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Monday 06 July
Republic of Congo: Eni tar sands investment in the Congo Basin poses huge risksAfricaFiles | 04 Jul 2009Le 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 tanksAfricaFiles | 04 Jul 2009International 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 refusenews.dailytrust.com | 03 Jul 2009The 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 tanksIRIN News | 03 Jul 2009Under 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 Govt adopts measures to preserve aquatic Resourcesportalangop.co.ao | 03 Jul 2009The 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 Lagos, Katsina bag environmental awardsnews.dailytrust.com | 03 Jul 2009The 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 wastenews.dailytrust.com | 03 Jul 2009Chevron 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 Zimbabwe: 'Cold Spell to Persist'AllAfrica.com | 02 Jul 2009ZIMBABWEANS 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 AFRICA: Agriculture an underestimated "safety net"IRIN News | 02 Jul 2009Investment 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 protectionThe New Vision | 02 Jul 2009ILLEGAL 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