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Walk for Nature: Lagos to restore identified environmental degradation

The Lagos State Government has developed an action plan for the restoration, protection and management of identified environmental degradation that may have negative impacts...

Built environment responsible for 75% of degradation – Don

A don, Prof. Obas Ebohon, has said that 75 per cent of global environmental degradation originates from the built environment sector. Ebohon, a professor of Sustainability...

Increased funding of women’s empowerment programmes, panacea to climate change, environmental degradation

Climate change and environmental degradation represent a great threat to poverty reduction and to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Women bear the brunt of...

Niger Delta communities lament environmental degradation, dwindling prospects

Representatives of some communities in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria were recently offered a platform to review the environmental situations of their neighbourhoods...

Climate change: Bayelsa most affected by oil exploration – Diri

Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has said that the state is one of the most affected by climate change in Nigeria over effects of...

Climate change ‘aggravating factor for terrorism’ – Guterres

Environmental degradation enables armed groups to extend their influence and manipulate resources to their advantage, the UN chief told the Security Council on Thursday,...

Air Pollution: South-South needs special attention – NEMA

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says residents of the South-South Zone need special attention due to air pollution in the area. NEMA’s Director-General, Mr...

Govt raises alarm over unhealthy, degenerating human activities impacting the environment

 The Federal Government on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 expressed its concern over the spread of unhealthy practices and degenerating human activities in the country...

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Kwara Assembly urges stricter sanitation enforcement

The Kwara State House of Assembly has urged the Ministry of Environment to equip and empower Environmental Health Officers...
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Nigeria, UNEP partner on improper chemicals, waste management

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are collaborating against...

From risk to resilience by securing wildlife stockpiles in Liberia, Sierra Leone

I have recently travelled to Sierra Leone and Liberia as part of an Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation (EPIF) project to...

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Kwara Assembly urges stricter sanitation enforcement

The Kwara State House of Assembly has urged the...

Nigeria, UNEP partner on improper chemicals, waste management

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA)...