September 3, 2010
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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -East African court to establish regional sub-registries * Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -First U-23 ECOWAS games start Sunday * Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) -NFF to advertise Super Eagles' coaching job, names new coach 1 Oct. * Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) -ECOWAS holds extra-ordinary summit on Guinea Bissau 14 Sept * Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -UN political affairs chief urges Somaliaâ?s Sharif to talk to militants *
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Environment Last Updated     02/09/2010    22:50:00
About 21% of African fresh water species threatened with extinction
Paris, France (PANA) - At least 21% of fresh water species in Africa are threate ned with extinction by agriculture, use of water, dams and invading exotic speci e s, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) warned in a study p u blished on Thursday.    02/09/2010   full text...
WAEMU assists Benin flood victims with 200m CFAF
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) has granted Benin a financial aid of 200 million CFAF to support the country in rehabilitating flood victims.    02/09/2010   full text...
WB calls for better water management
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In its latest report on Tuesday, the global financial bo dy, World Bank (WB), has called for "better information and a more integrated ap p roach" towards water management.    31/08/2010   full text...
UN-backed climate body moves to strengthen activities
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) o n Monday welcomed the findings of an independent review panel which called for m a jor changes in management and procedures to enable the group to strengthen the q u ality of its assessments.    30/08/2010   full text...
Gabon to host African conference on biodiversity in Sept
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The first high-level Pan-African conference on biodi versity will be held 12 to 17 September in Libreville, the capital of Gabon, PAN A learnt from official sources here Monday.    30/08/2010   full text...
Gambian MP launches relief fund for flood victims
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) â" Sidia Jatta, an opposition MP in the Gambian Parliamen t, is finalizing arrangements towards launching a disaster relief fund for flood victims in his constituency, PANA reported from here Monday.    30/08/2010   full text...
UN Habitat gets new boss
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The United Nations General Assembly has elected Joan Clos as the Executive Director of the UN-HABITAT to replace the long-serving Anna Tibaijuka.    30/08/2010   full text...
UNEP chief donates prize money to Pakistan flood victims
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Achim Steiner, head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), has donated a US$70,000 international leadership prize to relief efforts in Pakistan, following the devastating and on-going floods, it was announced Monday.    30/08/2010   full text...
Libya's assistance to Pakistani flood victims commended
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Pakistani Ambassador to Libya, Jamil Ahmed Khan, has expressed appreciation to the government and people of Libya for their support a nd assistance to Pakistanis who were recently hit by devastating floods.    29/08/2010   full text...
Forum on future of Lake Chad holds 28 October
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA)- A world forum will be held 28-31 October in N'Djamena, the Chadian capital, on the shrinking of Lake Chad, the Chadian Minister of Env i ronment, Hassan Terap, announced Thursday in Yaounde, Cameroon, when he came to i nvite Cameroonian authorities to the meeting.    27/08/2010   full text...
UN-backed pact launches tool to check trade in endangered species
New York, US (PANA) - The Trade Data Dashboard of the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) on Wednesday launched a new web-based interactive tool that enables users to view trade data on wildlife and plants that was submitted by the 175 State parties to the international agreement.    25/08/2010   full text...
Tunis sends plane-load of food aid to drought-hit Nigeriens
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Tunisian military plane, fully loaded with 15 tonnes o f food aid meant for Nigeriens affected by drought, was due for Niamey, the capi t al of the west African nation, on Wednesday, PANA learnt from official sources h e re.    25/08/2010   full text...
Mali guards against locust invasion
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In anticipation of a locust invasion, the Malian governmen t has decided to beef up its national stock of pesticides with 72,535 litres of U LV (Ultra-Low Volume) products and set up an emergency response system, sources c lose to the Ministry of Agriculture informed PANA here Tuesday.    24/08/2010   full text...
'West African giraffes endangered'
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Three giraffes at the Koure reserve, 60 km west of the Niger capital Niamey, recently died in circumstances still to be clarified, highlighting the serious threat of extinction confronting the giraffe populations in West Africa, an official source told PANA on Tuesday.    24/08/2010   full text...
Nigeria moves to curtail oil spills, records over 3,000 spills
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has warned oil companies operating in the countr y that it will strictly enforce anti-spillage rules to make the country safe, following reports that 3,203 oil spills were rec orded between 2006 and 2010.    24/08/2010   full text...
