The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN), has donated receptacles to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos, Kano and Rivers states, to commemorate the 2023 World Environment Day, celebrated globally on June 5. Dr Tony Okpanachi, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, DBN, said this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, that the donation was in furtherance […]
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Acollective opening of nine public gardens in nine Turkish cities took place Thursday as part of the activities coordinated by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change to mark Environment Week. Mehmet Özhaseki, who was recently appointed as the new minister of environment, urbanization and climate change by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, conducted his […]
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The Ministry of Environment said this week that it backs the Together for the Green Belt (Împreună pentru Centura Verde) civic platform – a project of the Alex Gavan Foundation aimed at saving Bucharest’s surrounding forests, which would be the first step in the creation of a green belt around the city. The initiative was joined by […]
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Advocacy group says continued destruction of critical habitat leaves it no choice but to take legal action against Steven Guilbeault Environmental groups in Canada are taking legal action against the country’s environment minister, arguing his delay in protecting old growth forest is harming the critically endangered northern spotted owl. In February, Steven Guilbeault said he would recommend […]
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Digital transformation has become an integral part of Saudis’ lives, especially that Saudi Arabia ranks first in the index of UN ESCWA for e-government services, as well as ranking 11th among G20. Hence, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah provides more than 121 e-services for more than 30 million people inside Saudi Arabia, besides millions performing Hajj and Umrah from […]
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Students pursuing graduation will now have to study subjects like environmental education. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has recently instructed its affiliated universities and colleges to introduce a compulsory subject on environmental studies at all branches of undergraduate degree. Under the guidelines released by the UGC, environmental education will include areas such as climate change, […]
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Tech companies remain secretive over the amount of energy and water it takes to train their complex programs and models One question that ChatGPT can’t quite answer: how much energy do you consume? “As an AI language model, I don’t have a physical presence or directly consume energy,” it’ll say, or: “The energy consumption associated with my […]
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Costa Rica, a country known for its remarkable natural beauty, is taking significant steps to protect its oceans and environment. President Rodrigo Chaves Robles, along with Minister of Foreign Affairs Arnoldo André Tinoco and Minister of Environment and Energy Franz Tattenbach Capra, recently introduced a comprehensive blue agenda aimed at preserving the marine ecosystem. At the […]
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Mrs. Ramat Folake Abdulsallam, convener of Fola-Mola Global Initiative, has over the years been consistent in her campaign for cleaner and safer environment through community service. In line with the theme of the 2023 World Environmental Day, observed June 5, which focused on solution to plastic pollution under the campaign, #BeatPlasticPollution, her organisation, in collaboration […]
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Several public universities participated in the event The Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research (C3ER) of Brac University celebrated World Environment Day 2023. The event was organized with the theme “Solutions to Plastic Pollution” on Monday at Brac University Auditorium, said a press release issued on Wednesday. This event aimed to promote environmental awareness […]
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