PIONEER ADVOCATE FOR NATURE Remembering Chief Shafi Lawal Edu (1911-2002) By Dr. Muhtari Aminu-Kano Director General Nigerian Conservation Foundation When the biography of Chief S. L. Edu was published, it was titled ‘Journey from Epe’. Pa Edu died on Tuesday January 8, 2002. The following day his body was conveyed to his […]
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Kenya Shipyards Limited (KSL) has opened a new shipyard facility in the Port city of Mombasa to tap the lucrative business of shipbuilding and repair, according to FleetMon. It stated: “The new yard can handle ships up to 4000 tons and 150m in length. The East Africa nation has said that the new shipyard is
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NCF: Participants at the Vulture Conservation Workshop Some of the participants at the Vulture Conservation Workshop organized in Abuja by Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), today. supported by US Fish and Wildlife Service.
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TotalEnergies, NCF plants over 200 trees in 2 weeks across Nigeria As the world intensify its effort in combatting climate change crisis, TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc is implementing a project tagged “Green Stations/Schools Initiative”. This project is a tree planting and environmental clean-up initiative of TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc across its Service Stations,
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Despite Government efforts to reverse the tide of illegal wildlife trade, Vietnamese-led criminal networks continue to play a major role in fuelling poaching and the decline of biodiversity in Africa. In the new report Vietnam’s Footprint in Africa: An analysis of the role of Vietnamese criminal groups in wildlife trafficking, the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency
A Coalition of civil society groups in the Abia state under the Open Government Partnership (OGP) has condemned the non-inclusion of civil society groups under the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in the state regarding Project implementation and as well as funding from development partners, including the World Bank. A statement by Comrade Nelson Nwafor, Co-chair
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…demand for urgent recovery of the city Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development, FENRAD, an environmental and pro-democracy rights advocacy group has decried the state of environmental decline and degradation in Abia, especially in Aba, which is deteriorating under the watch of Chief Roland Nwakamma, Deputy Director, Abia State Environmental Protection Agency, ASEPA Aba
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By HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo This is no ordinary time. It is a landmark COP, where the future of humanity is at stake. With negotiations of such magnitude and consequence, we must remember the often ignored scientific fact: climate change and energy poverty are two sides of the same coin. The delicate balance between reducing
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By Mohammad Barkindo I want to welcome you to the 20th Coordination Meeting on Climate Change. It has not been long since our last meeting, which was held on July 8. However, there are substantive preparations and high expectations regarding the critical UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), taking place from October 31 to November 12.
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