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A Non-Governmental Organization, Environment Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth (ERA/FoEN) has emphasized the need for both governments and oil host communities to take precautionary measures to protect the environment and its ecosystem from the effects of oil exploration.
“We used to harvest enough for the year,” Nazir recalls, wiping the sweat from his brow. “But now, the desert is taking everything. We cannot even grow enough to eat, let alone sell.”
ASHENEWS reports that the latest report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) reveals that while heavy-duty vehicles (HDV) exports represent a modest 3.6% of the global automotive trade’s total value, their associated CO2 emissions have surged by over 30% since 2000, with trucks contributing 80% to this increase.
Despite the trend towards milder conditions, extreme cold snaps still hit the UK. The winter of 2009-10, for example, was dubbed the “Big Freeze of 2010” and clocked in as the UK’s least-windy, second-snowiest and eighth-coldest winter on record.
The Director-General, National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), Mr Idris Musa on Thursday called for robust environmental management plans to address oil-devastated land in Nigeria.
A study considered to be the first continental analysis of mass importation and consumption of different polymers and plastics in Africa observed that 17 percent of all polymers and plastics were imported into Nigeria.
Prof. Olukayode Bamgbose of the Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), on Friday called for collective action in the fight for a healthier environment.
Hawkers of dust masks in Kano metropolis are making brisk businesses as the harmattan season has set in, increasing the sale of the commodity on daily basis.
ASHENEWS reports that the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has rolled out the “Police Go Green” initiative as part of the Police Force’s contribution to Nigeria’s global commitment to climate change.