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Winner gets $2,000 in AfDB, UNEP Sustainable Fashion contest

The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Fashionomics Africa initiative is inaugurating a competition to support designers for sustainable fashion, according to a statement from AfDB...

Six environmental trailblazers honoured as UNEP Champions of the Earth

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Friday, December 11 announced six winners of the 2020 Champions of the Earth Award for their pioneering initiatives...

Govts must curb fossil fuel production by 6% yearly to limit warming, says report

A special issue of the Production Gap Report – from leading research organisations and the UN – finds that the COVID-19 recovery marks a...

UNEP implements low emissions mobility scheme in Lagos

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is implementing a No and Low Emission Transport project, which aims to promote a global transition to no-...

Lagos, Dakar under focus as UNEP adopts clean electric bus initiative

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is promoting a transition to zero / low emissions mobility, for better air quality and climate change mitigation....

UNEP says Africa needs green stimulus to hasten recovery

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Thursday, November 26, 2020 that a recovery plan based on green stimulus is urgently needed in Africa. Juliette...

Nigeria initiates moves to eliminate lead use in paint

At a two-day project launch held from November 19 to 20, 20202 in Lagos courtesy of the Federal Ministry of Environment with Sustainable Research...

New $10m grants programme to foster adaptation practices in vulnerable countries

The Adaptation Fund (AF) together with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)/the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) and the United Nations Development Programme...

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WHO member states finalise historic pandemic agreement

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that countries have finalised a draft global agreement, aimed at improving how...
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Nigeria-America Chamber of Commerce honours BATN Foundation with ‘Making a Positive Impact Award’

British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation, a pioneering force in sustainable agricultural development and rural empowerment in Nigeria, has been...

Wild Africa urges protection for Nigeria’s bat species

Wild Africa, a conservation organisation, has called on the Federal Government, the private sector, and conservation organisations to step...

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WHO member states finalise historic pandemic agreement

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that countries...

Nigeria-America Chamber of Commerce honours BATN Foundation with ‘Making a Positive Impact Award’

British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation, a pioneering force in...