Tag Archives: Environmental

Children at a dried community borehole in Turkana, Kenya. Climate change, a subject of discussion at UNEA-6, has been blamed for droughts in the region. Credit: Maina Waruru/IPS by Maina Waruru (nairobi) Monday, March 04, 2024 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Mar 04 (IPS) – The  Sixth United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA-6)  ended …

The Lagos State Government has shut down Quilox Restaurant Bar Night Club, owned by nightlife king cum politician, Shina Peller.     The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), disclosed in a statement on Twitter that it shut down Quilox over environmental and safety infractions.     The agency stated that …

COP 15 in Paris. A reminder of global warming and glacier melting. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS by Alison Kentish (saint lucia) Thursday, October 26, 2023 Inter Press Service SAINT LUCIA, Oct 26 (IPS) – A new report by the University lists six areas of grave concern and states that in the absence …

For those who grew up in a religious household there are few things more enjoyable than watching members of the clergy act out of character. So this video of a French nun tackling an environmental protestor will be quite a treat for many of you readers. Énorme ! La bonne …

The Lagos state government as sealed popular Lekki hoangout spot, Farmcity and other businesses in the area.   In a statement released on his X handle this evening October 14, the state commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunboh Wahab, said the businesses were sealed for noise pollution and other …

President Joe Biden has been working harder than usual, spending almost full work days traveling the world, attending meetings and dinners, and signing Executive Orders meant to attract young and minority voters. His latest Executive Order aims to seduce another voting group: climate activists. This week, the Biden administration unveiled …

The inauguration of the Nineteenth ordinary session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (#AMCEN), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Credit: Richard Munang, UNEP Opinion by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema (nairobi, kenya) Tuesday, August 15, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 15 (IPS) – There has never been a time in …

Black smoke billows from the front of the bus. With no air-conditioning besides the sympathetic wafting of a folded map from another passenger, I’m five hours into a bus journey from Tirana to Sarandë. Has the engine exploded? I’m not too sure. But judging by the groans of the driver …

This revelation rang environmental alarm bells, as burning stolen crude oil-laden vessels worsens Niger Delta’s fragile ecosystem. The Nigerian House of Representatives has taken a decisive step to address the environmental concerns arising from the destruction of the MT TURA II vessel by security forces.

Ephraim Walters in his fishing shed. The father of nine has been a fisherman for 59 years. Credit: Zadie Neufville/IPS by Zadie Neufville (rocky point, jamaica) Friday, June 02, 2023 Inter Press Service ROCKY POINT, Jamaica, Jun 02 (IPS) – Long before the COVID-19 Pandemic, fishers at the Rocky Point fishing …