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Monthly Archives: June, 2018

Environmentalists call for action against plastic pollution

Some environmentalists have called for action against plastic pollution ahead of the commemoration of the 2018 United Nations (UN) World Environmental Day (WED) on...

World Environment Day: In the belly of the plastic whale

 In commemoration of the World Environment Day and the World Oceans Day 2018, Nnimmo Bassey, Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), describes the...

Nigeria to formulate plastic waste management policy

The Minister of State for Environment, Alhaji Ibrahim Jibril, says the Federal Government is working on a national policy on plastic waste management to...

UNEP names 14-yr-old Aidan Gallagher Goodwill Ambassador

The UN Environment (UNEP) on Sunday, June 3, 2018 designated actor and singer, Aidan Gallagher, as a Goodwill Ambassador for North America at the...

UN urges governments to mobilise citizens to beat plastic pollution

Executive Director, UN Environment (UNEP), Eric Solheim, has urged governments to mobilise citizens to beat plastic pollution by avoiding, replacing, and recycling plastic products. Solheim...

International Day for the Fight against Unregulated Fishing: $23b lost yearly to unfettered fishing

As the world observes the World Environment Day on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, the UN is also beaming the touch same day on illegal...

Concern over states’ delay in keying into completed dam projects

The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, has expressed concern over the delay by state governments in keying into completed dam projects by...

WHO urges political commitment to win fight against diseases

A new report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) Independent High-Level Commission on Non- Communicable Diseases (NCDs) has called for urgent action by political...

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Incentivising smallholder farmers to boost food security

Available data indicates that Nigeria has an arable land area of 34 million hectares; 6.5 million hectares for permanent...
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GEF Small Grants Programme provides $135m for community-led initiatives in GEF-8

The GEF Small Grants Programme is a flagship initiative that over the past three decades has enabled civil society...

Climate-smart farming boosts forests, food security in Madagascar

In Madagascar - one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries - a devastating drought, punctuated by intense cyclones, has pushed more than a...

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Incentivising smallholder farmers to boost food security

Available data indicates that Nigeria has an arable land...

GEF Small Grants Programme provides $135m for community-led initiatives in GEF-8

The GEF Small Grants Programme is a flagship initiative...
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