Governments have been urged to overhaul the United Nations biodiversity summit process following another round of negotiations that ended without sufficient progress towards meeting global targets to halt the destruction of nature. The call followed the conclusion of the 17th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia, on Saturday, amid concerns that countries were
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Where Was My Invite? And Wait, Is Tinubu the COP31 Man? Nigeria could arrive in Antalya with its President, a sizeable delegation and ambitious climate promises. But will the money, technology and opportunities reach the people who need them most? Something is amusing about international climate conferences. You can spend months discussing how to save the planet, developing solutions, engaging
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Governments have adopted a new global roadmap to accelerate efforts to halt biodiversity loss by 2030, as a United Nations assessment warns that the world is off track to meet its nature conservation targets. The roadmap, known as the Yerevan Pathway, was adopted at the conclusion of the 2026 UN Biodiversity Conference in Armenia on Saturday, alongside nearly 50 decisions
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International conservation organisations have urged consumers and retailers worldwide to stop buying and selling products made from Antarctic krill after governments failed to agree on additional protections for the Southern Ocean’s wildlife and ecosystems. The call came after the annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), which concluded in Hobart, Australia, without agreement
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Existing oil, gas and coal projects contain enough fossil fuel to generate nearly seven times the carbon pollution the world can afford to emit to retain a 50 per cent chance of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, a new analysis by climate advocacy organisation Oil Change International has warned. The analysis, released on Thursday, October 29, 2026, found
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Governments participating in the 2026 United Nations Biodiversity Conference have announced more than $1.8bn in new biodiversity funding commitments, as global leaders face growing pressure to accelerate efforts to halt ecosystem destruction and meet international conservation targets by 2030. The commitments, announced during the High-Level Segment of the conference, include government pledges, multilateral funding commitments and public-private financing initiatives. However,
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The Nigerian Institution of Surveyors, Lagos State Branch, has urged the Lagos State Government to deploy geospatial intelligence in mapping waste generation, storage facilities, illegal dumpsites and collection routes to improve waste management and reduce environmental pollution. The institution said the use of geographic information systems, satellite imagery, drones and Global Positioning System technology would help the state identify waste
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The Executive Secretary of the Alliance for Responsible Battery Recycling, Miranda Amachree, has raised concerns over the low implementation of Nigeria’s Extended Producer Responsibility programme. Amachree, who spoke on Thursday during a panel session organised as part of the 2026 UK Media Excellence for Emerging Technology Fellowship in Abuja, urged manufacturers to take greater responsibility for the collection and recycling
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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
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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
Dare Akogun is a media innovator, strategic communication professional, and climate and energy transition journalist with over 11 years of impactful contributions to the media industry.
