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Amazon rainforest losing resilience, says satellite data analysis

The Amazon rainforest is likely losing resilience, data analysis from high-resolution satellite images suggests. This is due to stress from a combination of logging and...

Michael Simire - March 7, 2022

Land Degradation

Assembly passes Kano Erosion, Watershed Management Agency Bill

The Kano State House of Assembly has passed the state Watershed, Erosion and Climate Management Agency Bill. This followed the adoption of a motion by...

Michael Simire - January 25, 2022

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NEWMAP urges speedy completion of Plateau erosion project

The Nigeria Erosion Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), a World Bank funded project, has directed the contractor handling the N3.27 billion Munchongopyeng gully erosion site in...

Michael Simire - January 25, 2022

Land Degradation

Govt charges Lagos dredgers, miners on land degradation

The Federal Mines Officer in Lagos, Mr Sunny Okhouya, has urged sand dredgers and miners in the state to add value to the sites...

Michael Simire - January 18, 2022

Land Degradation

Great Green Wall agency trains personnel to combat desertification, climate change

The National Agency for Great Green Wall (NAGGW) programme says it has begun training of personnel to combat desertification and land degradation in the...

Michael Simire - December 13, 2021

Land Degradation

Afghan govt deploys military unit to prevent deforestation

Deputy spokesman of the caretaker government, Inamullah Samangani, said Afghanistan has established a military unit to protect the forests and prevent deforestation in the...

Michael Simire - December 7, 2021

Land Degradation

WANEP seeks synergy among stakeholders to curb exploitative Lagos sand mining

The West African Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) has called for collaborative efforts from sand miners, government and residents of coastal communities to put an...

Michael Simire - November 26, 2021

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Edo sensitises residents against illegal logging, bush burning

The Edo State Government on Thursday, November 25, 2021 took to some major streets in the Benin City and communities hosting the state’s forest...

Michael Simire - November 25, 2021

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