To reduce plastic pollution in the country, some environmentalists have called for the replacement of the product with environmental-friendly alternatives.
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Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) has been tasked to draft an international agreement on plastic pollution which would be a legally binding instrument to countries around the world.
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has approved an emergency refuse evacuation plan for immediate clearing of refuse heaps on the streets of Kano metropolis to avert flooding.
The Bauchi State Project Coordinator of A World Bank Assisted Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Dr Ibrahim Kabir has stated that the level of destruction on the environment is so severe with negative consequences on both the society and the people.
Claim: Some Twitter users have begun conversations stating that carbon dioxide (CO2) is not a pollutant. The claim was shared on the 17th of May, 2023, by @JusperMachogu, and on the 9th of May, by @MatthewWielicki.
Claim: A Twitter User @wideawake_media, on the 3rd of May 2023, wrote about Greenpeace co-Founder, Dr. Patrick Moore, claiming that there is no evidence that CO2 has anything to do with the temperature.
The Charcoal Export Legality and Compliance Group, in collaboration with the Federal Government, have flagged off symbolic tree planting project in Iseyin area of the state to address the challenges of climate change in Nigeria.
A coalition of environment and ecology-focused civil society organizations under the aegis of ‘WE THE PEOPLE’ in Cross River State have called on the state’s incoming governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, to read the riot act to those destroying forests in the state.
The Climate Journalism Network Germany, has tasked journalists on the need to produce more impactful reports on climate change.
As the 76th World Health Assembly continues in Geneva, Switzerland, African governments, represented by Ministers of Health, have launched a regional initiative to tackle health impacts of climate change in Africa.