Life & Climate
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Congo Basin Countries To Ban Exportation Of Log Timber By 2022
Countries of the Congo Basin have decided to ban the exportation of log timber by January 1, 2022. The decision…
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United Nations FAO Boost Cameroon’s Small Timber Businesses To Discourage Illegal Trade
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) through its FAO-European Union Flegt programme, has helped Cameroonian small and medium-sized…
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Cameroon Customs Launches Operation Against Fake Timber Export
The Cameroonian Directorate General of Customs (DGC) has launched a special operation intended to reinforce the regularity of timber exports.…
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73% Of Locally Sold Timber In Cameroon Are From Illegal Sources
Access to timber of legal origin is a major constraint to the development of small and medium size enterprises in…
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Sudan Battles Worst Floods In One Century
Torrential rainfall, mostly in Ethiopia, has caused the River Nile to overflow downstream in Sudan causing flooding that has killed…
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Flood Displaces 1, 000, Washes Away Farmlands In Anambra
Days after the Anambra State Government advised citizens to move from flood planes to highgrounds, more than 1,000 persons in…
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Heavy Rainfall Claims 50 Lives In Congolese Mining Site
Up to 50 people have likely been killed following the flooding of a makeshift artisanal gold mine in Kamituga, a…
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Nigerian Hydrological Agency Warns Of More Floods, Food Scarcity
Nigeria’s Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) on Thursday warned states adjoining the River Niger to brace for massive floods due to…
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Gabonese Group Sues Timber Companies For Violating Harvesting Contracts
A non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Gabon whose activities are centred around environmental protection, Brainforest, has sued nine timber companies for…
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Unprecedented Flooding Destroys Farmlands, Houses Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Prolonged torrential rainfall in Niger Republic since July rapidly increased the water level in River Niger and submerged parts of…
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