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TotalEnergies denounces dissemination by Greenpeace of false and misleading information on greenhouse gas emissions

TotalEnergies denounces dissemination by Greenpeace of false and misleading information on greenhouse gas emissions

TotalEnergies denounces dissemination by Greenpeace of false and misleading information on greenhouse gas emissions By Our Correspondent In a report published by Greenpeace on Thursday November 3, 2022 entitled “TotalEnergies carbon footprint: the account is not there”, Greenpeace affirms in particular that the Scope 1 emissions (patrimonial part) of TotalEnergies would have been more than […]

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New Forests announces first investors in African Forestry Impact Platform and inaugural acquisition

New Forests, along with its investment partners British International Investment (BII), Norfund and Finnfund, have signed subscription agreements for their investment in a dedicated African fund, the African Forestry Impact Platform (AFIP), for US$200 million, and announced AFIP’s first acquisition, Green Resources, East Africa’s largest forest development and wood processing company. This follows an announcement

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Majority of businesses in emerging economies impacted by extreme weather event in last 12 months

The accelerating pace of the climate emergency has been underlined by a new report that revealed that over half of companies in emerging economies have been impacted by extreme weather events over the last 12 months.    The 2022 Emerging Economies Climate Report published today by British International Investment, the UK’s development finance institution, showed

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Calgary Zoo, NCF partner to save Cross River Gorilla from Extinction

Community Conservation Initiative Benefits People, Nature, and the Cross River Gorilla With about 300 Cross River gorillas remaining in the wild, an urgent call for conservation has emerged from a species on the brink of extinction.  The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo is excited to announce that it has expanded its community conservation portfolio to include the

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Gender specialists unlock gender-responsive aquatic biodiversity and environmental management for Africa

African women and men have set the pace for environmentally responsible and inclusive conservation of aquatic biodiversity. To validate important concerns and strategies to enhance women’s engagement in aquatic biodiversity and environmental management, the inaugural gender expert meeting on ” Gender mainstreaming in aquatic biodiversity conservation and environmental management” was held from October 5-7, 2022,

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NCF, SSDO Mobilised South-East Nigeria for Vulture Conservation

Haven identified some communities of Enugu State in Nigeria as wildlife market hotspot as well as vulture safe zones, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), with the support of South-Saharan Social Development Organisation (SSDO) organised a state-wide awareness and advocacy campaign to mobilise support for the conservation of vultures in Enugu State. The International Vulture Awareness

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Pressure on food prices spikes inflation to 17.3% --- NBS

ENVIRONMENT: Food loss and waste account for 8-10% of global greenhouse emissions

By Eyo Nsima As the world marks the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, on September 29, 2022, research by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, showed that food loss and waste account for 8-10 percent of global greenhouse emissions. The United Nations, UN, that made the disclosure, called for the

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Ministers gear up for COP27 with commitment to use Paris Agreement to boost access to adaptation finance

The launch of a 17-signature Ministerial Declaration calling for recognition of the Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility as an existing Non-Market Approach under the Paris Agreement in New York today could, say ministers, unlock significant additional climate finance for adaptation to the impacts of climate change. The declaration, made by some of the world’s most vulnerable nations to the

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MARITIME ACCIDENT: How Bulk carrier disabled in Dardanelles

MARITIME ACCIDENT: How Bulk carrier disabled in Dardanelles

MARITIME ACCIDENT: How Bulk carrier disabled in Dardanelles By Our Correspondent A Bulk carrier PHOENIX DAWN, ballasting from Lome Togo to Novorossiysk Russia, suffered engine failure at around 2010 LT (UTC +3) September 9, 2022, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Bulk carrier PHOENIX DAWN, ballasting from Lome Togo to Novorossiysk Russia, suffered engine failure at

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