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NGO Advocates More Awareness in Gombe Communities to Curb Deforestation

Peter Uwumarogie Jun 5, 2020 0

A Non-Governmental Organisation, Jewel Environmental Initiative (JEI) based in Gombe, has urged the state government and other stakeholders to spread awareness to its rural communities to help curb indiscriminate felling of trees. Mr…

Environment

Climate Change: Expert urges New Strategy in Fight against Deforestation

Douglas Okoro Feb 14, 2020 0

An environmentalist, Dr Kelechi Okezie, has stressed the need to adopt new and sustainable strategy in the fight against deforestation to save the environment from harmful effects of climate change. SEE ALSO: SEC to Partner DFID for…

Metro

Deforestation: Reps to investigate incessant felling of trees

Owolabi Oluwasegun May 4, 2016 0

The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to set up an ad hoc committee to investigate incessant felling of trees across the country, saying it constituted environmental hazard to the country’s ecosystem. The News Agency of…

Environment

C/River Speaker advocates customary practices to check deforestation

News Agency of Nigeria May 3, 2016 0

Mr John Gaul-Lebo, Speaker of the Cross River House of Assembly, has advocated the use of customary practices to check deforestation in the country. Gaul-Lebo said this when Dr Alice Enwu, the state Commissioner for Climate Change and…