A coalition of twelve civil society organisations from Africa, Europe, and Russia has released a damning report warning against the surge in African countries adopting nuclear energy as part of their energy transition strategy, describing it as a “misadventure” and a “false climate solution.” The report, titled “The Alarming Rise of False Climate Solutions in Africa: The Nuclear Energy Misadventure,”
Continue ReadingThe Ocean Cleanup, a leading international non-profit organisation, announced its ambitious new initiative, the 30 Cities Program, aimed at eliminating up to one-third of ocean-bound plastic pollution by the end of the decade. The initiative announced at the ongoing Ocean Conference in Nice, the game-changing expansion targets major plastic-emitting rivers in 30 key coastal cities across Asia and the Americas
Continue ReadingThe United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have unveiled three new World Restoration Flagships for 2025. Launched at the ongoing UN Ocean Conference in Nice, the initiative is showcasing large-scale, community-driven marine ecosystem recovery efforts across Africa, Latin America, and Europe. Together, these initiatives aim to restore nearly five million hectares of critical marine
Continue ReadingAzerbaijan has been announced as the host nation for two major United Nations events in 2026 the 13th Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) and World Environment Day, underscoring its rising profile as a global leader in sustainable development and urban innovation. In a statement shared with DA News, officials said these events mark a strategic contribution to global
Continue ReadingBrazil and France have jointly launched a powerful appeal urging all countries to embed ocean-focused action into their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) ahead of COP30, which Brazil is set to host in November. The Blue NDC Challenge, as the initiative is known, launched at the ongoing United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) in Nice, aims to make oceans central to global
Continue ReadingOver 90 United Nations Member States, including ministers and high-level representatives, have issued a landmark declaration at the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, calling for an ambitious and legally binding Global Plastics Treaty that targets plastic pollution at its source. Dubbed the “Nice Wake-Up Call for an Ambitious Plastics Treaty,” the declaration outlines five critical points that signatories insist
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has reiterated the country’s commitment to advancing regional cooperation in blue economy development, marine conservation, and capacity building across West and Central Africa. Speaking on behalf of President Bola Tinubu at the ongoing United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France, Oyetola emphasized the need for stronger technical collaboration and
Continue ReadingCaribbean nations have taken a historic step in advancing marine conservation and regional ocean governance with the official launch of the Actioning Blue: Caribbean 30×30 Vision for the Ocean at the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3). The high-level event, which took place aboard the Art Explorer vessel, was co-hosted by the Government of Grenada, the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF),
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The UN humanitarian agencies have said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) incident manager
Nuclear power is a solution to climate change because it is the largest source of low-carbon energy that produces minimal greenhouse gas emissions and can help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide
As part of it’s aim at cutting down greenhouse gases and replacing it with cleaner sources of energy, the governor of Lagos State South West Nigeria Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the arrival
Adetokunbo Abiola Methane continued its upwards emissions spiral, as it recorded its fourth highest annual increase in 2022, rising by 14 parts per billion to 1,911.9 ppb in the past year, faster
The value of Nigerian soya beans in the global market has reached N462.2 billion ($ 1.18 billion) due to huge production which has led to the exportation of the according to recent
A new report from the UN Climate Change shows that countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but underlines that these efforts remain insufficient to limit global temperature
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