In 1950, the world produced more than 2 million tons of plastic per year. By 2015, this annual production swelled to 419 million tons and exacerbating plastic waste in the environment. A report by science journal, Nature, determined that currently, roughly 11 million tons of plastic make its way into the oceans every year, harming wildlife habitats and the animals […]
HELD ON THE 22ND OF JANUARY, 2022 AT THE SAAT CONFERENCE ROOM, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AKURE, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA. THEME: The outcome of COP 26 and where do we go from here? DURATION: 9:30am – 1:00pm KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Prof. Ahmed Balogun – Department of metrology and climate science FUTA; Topic: Unleashing youth energy and creativity to combat climate change […]
Source: Punch News. National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency on Saturday rescued a female sea cow also known as manatee, an endangered aquatic mammal held hostage at Epe Lagos. NESREA, an environmental agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria, in a sting operation alongside researchers from the Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research, and WildAid rescued the endangered […]