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Biosecurity threats cost Africa over $420bn, says UNEP

Deputy Regional Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Dr Richard Munang, has said that biosecurity threats cost Africa over $420 billion. Munang disclosed...

Gap Report: World grossly off-track in addressing scale of climate crisis

Coming short on the heels of the UNFCCC NDC Synthesis Report published on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, which showed that current pledges collectively put the world...

UNEP marks five years anniversary of Minamata Convention on Mercury

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has marked five years since the Minamata Convention on Mercury entered into force. UNEP, in a statement, said five...

Stockholm+50: UN acknowledges that fossil fuels are a threat to humanity

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, released the latest iteration of its draft text that will form the basis...

Nigeria among 139 nations getting head start on efforts to reverse species loss

With global biodiversity loss at dangerous levels, Nigeria and 138 other countries have received a lifeline to fast-track efforts to conserve, protect and restore...

Report highlights risk from global warming in ‘Third Pole’

The glacier-capped mountains of South Asia, which provide billions of people with drinking water, are warming at an alarming rate, finds a new report...

UN names broadcaster, David Attenborough, ‘Champion of the Earth’

The UN’s Environment Programme (UNEP) has named British broadcaster, Sir David Attenborough, a Champion of the Earth. The award was in recognition of the environmentalist’s...

UNEP joins alliance to implement One Health approach

Work to tackle the challenges of human, animal and ecosystem health using a more integrated approach has seen significant progress in the past year,...

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PASA urges African nations to prioritise sanitation, hygiene

The Executive Secretary, Pan-African Association of Sanitation Actors (PASA), Mr. Kitch Bawa, has urged African governments to make...
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ACSEA seeks awareness-raising, policy implementation to tackle Nigeria’s energy inequality

With over 85 million Nigerians living without access to reliable energy, the African Coalition for Sustainable Energy & Access...

Group to inaugurate climate change clubs in Adamawa, Yobe schools

PLAN International, an NGO, has unveiled plans to come up with climate change clubs, targeting schools and communities in...

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PASA urges African nations to prioritise sanitation, hygiene

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ACSEA seeks awareness-raising, policy implementation to tackle Nigeria’s energy inequality

With over 85 million Nigerians living without access to...
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