Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Deepen Ties On Solid Mineral Exploration
BY AKINTOROYE ADENIKE FATIMO Nigeria and Saudi Arabia have renewed plans to enhance the capacity of their geological agencies by leveraging breakthroughs achieved by Saudi...
Category : Environment
Critical Minerals Africa Group Prepares Members for Policy Shifts as President Trump Takes Office
The Critical Minerals Africa Group (CMAG), the advocacy group seeking to foster deeper relations between Africa and global markets and put Africa at the heart...
Planet in Peril: IPBES Report Reveals Options to Achieve Urgently Needed Transformative Change to Halt Biodiversity Collapse
Deep, fundamental shifts in how people view and interact with the natural world are urgently needed to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and safeguard life...
GEF Council provides funding boost for pollution and other priorities, kicks off ninth replenishment
The Global Environment Facility’s governing body has approved nearly $700 million in financing to improve chemicals and waste management, bolster water and urban resilience, and...
IPBES: Tackle Together Five Interlinked Global Crises in Biodiversity, Water, Food, Health and Climate Change
Environmental, social and economic crises – such as biodiversity loss, water and food insecurity, health risks and climate change – are all interconnected. They interact,...
Africa MBPP Raises Alarm Over Carbon Market Talks At COP29
The Africa Make Big Polluters Pay (MBPP) partners express deep concern regarding ongoing discussions surrounding Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, particularly as it relates to carbon markets, at the...
New $282m GEF Program Targets Climate And Environment Action Through Agriculture And Food Systems
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) launched a new program, aimed at strengthening efforts to transform global...
Countries to Resume Crucial Biodiversity Discussions In Rome, 25-27 February 2025
The UN Biodiversity Conference, suspended earlier this year in Cali, Colombia, will reconvene from 25-27 February, 2025 in Rome, Italy, at the headquarters of the...
Climate Change: Lagos Govt Advocates Early Warning System At COP29
The Lagos State Government has advocated early warning system as a necessary environmental protection strategy for mitigating against climate change effects. The General Manager, Lagos...
$5trn Debt: Pay Up, Climate Activists Tell Rich Countries At COP29 Peoples Plenary
Civil society members from across the world, including from the Africa Make Big Polluters Pay (MBPP), have held a People’s Plenary themed “Pay Up, Stand...