In a major step towards biodiversity conservation, the United Nations and private sector stakeholders have launched the Cali Fund for the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits from the Use of Digital Sequence Information (DSI) on Genetic Resources. The fund, which was officially inaugurated in Rome at the Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on the sidelines of
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Global leaders and biodiversity experts have reconvened in Rome for the continuation of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), with financing nature conservation high on the agenda. The talks, which originally took place in Cali, Colombia, last November, yielded significant outcomes before time ran out, leading to this follow-up session
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The Government of Mongolia and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) have signed an agreement for the hosting of the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) in Ulaanbaatar in 2026. The global event will bring together UNCCD’s 197 member countries to accelerate efforts in addressing desertification, land degradation, and drought. Mongolia, one of the countries
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Cocoa prices surged one hundred and thirty-six percent between July 2022 and February 2024, crossed ten thousand dollars for the first time in March last year, ultimately reaching as much as one hundred and sixty-three percent. In a similar situation, the price of coffee has been reaching unprecedented heights, with Arabian beans hitting 3.84 per pound, driving up the average cost of a restaurant coffee
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The Kwara Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Project has concluded its community and stakeholders’ sensitisation workshop, urging farmers to avoid deforestation to prevent soil infertility and degradation. The State Project Coordinator, Engr. Dr. Busari Toyin Isiaka, gave the advice during a workshop held today in Malete, Moro Local Government Area, emphasizing the negative impact of deforestation on soil health and
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As world leaders gathered at the Munich Security Conference 2025 ( MSC 2025) to deliberate on pressing global security threats, a critical but often overlooked issue land restoration emerged as a pivotal strategy for fostering peace and stability. Experts at the MSC 2025 session, “Conversation on Land Restoration and Security,” emphasized the urgent need to address land degradation as a
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Colombia’s Environment Minister and President of the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP16) on Biodiversity, Susana Muhamad, has resigned from the cabinet of President Gustavo Petro. Muhamad made the announcement during an interview on the Colombian online news program Los Danieles, where she revealed that she had already submitted her resignation letter to the president. “I have submitted my letter
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Across Africa, over 200 million people live in slum conditions, many of whom are young individuals facing unemployment and lack of education. Youth in African slum communities face significant challenges related to unemployment and limited access to quality education. In 2024, approximately 11.2% of African youth aged 15 to 24 were unemployed. In sub-Saharan Africa, the youth unemployment rate was
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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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