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Minamata Convention celebrates ‘decade of global commitment’ amid COP5 preparation

Ten years ago, on October 10, 2013, the international community took a key step forward by signing the Minamata Convention on Mercury. This multilateral...
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Global framework agreed in Bonn sets targets to address harm from chemicals and waste

The Fifth International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5) that held September 2023 in Bonn, Germany, concluded with the adoption of a comprehensive global framework that sets...
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Stakeholders commit to deepening clean cooking sector

Stakeholders in Nigeria's clean cooking sector have renewed their commitments to implementing various strategies to deepen the deployment and use of clean and improved...
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Group urges Shell to clamp leaking pipeline in Bayelsa creek

The Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has called on Shell to immediately clamp its leaking condensate pipeline located at Ekuraba...
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Environmentalist wants pollution tax imposed on top plastic polluters

A renowned environmentalist, Mr Nnimmo Bassey, has advocated imposition of pollution tax on top plastic polluters in Nigeria. Bassey, the Director Health of Mother Earth...
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Ghana and air pollution: a ticking time bomb

Air pollution is the leading environmental risk factor in Ghana that contributes to most deaths and disabilities, according to the Institute for Health Metrics...
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WCD: Coca-cola, FABE foundation partner to curb plastic, environmental pollution

The Coca-Cola Foundation and the Foundation for a Better Environment (FABE) on Saturday, September 16, 2023, partnered to curb plastic and environmental pollution. The groups,...
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Reps to ensure uniform meter for accurate penalty for gas flaring

The Nigerian House of Representatives is working on plans for a legislation to ensure uniform meters on gas flaring for companies and regulators in...
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COP29 deal: Not most ambitious outcome, but provides a base on which to build – Guterres

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