CSO calls for collective effort to preserve mangrove ecosystem in Niger Delta
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The Director of the Tropical Research and Conservation Center (TRCC), ikponke Nkanta, has called on communities, stakeholders, and International Oil Companies (IOCs) to collaborate in preserving and conserving the mangrove ecosystem in the Niger Delta region. Nkanta made this appeal during the commemoration of the 2024 International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem. […]
Environmentalists demand end to coal mining, gas flaring in Nigeria
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Mkpoikana Udoma Port Harcourt — Environmental advocates and community leaders have urged the federal government to commit to a transition to renewable energy sources, citing the devastating impact of fossil fuels on health, the environment, and the economy. The stakeholders particularly called for an end to gas flaring and coal mining, urging the government to […]
Oil spills, flooding menace: Group unveils community-based approach to protect environment
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The government has been advised to train community people on how to combat or live with the ever-deteriorating global climate change because the communities seem to suffer greater impacts. This is as countries especially Nigeria set ambitious climate change reduction targets without clear evidence of steps to pursue the targets. Nigeria targets 20 percent unconditional […]
Strengthening the Adaptive Capacity of Niger Delta women and youth on Climate change
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Strengthening the Adaptive Capacity Of Niger Delta women and Youth on climate change carried out CsDevNet, PACJA, African Activities for Climate Justice and Nature Justice. Mr Abu Stephen of the CsDevNet spoke on Complications and Vulnerability of the Niger Delta region on climate change, stating how climate change have affected the livelihood of the people […]
The inaugural Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ Conservation Congress was held in Windhoek, Namibia, from 25 – 27 October 2023.
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The event brought together Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities’ (IPLC) representatives from 46 of 54 African countries. Building on the Kigali Call to Action, the Congress articulated a rights-based, people-centred conservation strategy for the African continent and pointed to the urgent need to include Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities’ (IPLC) as nature custodians in key decision making […]
Niger Delta Climate Change Conference 2023
Sustainable Actions for Nature had the privilege of participating in a groundbreaking Niger Delta Climate Change event Organized in the city of Port harcourt, which had in attendance key stakeholders within the region and also featured the climate clock presentation by Mr Mike David and we’re excited to share its significance with you. The Climate Clock […]
SAN celebrates World Ocean Day 2023
Tides are changing
145 drugs offenders arrested in Rivers with over 722kg of cocaine, heroin, others
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Over 145 drugs traffickers have been knocked out of circulation in Rivers State since January 2022 with over 722 kilograms of illicit drugs. The Rivers State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said in PH on Saturday, June 25, 2022, that cocaine and heroin topped the list. The Commander, Ahmed Mamuda, said […]
Right Minds, NDLEA, others team up against drugs abuse
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·Awareness road walk, symposium to mark World Anti-Drugs Day 2022 By Ignatius Chukwu The streets of Port Harcourt are set to explode in carnivals to raise awareness against drugs abuse. This is as Right Minds Leaders Network is organising an Awareness Road Walk and Sensitisation for a Drug-Free Society and Symposium to hold in Port Harcourt, the […]
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY: NGOs move to rid P-Harcourt of dirt
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By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT: As the world marks Environment Day, some Non-Governmental Organisations, yesterday, took to the streets of Port Harcourt, to give support to reducing the wastes that have taken over some streets of the city in Rivers State. The NGOs while carrying out the outreach also advocated for a government policy or […]