Tree felling poses great health risks – CSO warns Nigerians
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Community Advocates for Rural Development has issued a cautionary alert to Nigerians on the indiscriminate tree cutting […]
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Expert calls for community engagement in protecting Cross River forest, National Park
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Dr Martins Egot is the Executive Director of Panacea for Developmental and Infrastructural Challenges for Africa Initiative (PADIC-AFRICA), formerly […]
How Chinese plundered Effi Community Forest in C/River – Expert
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – An environment expert and Executive Director of Rainforest Resources Development Centre (RRDC) Prince Odey Oyama has raised the alarm over […]
Stakeholders lament high rate of deforestation in C/River communities
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Stakeholders in the environmental sector have decried the alarming rate of deforestation in Cross River state through illegal logging, saying […]
Fintiri bans indiscriminate cutting of trees in Adamawa
Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has banned indiscriminate cutting of trees for charcoal production to avert in the state. Fintiri announced the ban when traditional […]
C/River may not benefit from UN-REED programme – Environment expert
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A community leader and environment expert, Chief Edwin Ogar has warned that Cross River State Government may not benefit from […]
Nigeria requires over 350m trees yearly to check deforestation – NCF
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) says that Nigeria needs to plant over 350 million trees annually to check deforestation. The Director-General, NCF, Dr Muhtari Aminu-Kano, […]
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon at record high
Around 360 square kilometres of rainforest in the Brazilian Amazon were lost to deforestation in January alone. This is the highest amount recorded for January […]
COP26: World leaders pledge to end deforestation by 2030
More than 100 world leaders have promised to end and reverse deforestation by 2030, in the COP26 climate summit’s first major deal. Brazil – where […]