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Ugochi Anyaka wins UNEP environmental journalist award
A radio journalist from Nigeria has won the United Nations Environment Programme’s Young Environmental Journalist Award (YEJA), beating over 120 entries from reporters across Africa. Ugochi Anyaka (29)...
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UN commends Nigeria’s decision on Ogoniland
The United Nations welcomes the decision by the Nigerian Government to clean up a major oil contamination in the Ogoniland region of the country. The decision comes a year after the UN Environment...
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Tackling Nigeria‘s worst environmental disaster
By Oscarline Onwuemenyi, Crude oil exploration has witnessed an upward growth since the commodity was first discovered in the country in the 1950s. While it has sustained the Nigerian economy, the oil...
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East Africa, UNEP signs environment pact
Lake VictoriaThe agreement struck between the East African Community and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on management of the environment and natural resources is a timely move that...
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UN Agencies to assist African countries transit to a green economy
A new partnership launched today by four UN agencies aims to support 30 countries over the next seven years in building national green economy strategies that will generate new jobs and skills, promote...
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What does the ‘Doha Climate Gateway’ mean for Africa?
By Richard Munang and Zhen Han A UN climate change conference in Doha, Qatar, concluded in December 2012 with a new agreement called the “Doha Climate Gateway.” Its major achievements include the...
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Africa develops roadmap to manage hazardous chemicals
Representative of 28 African countries today developed a draft roadmap aimed at driving the continent toward meeting the 2020 goal of the sound management of chemicals across their lifecycles. National...
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Lighting-up a low carbon future for Nigeria
The lights are going on all over Africa, home to some of the fastest growing economies in the world. Overall, that is great news. Children can study at night without breathing harmful or...
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The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today the appointment of Jukka Uosukainen as the Director of the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN). The CTCN, the operational arm of the UN...
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UNEP calls for action on poaching
Over 30 years ago, the mighty African elephant went extinct in my homeland Mauritania, where it once roamed. Elephants are intelligent and compassionate creatures, whose capacity for joy is only...
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