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Monday 06 July

Republic of Congo: Eni tar sands investment in the Congo Basin poses huge risks
AfricaFiles | 04 Jul 2009
Le francais suit. Civil society groups call for the Italian oil company, Eni, to re-think its plans to develop tar sands and agro-fuels in the Congo Basin. Des groupes de la soci't civile demandent la compagnie ptrolire italienne, Eni, de re-voir ses plans de dveloppement des sables bitumineux et de bio-carburants dans le bassin du Congo. DN
US$30 million local think tanks
AfricaFiles | 04 Jul 2009
International donors are backing Africa-based policy research to improve local decision-making on food security and climate change. Africa cannot wait for the North to understand and respond to its needs. African think tanks must look decades into the future and be independent, endowed institutes with a core staff that provides quality research and flexibility to respond to complex issues. DN
Task Force nabs 13 over refuse
news.dailytrust.com | 03 Jul 2009
The Kwara State Environmental Task Force last weekend apprehended 13 persons for violating various offences of the state monthly sanitation exercise
 Nigeria | Waste
AFRICA: Funding boost for local think tanks
IRIN News | 03 Jul 2009
Under a new initiative international donors are backing Africa-based policy research to improve local decision-making on complex global issues with potentially enormous humanitarian consequences like food security and climate change.
 Food Security
Maathai faults crops in forests plan
Daily Nation | 03 Jul 2009
Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai on Thursday criticised the re-introduction of the shamba system in which squatters settle and farm in forests.
 Kenya | Forest Quality
Govt adopts measures to preserve aquatic Resources
portalangop.co.ao | 03 Jul 2009
The Angolan Government approved Wednesday here measures of management of marine, continental and aquaculture fishing this year, meant a sustainable preservation of biological resources, enabling to assure their quality, diversity and renovation, Angop has learnt.
 Angola | Biodiversity
Oil spill: Reps order Shell to pay N1bn compensation to Rivers community
Vanguard | 03 Jul 2009
The House of Representatives yesterday passed a resolution urging the Shell Petroleum Development Company(SPDC) to pay the sum of N1 billion to Joinkrama 1 Community of Rivers State.
 Nigeria | Accidents and Spills
Lagos, Katsina bag environmental awards
news.dailytrust.com | 03 Jul 2009
The Lagos state governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, and Katsina State First Lady, Hajiya Fatima Shema, yesterday bagged environmental awards in different categories organised by Federal Ministry of Environment in recognition of individuals that have contributed immensely towards environmental improvement in the country.
 Nigeria | Sanitation
Chevron, Lagos collaborate on medical waste
news.dailytrust.com | 03 Jul 2009
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture, has built a medical incinerator project at the Epe General Hospital in collaboration with the Lagos State Government.
 Nigeria | Waste
Nigeria's forest resources can alleviate poverty
Daily Trust | 03 Jul 2009
Nigerias forest resources have been recognised as having enormous potentials to contribute to poverty alleviation, sustainable livelihood of the rural people and mitigating effects of climate change.
 Nigeria | Poverty Reduction
Sanitary inspectors to inspect premises
news.dailytrust.com | 03 Jul 2009
The Federal Government has resuscitated inspection of premises by the sanitary inspectors known as Environmental Health Officers throughout the country.
 Nigeria | Sanitation
Climate change: We are in a health quagmire
The Monitor | 03 Jul 2009
Once regarded as the Pearl of Africa, Uganda was indeed a paradise and favourite destination for many tourists due to its beautiful geographical features and climate.
 Uganda | Health and Environment
Angola: Govt Adheres to the International Agency of Renewable Energies
AllAfrica.com | 02 Jul 2009
Sharm El Sheik — Angola adhered tuesday to the International Agency for renewable energies, an organization entitled to support countries interested to boost energy capabilities.
 Angola | Renewable Energy
Zimbabwe: 'Cold Spell to Persist'
AllAfrica.com | 02 Jul 2009
ZIMBABWEANS should take precautions against the effects of ground frost as the cold spell that the country has been experiencing since Monday is expected to persist until early September, the Meteorological Services Department has said.
 Climate Change Impacts
African science 'won't be a G8 priority'
SCIDEV.NET | 02 Jul 2009
African science is unlikely to be prioritised at next month's G8 meeting but the fault also rests with African nations, say critics.
ASSET Climate Care committee set for tree planting
Daily Observer | 02 Jul 2009
In a bid to combat desertification and global warming in The Gambia, the Association of Small Scale Enterprise in Tourism (ASSET) Climate Care Committee is looking forward to plant more seedlings in the coming rainy season.
 Gambia | Forests and Woodlands
Small scale farmers in need of help
The Monitor | 02 Jul 2009
Two international conferences took place in South Africa last month and at both conferences the small farmer was the main subject of debate.
 Uganda | Farming Practices
AFRICA: Agriculture an underestimated "safety net"
IRIN News | 02 Jul 2009
Investment in agriculture in developing countries, where most of the workforce consists of small-scale farmers, is akin to beefing up a "safety net" as the world struggles to limit the impact of the economic crisis, a UN agency head told IRIN ahead of the three-day World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Cape Town.
 South Africa | Agriculture
Forest protectors need protection
The New Vision | 02 Jul 2009
ILLEGAL timber loggers in Bufumbe central forest reserve in Buikwe, Mukono, last week assaulted officials of the National Forestry Authority, nearly killing one of them. The culprits, with the help of villagers, attacked the officials who had tried to arrest them.
 Uganda | Forest Quality
Cattle corridor in climate scare
The Monitor | 02 Jul 2009
Going by this years rainfall performance and outlook reports issued by the meteorology department, most areas in Uganda have received poor rainfall.
 Uganda | Climate Change Impacts

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