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World Migratory Bird Day: Wetlands critical to keeping migrating birds soaring

For centuries, the phenomenon of bird migration has awed humanity. So much so, that the 4th Century BC Greek philosopher Aristotle, noting that the...

Group flays sand filling of Lagos wetland, urges govt to review road project

Lagos-based environment watchdog, the Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADev), has called on the state government to immediately stop and review an...

Exploring Nigeria’s vanishing wetlands

There are four types of wetlands, namely: marshes, swamps, bogs and fens. Wetland ecosystems play a critical role in supporting the livelihoods of millions of...

World Environment Day: Protect wetlands, Lagos TUC urges govt

The Lagos State Council, Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), has urged the Lagos State Government to protect the state’s wetlands, to save the...

$9.1m GCF facility boosts wetlands management in Peruvian communities

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has begun disbursing resources to the first project it approved in Peru’s Amazon, providing dual benefits by safeguarding the...

Advocacy takes centre stage as Lagos drafts Wetlands Policy

If the new Policy on Wetland Conservation and Management being developed by the Lagos State Government eventually sees the light of the day, advocacy...

Ethiopia: Why conservation of wetlands makes sense

As the world celebrated the 2017 World Wetlands Day on Thursday, February 2 2017, the focus this time around was on the role played...

World Wetlands Day: How wetlands minimise damage from disasters

As the world celebrates the 2017 World Wetlands Day on Thursday, February 2 2017, the focus this time around is on the role played...

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Govt to rebuild Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta Expressway with concrete

The Federal Government has announced plans to rehabilitate an 18km section of the Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta Expressway using reinforced concrete pavement. Minister...
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Delta signs MoU with NIPCO for CNG vehicle conversion centre

Delta Government and NIPCO Gas Limited on Thursday, February 20, 2025, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the...

Helena Thybell emerges new Executive Director of SIWI

Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) has announced the appointment of Helena Thybell as its new Executive Director. Thybell, who...

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Govt to rebuild Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta Expressway with concrete

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Delta signs MoU with NIPCO for CNG vehicle conversion centre

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