Abubakar Bukola Saraki Volunteer Network Gave New Dimension to Community Service in Kwara State.
Today’s advocacy took a new dimension in Kwara state as Kwarans exemplified a higher sense of contribution to community development; having identified some blocked drainages and the danger attached as rainy season is beginning, partisan…
Senator Saraki Restates Commitment to Erosion Control Project
By Bamikole Omishore. The Chairman Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki representing Kwara Central Senatorial District has expressed his delight on the progress of the ongoing erosion control project in Abata…
Former First Lady Leads Campaign on Clean Cooking
[Abuja, May 7, 2013] The wife of the former Head of State, Mrs Ajoke Murtala Mohammed recently unveiled the Clean Cooking Energy Ambassadors Network. This is a group of influential leaders committed to providing access…
‘No REDD in Africa Network’ Writes Letter to California Officials Opposing the State’s REDD Inclusion
Earth Day, April 22, 2013 Maputo, Mozambique Dear People of the State of California; Dear Honorable Jerry Brown, Governor of California; Dear Mary Nichols, Chairman, California Air Resources Board; Dear Ashley Conrad-Saydah, Assistant Secretary for…
Bailiff Issues Episode 9: The Wonderbag
The Bailiff Africa Team would like to invite you to the 9th episode of our online conversation series titled Bailiff Issues. Bailiff Africa is the foremost youth-run, youth-focused online platform for environmental initiatives and…
Articles
The Great Green Wall – By Hiwot Shiferaw
By Hiwot Shiferaw. The Great Green Wall: Long-term solutions to the pressing challenges of desertification, land degradation and drought “China built its…
Kuramo Beach Surge, Eko Atlantic and the Dredging Apocalypse – By Wale Bakare
By Wale Bakare. The recent Ocean surge experienced within the…
Wastewater in Agriculture: The Nagging Dilemma – By Bunmi Ajilore
By Bunmi Ajilore. Next time you pass by a surface…
Hydroelectric Power Burst in Ethiopia – By Hiwot Shiferaw
By Hiwot Shiferaw. One of the biggest problems we face…
Climate Change
ZERO CARBON AFRICA OPENS APPLICATION FOR ‘COUNTRY FOCAL POINTS’
This is a call to all young people interested in taking a leadership role in tackling climate change issues with Zero Carbon Africa (ZCA) by applying to…
Africans Unite against New Form of Colonialism: No REDD Network Born
Outraged by the rampant land grabs and neocolonialism of REDD…
Africa: Climate Change Could Be Double-Edged Sword for Farmers
On a global level, climate change could slash crop yields…
Energy
Nigerian Wonderbag Enterprise Partners with Nigerian Alliance for Clean Cookstoves on Eco-cooking Venture.
The Nigerian Alliance for Clean Cookstoves is collaborating with the pro-poor social enterprise Wonderbag to expand access to clean cooking energy to…
Ethiopia: Govt Hopes for an Energy Bonanza From Burning Waste
Addis Ababa — Ethiopia’s capital will mine its largest landfill…
BRICS TO SUSTAIN THE OIL-BASED SYSTEM – Oilwatch Report
Oilwatch International notes that the economic and political formation known…
Climate Conversations: Could Libya be a Top Solar Energy Producer?
Could Libya become a major producer of solar power? New…
Environmental Justice
THE RAINS MUST NOT HALT THE CLEAN UP OF LEAD POISONED COMMUNITIES IN ZAMFARA
[ZAMFARA, April 15, 2013] In a conference room of 38 participants called the “stakeholders meeting on lead poisoning in Zamfara State”, it…
Twenty Years of Fighting Environmental Crimes By Nnimmo Bassey
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to…
Social Media and Creative Technologies: A Recipe to #SaveBagega
In October 2012, when the Follow The Money Team were…
The Burden of #OilSpill; the Niger Delta and the Rest of Us – By Wale Bakare
By Wake Bakare. The challenges of managing oil spills globally…
Food
Japan Unveils U.S.$5.6 Million in Support of Drought Relief Programme in Zimbabwe
Rushinga — The Government of Japan today announced a contribution of more than US$5,600,000 (¥460,000,000) to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to…
System of Root (or Rice) Intensification: The Tales of Miracle Harvests – By Bunmi Ajilore
By Bunmi Ajilore. Nalanda district, an agricultural village in Bihar,…
Lifestyle
Nigeria Sets Standards for Wood Cooking Stoves
The International Centre for Energy, Environment & Development (ICEED) in collaboration with Energy Commission of Nigeria, Standards Organisation of Nigeria and the…
Waste and You: Making the Best of It – By Olaleye Abimfoluwa
By Olaleye Abimfoluwa. In early pre-industrial times, waste was mainly…
Tree Felling: A Cruel Approach to Sustainability – By Wale Bakare
By Wake Bakare. From the towering tranquility of Iseyin Local…
Africa: What Does a Green Economy Look Like?
Few people – including most of the experts pushing for…
More Articles
Earth Hour Nigeria Launches Climate Change Bill Campaign
[MARCH 18 2013, ABUJA]: Earth Hour, the world’s largest movement for the planet, has launched its 2013 campaign on the back of record environmental outcomes it achieved in 2012. Oludotun Babayemi, the Nigeria Country Director of Earth Hour, reiterated this at the Climate Change Capacity Building, where over 100 people attended in Lagos on Saturday, March 16, 2013. Earth Hour 2013 will take place on Saturday, March 23 at 8:30 PM at First City Plaza, Marina of First City Monument …
Africa: Is China’s Investment in African Forests a Problem?
London — Is China’s investment in Africa’s forests a positive or a negative? It depends on who you ask, but a new forum aims to at least make the Africa-China timber trade more transparent and easier for African policy makers to understand and act on. The…