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An international group of researchers will meet January 13-15, 2009 at a conference in Gisenyi to grapple with the problem of Lake Kivu.
Kenyans leaving the Mau Forest will begin receiving humanitarian assistance from the government.
The government has released relief food to be distributed to squatters being evicted from the Mau forest reserve.
Someone is being economical with the truth on the Mau Forest saga - and just about everything that ails Kenya. That is sad.
The Okavango Delta, which has been described as the world's largest inland delta, is the lifeline of the people living on its banks.
Forestry officials from the Senegalese region of Casamance have commended The Gambia for being one of the countries in the sub-region to be admired for its successes and giant strides in community forest management.
Governor Godswill Akpabio has said flooding is a major challenge to the development aspirations of his administration, especially in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.
THE cost of the ecological sanitation (eco-san) toilets has been lowered in a bid to promote their use countrywide. The move is also aimed at encouraging farmers to use human waste as a fertiliser to improve agricultural productivity.
The Director General of National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Mrs. Ngeri Benebo on Tuesday briefed newsmen on the major achievements of the agency over the year.
Barely one month after the display of the new customized waste bin introduced by Lagos Waste Management Agency (LAWMA) at the 2009 Medical Waste Summit, delay in the payment of land use charge by landlords is frustrating the distribution of the bin. The state agency had tied the free distribution of the waste bin to property owner's ability to show evidence of paid land use charge.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) released its "State of the World Population 2009" report on the 18th of November. It chose to take up a politically delicate topic, the relationship between climate change, population stabilisation and the importance of gender.
Malaria remains a huge health challenge in Botswana and has compelled the government to reintroduce the use of Dichlo-Diphenyl Trichloroethane (DDT).
After condemning the citizens for abandoning the spirit of botho during the veldt fires that ravaged the country last year, government now intends to pay volunteers who help in fighting veldt fires.
Management at a chemical recycling plant that burnt down in Bellville South is still not sure how the fire started.
Photos of Kenyans planting trees and Moroccan women turning plastic bags into handbags today won a United Nations-backed eco-themed contest focused on Africa, which profiles ordinary people working to preserve the environment and reduce the effects of climate change in their communities.
At least 25 percent of the Mau Forest Complex has been recovered under the ongoing restoration efforts.
THREE separate studies have estimated that charcoal consumption in Dar es Salaam has a household use of between 2.7 and 3.5 of the larger 56kg bags per annum. By extrapolating from this figure to the total population of the commercial capital it is possible to estimate the total amount of charcoal that is entering and being used here.
The squatters who have left South Western Mau Forest will not be paid any compensation by the government.
Lack of planning and corrupt practices by unscrupulous government officials have been blamed for the environmental degradation, infrastructural decay and the deterioration of most towns and cities in the South East geo-political zone.
Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State yesterday faulted moves by the House of Representatives to site headquarters of the proposed Erosion and Flood Commission in Abuja insisting that it must be located within the southeast zone where the problem is rampant.
River Musamya which for a long time was referred to as the "Gold for Bugerere" by residents because of its numerous values, is on the verge of extinction due to encroachment by area residents.
Despite political and social distractions the present administration in Plateau State has been facing, the government has never shifted its focus on the provision of infrastructure to the urban and rural dwellers. ROLAND OGBONNAYA writes on the effort by Jang's administration to bring to life once dead bones on the plateau
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has directed water and environment minister Maria Mutagamba to immediately evict encroachers in all forest reserves.
WATER and environment minister Maria Mutagamba has asked the Auditor General to carry out a special audit of the National Forestry Authority (NFA) to establish the source of sh900m, which was allegedly stolen by the wife of Damian Akankwasa.
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni and other African leaders yesterday agreed to ask for compensation from the rich industrialised nations during the climate change talks to be held in Copenhagen at the end of the year.
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