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Fishing: Makoko residents lament water pollution, dredging, seek government aid

Residents of riverine Makoko area of Lagos State are not finding the effect on oil exploration in their waters funny. They are seriously lamenting...

admin - July 24, 2017

Marine

FishNet: Why fish is more valuable than oil

Nnimmo Bassey, Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), at the “FishNet Dialogue” held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Friday, July 7 2017, lamented that...

admin - July 9, 2017

Marine

African maritime regulators flay dumping of toxic waste at sea

In a concerted effort to ensure that African Oceans are not overexploited and also not seen as a dumping ground for dangerous materials, participating...

admin - April 24, 2017

Water & Sanitation

Nordic textile makers conserve water, curb pollution

H&M, IKEA, Filippa K and 20 other Nordic brands are said to have saved more than 6.7 billion litres of water, or the daily...

admin - March 31, 2017

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Pollution kills 1.7m children yearly, says WHO

More than one in four deaths of children under five years of age are attributable to unhealthy environments. Every year, environmental risks – such...

admin - March 6, 2017

Sustainable Devpt

System change will not be negotiated – Bassey

Nnimmo Bassey, Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), in an address given on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at the Ecological Challenges Conference (Academia...

admin - February 19, 2017

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Court cancels EIA approval of Turkey coal power plant

A court in Turkey on Friday, February 17 2017 rejected the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report of Izdemir Coal Power Plant (CPP), in operation...

admin - February 19, 2017

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