For decades in many markets across the country, tonnes of farm produce not sold are left to rot and waste. However, a team of researchers have found how such waste, specifically decaying oranges, can be converted to bio-ethanol which is a clean source of energy. The research work is significant as the world begins to […]
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FRIN marks International Day of Forests, advocates improved education on forests
The Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) has marked this year’s International Day of Forests, with the theme, “Forests and education,” with a call to government and relevant stakeholders to invest in forestry education. Commemorating the Day, FRIN hosted an open-air enlightenment programme on the green field just outside the Ibadan North Local Government Area, […]
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CSOs at Africa Climate Week task African leaders on agroecology, climate change action
Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Agroecology and Environment at the just concluded Africa Climate Week, have asked governments of nations to prioritise agroecology among other demands made for climate change action. The CSOs made the call in a joint statement at the summit which ran from March 18 to 22, in Ghana. Agroecology is the […]
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United Nations Environment Assembly adopts blueprint for more sustainable future
Delegates at the just concluded United Nations Environment Assembly have laid the groundwork for a radical shift to a more sustainable future, where innovation will be harnessed to tackle environmental challenges, the use of throwaway plastics will be significantly reduced, and development will no longer cost the earth. After five days of talks at the […]
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Reject false solutions to climate change, delegates attending Africa Climate Week told
Delegates attending the Africa Climate Week holding March 18-22 in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, have been told to be wary of false solutions to the climate change phenomenon that fossil fuels industry trade associations promote to open Africa to the highest bidder. Climate justice groups fear that with the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) funding […]
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FG’s ratification of illicit trade protocol commendable — ERA/FoEN
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has commended the federal government for ratifying the protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products. The group made this known in a statement made available to Ecoscope. With Nigeria’s depositing of the instrument of ratification at the World Health Organisation (WHO), it becomes the 51st […]
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Another whale dies after ingesting 40kg of plastic
A starving whale with 40 kilogrammes (88 pounds) of plastic trash in its stomach has died after being washed ashore in the Philippines, activists said Monday, calling it one of the worst cases of poisoning they have seen. According to Agence France Presse (AFP), environmental groups have tagged the Philippines as one of the world’s […]
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Environment minister commends NEWMAP’s support for Green Bond project
THE Minister of Environment, Mr Suleiman Hassan Zarma, has expressed delight over the implementation of Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), and its support for the Green Bond project. He stated this during his visit to the NEWMAP National Office in Abuja, recently. Ethiopian plane smoked and shuddered before deadly plunge — Report The […]
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COP25: Woman to lead summit first time in eight years
UNITED Nations (UN) officials have announced December 2 to 13, 2019 for the 25th session of the Conference of Parties (COP25) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). COP25 will hold in Santiago, Chile. And this time, a woman will chair the summit. It was earlier fixed to hold in Brazil, however, […]
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U-Recycle Initiative to host ‘Nigeria’s first major Global Recycling Day’
U-Recycle Initiative, a team of young people aimed at promoting recycling culture in Nigeria, is set to host Nigeria’s first major Global Recycling Day event in Lagos. An initiative of the Global Recycling Foundation, the Global Recycling Day was formed in 2018 to champion and encourage the world to celebrate the benefits of recycling. According […]
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