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Yearly Archives: 2019

Ghana’s NADMO, EU conduct maiden disaster response mockup exercise

Over the years, thousands of people around the world have lost their lives to disasters, a gloomy reminder that when disasters like earthquake, floods and volcano...

‘Slow moving’ COP25 must deliver results – Delegates

After the first week of activities, delegates to the ongoing UN climate summit (COP25) in Madrid, Spain are taking stock on the negotiations. Isaiah Toroitich, head of...

COP25: UNGA president to demand operationalisation of Paris Agreement

President of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, who is attending the UN Climate Change Conference from December 9 to 11,...

RSPO certification not solution to climate crisis, say campaigners

Friends of the Earth Africa (FoEA) participants attending a two-day strategy meeting on Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and industrial Plantation expansion in Lome, Togo...

COP25: Activists condemn oil contamination, fossil fuel industry in Brazil

To draw attention to the oil leak that has been polluting the beaches and contaminating sea life across 11 states in Brazil for the past three months,...

Big Polluters bankrolling COP25, research finds

New research reveals that the corporations bankrolling the 2019 UN climate talks in Madrid, COP25, are some of Spain’s biggest polluters and tied to human rights...

The climate crisis is a child rights crisis – UNICEF

In the spirit of the ongoing UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid, Spain, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has shed some light on why...

Lagos clamours effective management of construction, demolition, disaster waste

The Lagos State Government says proper management of Construction, Demolition and Disaster Waste (CDDW) will ensure sustainable environment. Mr Tunji Bello, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources,...

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How the shipping sector could save on energy costs

Maritime shipping is the backbone of international trade and an integral part of global supply chains. The sector is...
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Conservation in East Africa: Rangers enlightened on monitoring illegal killing of elephants

The Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants Programme of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild...

Govt revokes houses of defaulting National Housing Programme subscribers

The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has announced the revocation of the offer of provisional allocation of...

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How the shipping sector could save on energy costs

Maritime shipping is the backbone of international trade and...

Conservation in East Africa: Rangers enlightened on monitoring illegal killing of elephants

The Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants Programme of...