The Minister of State for Environment, Mrs Sharon Ikeazor says the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) Act is being amended to give it more implementation power. Ikeazor made this known when a delegation of the Coalition for Socio-Ecological Transformation of Nigeria (COSET), a civil society organisation, paid a courtesy call on her […]

Pangolins were once a prized item in the markets of Gabon’s capital Libreville, but bushmeat sellers have started hiding the small, scaly mammals behind boar legs and porcupine carcasses. Trading the endangered animal, considered to be the most poached in the world, is illegal in the West African country. But that’s not why the merchants […]

Ogun Government says it will sanction companies and industries in the state that failed to put basic anti-pollution schemes in place. The Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Abiodun Abudu-Balogun made this known while reeling out the activities of his ministry at a press conference on Monday in Abeokuta. Abudu-Balogun lamented the high level of infractions being […]

As a child, Nguy Thi Khanh used to lie in the grass in her Vietnamese village and watch toxic emissions from nearby coal plants float past like clouds. Today she is one of the few voices in Vietnam taking on the industry — a rare female climate crusader pushing for renewables in a country where […]

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello has commended the efforts of the Ecological Fund Office (EFO) of the Office of the Secretary of the Federation for its intervention efforts in curtailing the flood and erosion at Ashara-Wako village, in Kwali Area Council. Chief Press Secretary to the Minister, Mr Anthony Ogunleye, in a statement on […]

Consumerist mecca New York targets its throwaway culture this weekend with a ban on single-use plastic bags that has been years in the making and is still rare in America. New Yorkers like to see themselves at the forefront of efforts to save the environment but are used to receiving groceries in free plastic bags, […]

Astronomers have discovered the biggest explosion seen in the universe, originating from a super-massive black hole. Scientists reported Thursday that the blast came from a black hole in a cluster of galaxies 390 million light-years away. The explosion was so large it carved out a crater in the hot gas that could hold 15 Milky […]

Earth has acquired a second “mini-moon” about the size of a car, according to astronomers who spotted the object circling our planet. The mass — roughly 1.9-3.5 meters (6-11 feet) in diameter — was observed by researchers Kacper Wierzchos and Teddy Pruyne at the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona on the night of February […]

Nearly 900,000 pangolins are believed to have been trafficked worldwide in the past two decades, a wildlife watchdog said Thursday, highlighting the challenge in tackling the illicit trade. As the world’s most heavily trafficked mammal, the creatures are targeted for their body parts which are highly valued in traditional medicine in countries including China and […]

By Dirisu Yakubu Constitutional lawyer and rights activist, Femi Falana has accused state governments in the country of playing a part in the continuous destruction of forests in their various domains. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria stated this on Thursday in Abuja at a one day workshop on “Preventing Illicit Trade in Nigeria’s Endangered Plant […]