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Monthly Archives: February, 2019

Over 100 Indian cities commit to adopt sustainable waste management practices

“Keeping our cities clean by only collecting and disposing wastes is not sufficient. What is required is source-segregation, proper treatment, recycle and reuse of the waste....

Lake Chad Basin Commission budgets 17.67bn CFA for 2019 operations

The Executive Secretary, Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), Amb. Mamman Nuhu, on Friday, February 8, 2019 said a budget of 17.67 billion CFA Francs...

WHO increases support on Lassa fever in W/Africa

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday, February 10, 2019 said it has increased its efforts to support West African countries in the ongoing...

UK, Europe’s worst offender, ‘illegally’ exports electronic waste to Nigeria, others

A new report has found that Britain is the worst offender in Europe for illegally exporting toxic electronic waste. The report, commissioned by the environmental watchdog Basel Action...

How climate change is hurting Africa’s economy, by experts

Climate change has weakened, and it will continue weakening African economies as countries struggle to counter its impacts, experts attending an event on the sidelines of...

Greepeace kicks as Total makes South Africa oil and gas discovery

Total’s announcement on Thursday, February 7, 2019 that it has made a significant gas condensate discovery 175 kilometres off the southern coast of South...

AU urged to appoint envoy on climate change, security

Ahead of the African Union (AU) Summit holding from February 10 to 11, 2019, researchers at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) have released a...

EU adopts proposal on emissions from maritime transport

The European Commission has adopted a proposal to revise the EU system for monitoring, reporting and verification (EU MRV) of CO2 emissions from maritime transport. The system will be...

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Taraba invasion: Communities cry of hunger and displacement

Residents of Takum, a local government area in Taraba State, have raised concern about the negative implications of the...
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Uzbekistan unveils official logo for CITES COP20

Uzbekistan, host of the upcoming 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP20) to the Convention on International...

Sacred plant helps forge a climate-friendly future in Paraguay

For generations, the Ava Guaraní, one of the Indigenous Peoples living in eastern Paraguay, have been harvesting the green...

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Taraba invasion: Communities cry of hunger and displacement

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Uzbekistan unveils official logo for CITES COP20

Uzbekistan, host of the upcoming 20th meeting of the...
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