Weather conditions favorable in Africa for dormant bushes, wild animals
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - According to a 10-day weather forecast, issued by the Niamey-based African Centre for Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD),weather conditions are considered favorable to rejuvenate dormant bushes and enough water for livestock in the northern and southern parts of the Sahel.    23/08/2010   full text...
Mauritania to launch green-belt around Nouakchott
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Government will on Saturday lau nch a big reforestation operation aimed at building a green belt of about one mi l lion trees in four years around Nouakchott to halt the advancement of the Sahara desert.    20/08/2010   full text...
UN launches new environmental initiative on humanitarian operations
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Thursday launched a new online resource centre to help reduce the damage done to the environment during humanitarian and relief activities following natural disasters, conflicts and other crises.    19/08/2010   full text...
Stakeholders to discuss sustainable forest management
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) â" An initiative by DR Congo for the Alleviation of C arbon Emission, Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) will on Thursday bri n g together stakeholders from the Ministry of Environment, the Congolese Civil So c iety, NGOs, forest protection experts and professionals, to share and disseminat e information related to the REDD process.    18/08/2010   full text...
Libya sends relief materials to Mauritanian flood victims
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan freighter carrying 13 tonnes of flour, 250 equi pped tents, 500 rescue kits and 600 mats, departed Tripoli Wednesday to Nouakcho t t to assist the Mauritanian people hit by the recent floods in the country, PANA reported from here.    18/08/2010   full text...
UN launches decade-long drive to check desertification
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Monday unveiled a decade-long drive to raise awareness and mobilise action to fight desertification, which, it said, threatened the livelihoods of more than one billion people in 100 countries.    16/08/2010   full text...
Shell oil spill on Bonny River endangers aquatic life in Nigeria
Port Harcourt, Nigeria (PANA) - Members of the Bonny Community in South South Ri vers State of Nigeria have raised the alarm that the oil spill from one of the f a cilities belonging to the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) was endange r ing aquatic life in the area.    14/08/2010   full text...
Morocco gives humanitarian aid to flood-ravaged Pakistan
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - An aircraft carrying humanitarian aid to people affected by floods in Pakistan on Wednesday left Kenitra, northern Rabat, official sourc e s in the Moroccan capital told PANA.    11/08/2010   full text...
Gambia launches 1-million, tree-planting exercise
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Following the rapid degradation of Forest resources in The Gambia, timber dealers have been called upon to replace any tree cut by planting a new one, the country's Director of Forestry, Abdoulie Sanneh, has ordered.    11/08/2010   full text...
New web resource to boost environmental management
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Governments and other stakeholders can boost su stainable development with the help of a new online resource that identifies eff e ctive tools and approaches for getting the environment properly included in plan s and decisions.    10/08/2010   full text...
Angolan landmine victims get US$ 8m from govt.
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Angolan government Tuesday disbursed US$ 8 million t o support people disabled by landmines, according to local Angolan newspapers.    10/08/2010   full text...
Experts forecast devastating floods along the River Niger
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - More than 20,000 people could be affected by devastating floods along the Niger River, according to weather forecasters in Niger who anno u nced significant rainfall and raised fears of serious flooding in the coming day s .    09/08/2010   full text...
UN chief constitutes high-level panel on Global Sustainability
New York, US (PANA) â" UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has constituted a high- level panel on Global Sustainability to promote environmental issues.    08/08/2010   full text...
UN climate talks make progress
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Governments meeting at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany, have made progress towards deciding the shape of a successful result at the November/December UN Climate Change Conference in Mexico, Climate Change top official, Christiana Figueres, disclosed Friday.    06/08/2010   full text...
Angolan flood victims to get homes
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - A total of 2,500 low-cost houses are being built in southern Cunene province of Angola to accommodate flood victims of the rains that hit the region over the last three years, the Minister of Environment, Fátima Jardim, disclosed.    06/08/2010   full text...
USAID supports forest preservation in Mali
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have signed an agreement for the implementation of a project aimed at reducing ion emissions as well as deforestation and forest degradation in Mali.    02/08/2010   full text...
Senegal to plant 50 million trees
Rufisque, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal on Sunday launched a national reforestation c ampaign under which it plans to plant 50 million million trees.    02/08/2010   full text...
Libya to mediate in Nile crisis
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has begun mediating in the crisis involving upstre am countries of the Nile River and those downstream, according to the local media.    31/07/2010   full text...
