressing climate change

In the modern world – where technology enables us to achieve more at a faster pace and social media boasting makes it easy to...

Hurricane Jose approaches US, Lee and Marie form

Two more potential tropical storms were brewing in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, September 14, 2017, even as Hurricane Jose approaches the US. According to...

Forum seeks increased funding for climate-resilient infrastructure

The 2017 Forum of the Standing Committee on Finance (SCF), held from September 6 to 7, 2017 in Rabat, Morocco, concluded with key actors...

How climate change can worsen hurricanes

With Hurricane Harvey’s rainfall records and now Irma’s stunning combination of extreme strength and longevity, the hurricane-global warming debate is back in full swing. And it has evolved a...

Illegal GM maize: Activists want NBMA, Customs to impound consignments

The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) have called on the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA)...

Grasshoppers, millipedes, antelope species face extinction, IUCN reveals

North America’s most widespread and valuable ash tree species are on the brink of extinction due to an invasive beetle decimating their populations, while...

Group frowns at IUCN’s downlisting of snow leopard from ‘endangered’ to ‘vulnerable’

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on Thursday, September 14, 2017 announced that it is down-listing the snow leopard on the Red...

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Nigeria unveils first National Elephant Action Plan 

The National Park Service (NPS) has unveiled Nigeria’s first National Elephant Action Plan for 10 years (2024 to 2034)...
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Hydrological services agency strengthens water management framework

The Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has reaffirmed its commitment to improving water resource management through strategic policies and...

FCT department saves 3,500 lives from various emergencies in 2024

The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) says it has saved 3,500 lives from different emergencies as of...

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Nigeria unveils first National Elephant Action Plan 

The National Park Service (NPS) has unveiled Nigeria’s first...

Hydrological services agency strengthens water management framework

The Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has reaffirmed its...
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