deforestation

The Gombe State Government has signed a contract agreement of over twelve billion naira (N12,000,000,000) aimed at tackling a 21-kilometre long gully erosion in the state, safeguarding lives, and preserving the environment. The…

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has decried the loss of forests to deforestation. According to the FAO, the world's forests are under threat, as more than 400 million hectares of forest have been…

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has called for preservation of the world’s forests. In its latest  State of the World’s Forests Report 2022, the FAO called for halting of deforestation, …

Stakeholders in the Environmental Sector have been urged to work with the government to tackle the challenges of deforestation. The call came as Nigeria launches a National Forest Policy for sustainable use of the country’s forest…

The Minister of Environment, Mrs. Sharon Ikeazor says the ministry is working hard to meet the target of planting 35 million trees to curb issues of desertification and other environmental challenges across the country. The minister…

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) when releasing the first findings of its new Global Remote Sensing Survey said agricultural expansion drives almost 90 percent of global deforestation – an impact much…

 The Federal Government has expressed its concern over the spread of unhealthy practices and degenerating human activities in the country that impact the environment. This, the government noted, had led to deforestation, loss…

Since the first quarter of 2021, Mayowa Adebo and his team of photographers, have been travelling to different parts of Nigeria to document how climate change is affecting communities – urban and rural. Twenty-nine-year-old Mayowa is…

Niger state Government in North central Nigeria, has intensified efforts towards putting an end to unfortunate indiscriminate felling of trees for charcoal and timber business across the state. This was stated by the Secretary to the…