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Yearly Archives: 2019

Germany unveils €20m support for poor nations to accelerate climate ambition

The Government of Germany announced in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 a €20 million trust fund for a joint collaboration between the United Nations...

Worry as South Africa approves GM maize varieties for release

The African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) is extremely alarmed to learn that three genetically modified maize varieties developed by Corteva (new name of the Dow-DuPont merged...

Partnership launches plan to end tuberculosis by 2022

The Stop TB Partnership on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 launched the Global Plan to End TB 2018-2022, which calls for $2.6 billion per year for vital...

COP25: Concern over referencing of Paragraph 51 on loss and damage

As the negotiations at the UN climate change conference (COP25) gradually progresses, ACT Alliance continues to focus on the needs of the most vulnerable developing countries...

Nigeria to launch registry to issue transfer mitigation outcomes

Nigeria is planning to key into a technology that will enable her launch own International Transfer Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) Registry and become one of the first...

Conservationists draft fresh action plan to save threatened Cross River gorilla

The emergence of a new action for the conservation of the threatened Cross River gorilla appears to have signaled fresh hopes for the survival of the...

Senegal officially cancels controversial Bargny Coal Plant

President of Senegal, Macky Sall, announced the cancellation of the Bargny coal-fired plant, in line with the country’s commitments under the Paris Agreement. Coming amid COP25,...

Lake Chad: Group seeks social cohesion through water resource management

A group of civil society organisations (CSOs) has taken up an initiative to build peace and social cohesion in the Lake Chad Basin through...

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Climate change secretariat to engage in mangrove restoration

The National Council on Climate Change Secretariat (NCCCS) says plans are underway to engage in mangrove restoration for climate...
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Zungeru power plant: Govt promises adequate compensation for displaced communities

The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to fulfilling its obligations to the payment of full compensation to communities...

Climate fee on food could cut greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture – Study

Greenhouse gas emissions in German agriculture could be significantly reduced in a socially equitable way through a climate fee...

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Climate change secretariat to engage in mangrove restoration

The National Council on Climate Change Secretariat (NCCCS) says...

Zungeru power plant: Govt promises adequate compensation for displaced communities

The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to fulfilling...
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