Nigeria / Sustainability
Nigeria introduces new regulations on plastic waste
The National Environmental (Plastic Waste Control) Regulations, 2026 address producer responsibility, recycling and the circular economy.
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Nigeria / Climate
Stakeholders link climate pressure and resource scarcity to threats to peace
Participants at a gathering reported by The Guardian Nigeria warned that competition over land and resources can affect livelihoods and security.
Africa / Biodiversity
Bird not recorded for more than a decade is seen again in West African forests
Mongabay reports the reappearance of a bird species considered lost.
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Africa / Sustainability
Floating weeds threaten farming and fishing at Malawi’s Chia Lagoon
Global / Biodiversity
New birth recorded in the world’s last truly wild horse population
Global / Climate
COP31 president sets out agenda for Antalya climate summit
Global / Climate
Planetary Health Check finds seven of nine boundaries beyond safe limits
Africa / Biodiversity
Illegal mining puts Ghana’s Atewa Forest and its water supply at risk
Biodiversity
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Nigeria / Biodiversity
Bushmeat trade puts pressure on the world’s smallest crocodile in Nigeria
Mongabay reports that demand for the species in the bushmeat trade is a concern for its conservation.
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Nigeria / Climate
Academic urges more tree planting in Lagos to cope with heat and floods
Reforestation was put forward as a response to heatwaves, flooding, deforestation and biodiversity loss in the city.
Global / Climate
Developing El Niño sets temperature record ahead of its peak
The Guardian reports on what the event could mean for heat, drought and agriculture.
Africa / Climate
Gambian rice farmers adapt as saltwater moves into their fields
Mongabay reports on how farmers are rethinking the protection of rice fields from saltwater intrusion.
Nigeria / Climate
Wetland loss and new development are raising flood risk in Lagos
Mongabay reports on how building on the city's wetlands affects its ability to absorb floodwater.
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Nigeria / Biodiversity
Government launches Securing Nigeria’s Forest Future Country Package
The ministry presents the package as a framework for forest management, land restoration, biodiversity and climate resilience.
Nigeria / Sustainability
Nigeria introduces new regulations on plastic waste
Nigeria / Climate
Environment ministry calls for clean air to be central to national planning
Nigeria / Biodiversity
UNILAG hosts the 5th Africa Congress for Conservation Biology
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Africa / Biodiversity
Electric fencing and the effort to protect Kenya’s giant pangolins
Mongabay reports on the risks fences pose to the species and the work of Maasai communities to protect it.
Africa / Climate
Severe drought pushes Angolan communities back to seasonal migration
Africa / Biodiversity
Mozambique moves to protect Mount Mabu’s ‘butterfly forest’
Africa / Biodiversity
Zambian wild dogs record the longest known movement by an African mammal
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Global / Climate
World set to pass 1.5°C of warming, but can still limit the overshoot, UNEP says
The Limiting Overshoot report looks at how the world can limit, adapt to and return from higher temperatures.
Global / Sustainability
Food waste takes a central place at Climate Week NYC
Global / Climate
Joint action on climate and clean air brings economic returns, UN report says
Global / Climate
Global Cooling Pledge Assembly turns to delivery on heat resilience
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Global / Climate
The world’s rivers are under pressure. What would it take to restore them?
Drought, altered rainfall, pollution and water management are changing major rivers, The Guardian reports.
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Africa / Climate
Ethiopia calls on citizens across the country to join its tree planting drive
The Guardian reports on a restoration campaign with a stated target of 50 billion trees by 2030.
Africa / Climate
Questions of transparency surround South Africa’s carbon credit market
Mongabay reports on concerns about restoration projects, mining and the development of carbon markets.
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