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Yearly Archives: 2022

Why NEMA needs collaboration in tackling flood disasters

Disasters are typically sudden. They are destructive. When they occur they alter existing social and ecological systems. However, with an effective response mechanism, the damage...

Water Resources minister, DG of NBRRI, Lagos Health commissioner, others bag 2022 SEA awards

It was more like a family gathering as Nature Hedge, publishers of Environment Africa Magazine, feted guests to a dinner at the 2022 Sustainability,...

Shell to pay €15m compensation for oil spills in Niger Delta communities

Four Nigerian farmers and their fellow villagers are to receive €15 million from the Nigerian subsidiary of Shell as compensation for oil pollution in...

Civil society operatives raise concerns over COP27 outcome

Environmental stakeholders and campaigners have concluded that not much was accomplished at the recently held 27th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27)...

World Alliance, others share SIDS experiences on Minamata Convention

Pacific Coordinator, World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry, Fiji, Ms. Emele Duituturaga, and Project Coordinator and Private Sector Engagement Specialist, SIDS, Ms. Melanie Ashton, are...

Why Nigeria should possess capacity to deal with persistent flooding, by NEST

The Nigerian Environmental Study Action Team (NEST), in a statement issued on December 21, 2022, expresses concern over the persistent flooding in parts of...

Overshooting climate targets could significantly increase risk for tipping cascades

Temporarily overshooting the climate targets of 1.5-2 degrees Celsius could increase the tipping risk of several Earth system elements by more than 70 percent...

No compensation for individuals ill from air pollution – EU court

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Thursday, December 22, 2022, ruled that a person who falls ill because of polluted air cannot claim...

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COP29: Giving entry to carbon markets makes dangerous step backward for climate justice – Campaigners

In what observers have described as a disappointing and dangerous outcome at the UN's climate change conference COP29, governments...
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UK unveils £239m new funding to help forest-rich nations tackle climate change

The world’s forests will be better protected after support announced on Friday, November 22, 2024, by the UK to...

EU funded project paves way for climate-smart agri-food systems in East Africa

In an event aimed at advancing sustainable agricultural practices, the PrAEctiCe, a Horizon Europe project funded by the European...

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COP29: Giving entry to carbon markets makes dangerous step backward for climate justice – Campaigners

In what observers have described as a disappointing and...

UK unveils £239m new funding to help forest-rich nations tackle climate change

The world’s forests will be better protected after support...
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