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Triple Cops: Difficult negotiations lead to series of ‘fixes’

The two-week long Triple Conference of Parties (Triple COPs) to the UN Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions appeared to have failed in its...

admin - May 24, 2015

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Sustainability concerns emerge amid shale gas boom

Currently, only three countries are producing shale gas through hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on a commercial scale: the United States, Canada, and China. But as...

admin - April 21, 2015

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Solar Impulse 2 announces round world flight path

The Swiss pilots of Solar Impulse 2 unveiled the flight path they plan to take on their 35,000 kilometre around the world journey ahead...

Michael Simire - January 22, 2015

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Climate finance can’t be separated from development finance, says Ban Ki-moon

Provision of adaptation support and resilient building for the most vulnerable and developing countries must be prioritised at the ongoing climate change talks in...

Michael Simire - December 9, 2014

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Gas flare-out: Mallam commends Total’s commitment

Minister of Environment, Laurentia Laraba Mallam, has commended French oil and gas giant, Total, over its determination to be the first multinational oil corporation...

Michael Simire - May 30, 2014

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Incorporating sound chemicals management in MDGs, Vision 20/2020 dreams

Experts have underlined the need for a well-coordinated mechanism that would ensure the eventual incorporation of sound chemicals management priorities and recommended activities in...

Michael Simire - November 4, 2013

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Monsoon in West Africa

West Africa is home to about 317 million people. Communities in the sub-region and the entire sub-Saharan Africa depend strongly on rainfall where 65...

Michael Simire - October 28, 2013

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Ozone layer: Nigeria to complete HCFCs’ phase-out

Nigeria has made progress in the implementation of the Hydro-Chlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) Phase-out Management Plan. Government said the aim is to achieve the first phase...

Michael Simire - October 28, 2013

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