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Ocean encroachment: 105 Bayelsa coastal communities risk extinction – Don

No fewer than 105 coastal communities in Bayelsa State may face extinction in the next 30 years, if nothing is done to halt the...

Blue economy: Peterside tasks coordinators on national agenda

Former Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, says an integrated national agenda will ensure the nation benefits optimally...

Ocean scientists call for pause to start of deep-sea mining

Over 300 academics from six continents on Thursday, June 24, 2021 called on countries and governments to press pause on plans to open up...

Surging waves threaten Aussie coastline, researchers warn

Ocean waves in the Southern Hemisphere are becoming more powerful, adding to Australia’s coastal erosion, according to an international oceanographic team. Dr Tom Mortlock, an...

World Oceans Day: Environmentalists seek end to plastic pollution

On World Oceans Day, stakeholders have called for an end to indiscriminate dumping of plastics into the nation’s water bodies. The experts made called for...

Seoul seeks IMO’s involvement in dispute over Fukushima radioactive water

South Korea has asked the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to explore ways to cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog to ensure safety in Japan’s...

Urgent climate action needed to safeguard world’s oceans, says UN report

Governments need to take the world’s oceans more strongly into account while considering how to curb greenhouse emissions and adapting to the impacts of...

Groups create Blue Nature Alliance to protect planet’s ocean

A new ocean conservation initiative is underway to catalyse the protection and conservation of 18 million square kilometres of the ocean (7 million square...

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Shell sees bright future for Nigeria’s deep-water production, as Dangote Refinery cuts diesel price

Nigeria can meet oil production targets and implement ambitious development programmes from deep-water oil and gas operations if it continues with policies to encourage investments and boost output in the...
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Nigeria, others miss UNFCCC deadline for updated NDCs submission

Parties are required to submit updated national climate plans or Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) every five years to the...

Research group compiles 85,000 individual studies about climate policy

Research on climate policy is growing exponentially. Of the approximately 85,000 individual studies ever published on policy instruments for...

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Shell sees bright future for Nigeria’s deep-water production, as Dangote Refinery cuts diesel price

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Nigeria, others miss UNFCCC deadline for updated NDCs submission

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