Illegal logging, hunting endanger Madagascar rainforests
Brasilia, Brazil (PANA) - Illegal logging and hunting of endangered lemurs have vaulted the Rainforests of Atsinanana in Madagascar to the List of World Heritage in Danger, according to the World Heritage Committee which is holding its 34th session in Brasilia, the Brazilian capital.    30/07/2010   full text...
Ethiopian environmentalists criticise report on forest recovery
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Environment activists in Ethiopia have questioned a recent government report that said forest cover has tripled.    29/07/2010   full text...
UN declares: Access to clean water, sanitation is a human right
New York, US (PANA) - Safe and clean drinking water and sanitation is a human ri ght essential to the full enjoyment of life and all other human rights, the UN G e neral Assembly has declared.    29/07/2010   full text...
Expert advocates strategies for purifying waste water (Corrected)
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Countries with shortage of water, be they African or for eign, rich or poor, should find a strategy for purifying waste water for re-use i n order to promote and diversify their water potentials, according to a top Fren c h water expert.    29/07/2010   full text...
Expert advocates strategies for re-use of waste water
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Countries with shortage of water sources, be they African or foreign, rich or poor, should find a strategy for the re-use of waste water in order to promote and diversify their water potentials, according to a top French water expert.    29/07/2010   full text...
Experts in water purification meet in Libya
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Experts and specialists in the field of water purificati on, representing 12 countries, began a workshop here Wednesday on "the appropria t e techniques for the purification of waste water in Libya", PANA reported from t h e Libyan capital.    28/07/2010   full text...
World Bank funds marine conservation efforts in Kenya
Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a credit of US$ 35 million to help Kenya promote environmentally-sustainable management of its coastal and ma r ine resources, the bank said in a statement Wednesday.    28/07/2010   full text...
Heads of ECOWAS National Meteorological Services meet in Abuja
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ninth meeting of the Committee of Heads of National Meteorological Services from ECOWAS member states opened in Abuja Monday with Minister of Aviation, Fidelia Njeze, tasking directors of meteorological services to evolve appropriate adaptation and mitigation strategies to help combat the negative effect of climate change in the sub-region.    26/07/2010   full text...
AI hails 'guilty' verdict on hazardous waste dumped in Cote d'Ivoire
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The global rights body, Amnesty International (AI), on Saturday welcomed the guilty verdict by a Dutch court against the multi-national company, Trafigura, for exporting hazardous waste to Cote d'Ivoire, PANA reported from here.    25/07/2010   full text...
Mali launches reforestation campaign
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government on Tuesday launched a nationwide reforestation campaign aimed to check the rate of the spread of the Sahara desert.    20/07/2010   full text...
Nigeria to spend more of ecological fund on desertification, erosion
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A greater percentage of Nigeria's ecological fund will be devoted to combating desertification, coastal erosion and land erosion, President Goodluck Jonathan said Tuesday in Abuja, the Nigerian federal capital, according to press release issued by the Presidency.    20/07/2010   full text...
FAO tests toolkit to reduce human-wildlife conflict
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Are marauding elephants bothering you? No problem. Driv e them off with pepper spray.    19/07/2010   full text...
DRC intensifies fight against Ivory trafficking
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Since being fingered as one of the countries promoting illegal trade in Ivory, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has vowed to strengthened the struggle against the trade.    18/07/2010   full text...
Downpour renders 150 families homeless in Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Heavy rains that fell Thursday and Friday in the village of Oulou M'boni, Guidimakha region, East-South of Mauritania, 600 kilom e tres from Nouakchott, causing floods and huge material damage, rendered 147 fami l ies homeless, state-owned press agency, AMI disclosed.    17/07/2010   full text...
UN promotes space technologies to fight Africa's disease burden
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN agencies on Thursday launched a plan to popula rize the use of space technologies in Africa to help curb climate-change related disasters such as floods, landslides and disease outbreaks.    09/07/2010   full text...
Satellite pix show Tunisia sinking, effects of global warming on Kilimanjaro
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The layers of ice on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest point, have changed colour due to the increasing air pollution in Africa, while Tunisia - the continent's northern tip - is increasin gly sinking due to mining activities, satellite images show.    09/07/2010   full text...
Heavy rains kill 42 in West, Central Africa
Dakar, Senegal ( PANA) - Heavy rains that fell in June on the West and Central Africa resulted in 42 deaths, while over 35,000 victims were rendered homeless, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) revealed in its humanitarian newsletter, sent to PANA.    08/07/2010   full text...
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