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COP15 of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands kicked off in Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls resort town, drawing delegates from 172 countries.

Africa is on the frontlines of the climate crisis, losing up to 9 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annually, a UN official disclosed Thursday.

A new report from the Kairos Fellowship organization alleges that Google is significantly contributing to the climate crisis.

In spite of the efforts to curb the menace of gas flaring, Nigeria lost 15,400 Gigawatts (GWh per hour) of power generation potential in five months, between January and May 2025 due to gas flaring.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has taken a decisive stride towards sustainable forest management with the official adoption of its new national Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standard.

Union Bank of Nigeria Plc has marked World Environment Day 2025 by partnering with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation to host a high-impact symposium themed “Ending Plastic Pollution” at the Lekki Conservation Centre, Lagos.

President Chapo hopes to secure a deal with Portugal that will convert part of Mozambique’s sovereign debt into green economy investments.

Nigeria’s Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, says that about 14 million tonnes of plastic annually obstruct the world’s oceans, threatening Nigeria’s biodiversity and impacting vital marine ecosystems.

Africa accounts for 17 percent of the world’s population and generates less than 3 percent of global electricity.

Egypt is currently gripped by a significant heatwave, with temperatures soaring past 40°C in its southern regions.