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Dangote Cement intensifies measures to curb environmental degradation
. ‘Collective action needed to safeguard biodiversity, ecosystems’ As the world celebrates the United Nations (UN) International Mother…
Sustainable development hinges on fate of world’s cities
The future of sustainable development will hinge on the fate of cities, officials told a special meeting of…
AfDB to double Africa’s climate finance to $25bn
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it will within the next five years double the climate change finance…
Cultural heritage sites threatened by climate change, warns UN
One in three natural sites and one in six cultural heritage sites are currently threatened by climate change,…
UN General Assembly renews call to protect the ocean
The President, UN General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, has urged the international community to expand protective areas of the…
Nigeria, UN committed to fight against illegal wildlife, forest trade
The Federal Government, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and other relevant stakeholders have collaborated to…
FG partners World Bank to address environmental challenges
The Federal Government, in collaboration with the World Bank, launched the Agroclimatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes Project (ACReSAL),…
Nigerian Breweries develops carbon neutrality road map
. Begins energy transition in production, supply processes Clara Nwachukwu Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc says it has developed…
Almost everyone now breathing polluted air, warns WHO
An astonishing 99% of the world’s population breathes polluted air that exceeds internationally approved limits, with negative health…
UN targets 5yr early warning plan to boost climate action
The United Nations (UN) set an ambitious five year deadline on Wednesday for countries to ensure that citizens…