Environment
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Environment
China floods leave at least 12 dead, with thousands evacuated
Flash floods in south-west and north-west China have left at least a dozen dead and put thousands of others in harm’s way,…
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Environment
Buhari at COP15: Nigeria to increase forest cover to 25 percent
More than 6m hectares of land forested through Green Bond project President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire, said…
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Environment
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation hits April high, nearly double previous peak
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon surged to record levels for the month of April, nearly doubling the area of forest removed…
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Environment
2021: a year of climate crisis in review
A look back at 12 months of key summits, devastating weather and alarming discoveries January The year began with a counting…
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Environment
‘The next pandemic’: drought is a hidden global crisis, UN says
Drought is a hidden global crisis that risks becoming “the next pandemic” if countries do not take urgent action on water…
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Africa
Ghana plants five million trees
Five million trees are being planted in Ghana on Friday in an attempt to restore the country’s forests. All Ghanaians…
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News
Borno asks charcoal and firewood sellers to vacate roadsides
Filling stations turned motor parks risk losing Certificate of Occupancy The overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Environment, Barrister Kaka Shehu Lawan,…
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Environment
Gashaka-Gumti National Park upgraded to boost security
The Africa Nature Investors (ANI), an international NGO, has upgraded facilities and services at the Gashaka-Gumti National Park in Taraba State. The…
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Environment
2020 was hottest year on record by narrow margin, Nasa says
Last year was by a narrow margin the hottest ever on record, according to Nasa, with the climate crisis stamping its…