Some of the world’s largest palm oil companies have joined forces with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to launch an initiative to help prevent the extinction of orangutans, a great ape species that has come under extreme pressure due to the aggressive expansion of the palm oil sector in Indonesia and Malaysia. Called the Palm Oil & NGO […]
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For a dam to contribute successfully to the sustainable development of society, local people must also benefit. And since the livelihoods of people in rural societies depend on land, proper land tenure is key to ensuring dams bring benefits for all. A new animation, produced by the Global Water Initiative (GWI) West Africa, unpicks the
GWI animation: how to secure land rights of people affected by dams Read More »
President Trump’s decision earlier this month to withdraw the United States from the Paris Accord on climate change has only boosted the appetite for driving the sustainability agenda forward, according to the head of Nordea Asset Management. “I think it has given more momentum to it because I think his voters and our clients will
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The program’s objective is to engage stakeholders in the private sector, in practising sustainability and transparency in their businesses (particularly businesses in the hydrocarbon industry) and environment. The event was focused on transparency in the oil and gas sector with the aim to mobilise collective action of stakeholders in both the public and private spheres
Tuesday, June 20, 2017, appears to symbolize a special day in the history of global climate action as it marks the day when the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) opened for signing by Governments at the UN in New York. This followed its adoption a few weeks before in 1992 by world
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Dell has begun shipping its XPS 13 in materials made in part from plastic pollution from the ocean. The company spent about 18 months doing a detailed assessment and validation, followed by a pilot, based on using ocean plastic in a way that is cost-effective and commercially scalable. The notebook is nestled inside a gift
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Mr. Boubacar Bamba, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Assistant Representative for Operations in Nigeria, on Tuesday said that about 14 million people currently needed humanitarian assistance.Bamba made the announcement in Lagos at an event jointly organized by UNHCR, the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons and other organizations to
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Let me try and put myself in their shoes …… They say … Should I stay or should I go We love each other It was just that one time they raised their voice.. we got over it They said, they would never do it again (it happens again) The inner turmoil ensues. They go
Nobody can love you like I can …… Read More »
The African Development Bank is planning to deploy $1.1 bn following board approval to fight drought and famine in some African countries, the bank said in a statement on Saturday. The bank issued the statement to commemorate the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought which was observed on June 17, aiming to promote public
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With several houses already swallowed up by erosion and hundreds of lives lost while properties worth billions went down the drain on account of the menace, the government backed the World Bank’s driven project with N100 million counterpart funding in 2016. Under the project, the World Bank is contributing $500million, Global Environment Facility (GEF) $8million,
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