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Yearly Archives: 2024

2024 on track to be Earth’s hottest year on record – Meteorologists

AccuWeather expert meteorologists have said that 2024 will go down in the record books as a hot and stormy year with frequent rounds of...

Empowering law enforcement officers to tackle illegal timber trade in Africa

Healthy forests sustain biodiversity, livelihoods, and local economies. Home to most of the planet’s terrestrial species, forests provide millions of people with jobs, along...

UN Special Rapporteur seeks inputs for upcoming climate studies

United Nations Special Rapporteur on Climate Change & Human Rights, Elisa Morgera, has issued two new calls for input for her two upcoming studies...

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 crops and 28.6 million hectares...

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 organisations to access funding and...

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 million people into hunger. As extreme weather...

2024: A year of hope and hardship for the world’s forests

In 2024, forests saw progress in conservation but faced persistent threats from climate change and deforestation, writes Robert Nasi, Director General of the Centre...

FAO secures $68m in environmental funding for 22 countries

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has secured $68 million in funding to address environmental challenges across 22 countries, officials have announced. The financing,...

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Imo lawmakers advocate flood prevention measures

The Imo State House of Assembly on Thursday, April 3, 2025, urged relevant government agencies to take proactive measures...
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Tropical forests struggling to keep pace with climate change – Researcher

Tropical forests in the Americas are struggling to keep pace with climate change, sparking concerns about their long-term survival,...

Gombe to experience 107 to 140 days of rainfall, says NiMet

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has said that, in 2025, the length of rainy season in Gombe State is...

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Imo lawmakers advocate flood prevention measures

The Imo State House of Assembly on Thursday, April...

Tropical forests struggling to keep pace with climate change – Researcher

Tropical forests in the Americas are struggling to keep...