By Emmanuel Olalekan Farmers protest against a governmental order to provide ecological protection for a river, that they see as a threat to the water resources they need to irrigate their crops in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Several...
- January 21, 2023
- 3 Min Read
By Lirkson Hollydes Nature-based solutions (NbS), a hotly debated concept, gained significant political traction throughout 2022, even as challenges and concerns over the failure to implement biodiversity and human rights safeguards in current and future NbS projects have increased among...
- January 21, 2023
- 9 Min Read
By Lanre Oloyede On December 19, more than 190 countries—excluding the U.S. and the Holy See—signed onto an agreement to protect 30% of land and oceans by 2030 and take 22 other measures to reduce global biodiversity loss this decade. ...
- January 21, 2023
- 6 Min Read
By Lanre Oloyede The family of freedom fighter, Dedan Kimathi, who was captured and executed on February 18, 1957, by the colonial masters, has organised a series of environmental, social and humanitarian activities in the build-up commemoration day. Dedan Kimathi Foundation...
- January 20, 2023
- 2 Min Read
By Lanre Oloyede The UN’s top official on Wednesday accused big oil companies of pushing a “big lie” on climate change. “They rode rough-shod over their own science … Today, fossil fuel producers and their enablers are still racing to...
- January 20, 2023
- 4 Min Read
By Lanre Oloyede Temperature records this northern winter will increase ecological grief and anxiety for people living in once snowy regions. But could these feelings spur climate action? This year’s festive season in the Northern Hemisphere felt like spring in...
- January 14, 2023
- 6 Min Read
By Lanre Oloyede Police in riot gear began evicting climate activists Wednesday from a condemned village in western Germany that is due to be demolished for the expansion of a coal mine. Some stones and fireworks were thrown as officers...
- January 14, 2023
- 5 Min Read
By Lirkson Hollydes Temperature records this northern winter will increase ecological grief and anxiety for people living in once snowy regions. But could these feelings spur climate action? This year’s festive season in the northern hemisphere felt like spring in...
- January 12, 2023
- 6 Min Read
This is a crisis that Pakistan cannot overcome alone,’’ the State Secretary in Germany’s Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
- January 10, 2023
- 2 Min Read
Environmental activist, Dele Fulani, in this piece speaks on the upcoming conference on Marine Protected Areas in Canada and the role of private sector in advocating for the preservation of the marine areas. His speech: “The ecosystem was well...
- January 9, 2023
- 2 Min Read