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Group plants 67,000 trees to mitigate desertification in Jigawa

The Jigawa State branch of Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), an umbrella group for the Nigerian Muslim Community, is planting 67,000 assorted tree seedlings in...

UN chief urges leaders to step up desertification convention implementation

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has appealed to world leaders to step up the implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) to...

Sustainable sources of energy can help reverse desertification – UNCCD official

Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Mr Ibrahim Thiaw, says sustainable energy sources, including solar and wind power, can help...

World Environment Day: A call for commitment to address desertification, drought – NEST

In a message from the Nigerian Environmental Study/Action Team (NEST) Secretariat to commemorate the 2024 World Environment Day themed “Land Restoration, Desertification and Drought”,...

Saudi Arabia joins International Drought Resilience Alliance

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the latest country to formally join the International Drought Resilience Alliance (IDRA), the global coalition mobilising political, technical,...

Mongolia plants 42m trees since 2021 to combat desertification

Mongolia has planted a total of 42 million trees across the country since the launch of its national tree-planting campaign in 2021, the country’s...

Saudi Arabia, UNEP launch World Environment Day campaigns to combat desertification

World Environment Day (WED) 2024 host, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have launched campaigns to combat desertification,...

Borno plants 1.2m trees to control desertification

The Borno State Government has begun planting of 1.2 million tree seedlings to control desertification and mitigate effect of climate change. Gov. Babagana Zulum said...

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Water, electricity unions collaborate to tackle privatisation

The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) and the National Union of...
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Reps committee seeks tax break, vocational grants to empower youths in renewable energy

The House Committee on Renewable Energy has advocated for accessible and equitable policies, including tax breaks and vocational grants,...

Association reassures Nigerians on safety of GMOs

The Biotechnology Society of Nigeria (BSN) has endorsed all commercially released Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and foods in Nigeria...

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Water, electricity unions collaborate to tackle privatisation

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Reps committee seeks tax break, vocational grants to empower youths in renewable energy

The House Committee on Renewable Energy has advocated for...
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