UN meets to help reverse ‘precipitous drop’ in tourism
05 may 2022 - 05:52:36New York, US (PANA) - As part of the “long journey” to recover from the ravages of COVID-19, UN General [...] Full text...
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AfDB Board approves US$1.5 billion facility to avert food crisis in Africa
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Tunis and Nouakchott sign executive programme of cultural cooperation
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Tuesday’s forex rates for the Gambian Dalasi
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UN chief calls to ‘build a shared future for all life’ on Biodiversity Day
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Mauritius presents Gender Country Profile for 2021-2027
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WHO Director-General Tedros re-elected for second term
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Libya: UN official, Libyan authorities agree to demobilise combatants
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Intransigence of Libya’s two prime ministers risks military confrontation. says newspaper
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More consensus needed over digital technology for ‘people and the planet’: UN
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UN condemns car bomb attack on Haftar’s army camp in southern Libya
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Libyan PM orders investigation into petrol tanker fire in Benghazi, will compensate victims
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African Sports journalists undergo training on mastery of techniques in sports reporting
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New York, US (PANA) - As part of the “long journey” to recover from the ravages of COVID-19, UN General [...] Full text...
WHO calls for protection of health and mitigation of climate crisis on World Health Day
07 april 2022 - 05:39:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As World Health Day is marked on Thursday, the UN health agency has made an urgent [...] Full text...
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Turning waste to wealth (A feature by UNEP)
05 march 2022 - 14:58:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Nzambi Matee beams brightly, thrusting a brick forth to coincide with the click of the [...] Full text...
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Nations sign up to end global scourge of plastic pollution
03 march 2022 - 05:15:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Heads of State, environment ministers and other representatives from 175 nations, endorsed a historic resolution at [...] Full text...
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UN Environment Assembly discusses ending plastic pollution
01 march 2022 - 05:55:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Delegates at the fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly under way in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, [...] Full text...
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World must ‘change track’ to protect oceans from climate crisis: Guterres
12 february 2022 - 07:28:52Brest, France (PANA) - The planet is facing the triple crises of climate disruption, biodiversity loss and pollution, Secretary-General António [...] Full text...
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UN partnership to combat microplastics in cigarettes
03 february 2022 - 05:22:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new UN partnership announced on Wednesday aims to raise awareness about the environmental and health [...] Full text...
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Mauritius extends moratorium for banning non-biodegradable single use plastic products by one year
12 january 2022 - 07:00:05Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Initially scheduled for 15 January 2022, the moratorium for banning of non-biodegradable single use plastic [...] Full text...
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Plastics in soil threaten food security, health, and environment: FAO
08 december 2021 - 09:00:38Rome, Italy (PANA) - Plastic pollution has become pervasive in agricultural soils, posing a threat to food security, people’s health, [...] Full text...
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Plastic pollution on course to double by 2030
22 october 2021 - 06:00:58New York, US (PANA) - Plastic pollution in oceans and other bodies of water continues to grow sharply and could more than double by 2030, according [...] Full text...
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Mauritius gov't striving to build a plastic-free country
19 october 2021 - 10:37:31Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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AU calls for measures to neutralise threats to blue economy start-ups
12 august 2021 - 08:29:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union has celebrated the African Day of the Seas and Oceans with a [...] Full text...
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Indian Ocean Commission launches project against plastic pollution
11 july 2021 - 09:59:29Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) on Saturday launched a five-year the Indian Ocean Plastic Expedition (ExPLOI) [...] Full text...
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UNIDO, Egypt partner to accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrialisation
29 april 2021 - 15:22:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Director General Li Yong and Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly [...] Full text...
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New projects to help 30 developing countries tackle marine litter scourge
09 april 2021 - 06:10:51Rome, Italy (PANA) - A UN-backed initiative aims to turn the tide on marine litter, in line with the global [...] Full text...
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Plastic pollution disproportionately hitting marginalised groups, UN environment report finds
31 march 2021 - 06:57:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Vulnerable communities disproportionately bear the brunt of environmental degradation caused by plastics pollution, and action is [...] Full text...
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African vigilance sought to guard against medical waste dumping amid COVID-19 pandemic
19 march 2021 - 09:46:36Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - African countries should to increase vigilance to protect the Continent from illegal dumping of medical and [...] Full text...
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Flipflopi recycled plastic dhow embarks on its second voyage in Africa
12 march 2021 - 10:32:24Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - The Flipflopi, a dhow made from recycled plastic, has set sail on its second voyage, taking [...] Full text...
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Kenya to conclude free trade deal with the US
19 january 2021 - 21:08:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated Kenya’s determination to conclude ongoing negotiations with the United States and [...] Full text...
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Kenya taps marine fisheries, maritime resources to achieve economic transformation
04 december 2020 - 11:23:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has prioritised the sustainable utilization of its ocean and blue economy resources as an enabler [...] Full text...
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Environment ministers to meet on green stimulus plan for Africa
27 november 2020 - 00:22:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African ministers of environment will meet here from 30 November to 4 December to discuss a [...] Full text...
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UN General Assembly decries environmental degradation caused by climate change
30 september 2020 - 22:44:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World leaders attending a virtual UN General Assembly Summit on the environment on Wednesday decried the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 2 West African Science and Tech institutions driving local solutions to COVID-19 pandemic
04 september 2020 - 16:03:19Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Bank-funded institutes in Nigeria and Burkina Faso are domestically producing much-needed personal protective equipment (PPE) [...] Full text...
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Benin's exports to ECOWAS increased in first quarter of 2020
25 august 2020 - 20:27:56Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Exports of Beninese products to countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) increased [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Fight against plastic pollution being hit by 'extraordinary increase' in disposable masks: UN
30 july 2020 - 05:02:12New York, US (PANA) - The fight against plastic pollution is being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the use [...] Full text...
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Mauritius bans single-use plastic products from 15 January 2021
22 july 2020 - 12:50:37Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Environment ministry has on Wednesday issued a new regulation to control use of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius constructs civic amenity centres for waste disposal
08 july 2020 - 11:47:31Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change minister, Kavydass Ramano, on Tuesday, told Parliament [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Congolese Foundation for Medical Research manufactures plastic face masks
06 may 2020 - 17:30:12Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Foundation for Medical Research, headed by Prof. Francine Ntoumi, announced on Wednesday in Brazzaville, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches campaign to sensitize the public on environmental tidiness
05 december 2019 - 13:51:11Belle-Mare, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment minister Kavydass Ramano on Thursday launched a pre-festive clean-up campaign on the beach at [...] Full text...
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EU Council stresses climate change is existential threat to life in seas globally
19 november 2019 - 13:21:53Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Council of the European Union on Tuesday adopted conclusions on oceans and seas, stressing that [...] Full text...
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'Two-thirds of Nigeria's mineral exports in 2017 went to China'
12 november 2019 - 07:13:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) says that about two-thirds of the country's mineral exports [...] Full text...
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Mauritius goes to the polls on Thursday
04 november 2019 - 17:47:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 941,719 registered voters will Thursday, 7 November, 2019, go to the polls to [...] Full text...
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UNEP says microplastics, microbeads, single-use plastics poisoning sea life
04 november 2019 - 13:04:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Each year, an estimated eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean – equivalent [...] Full text...
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Congo: More than 160 kg of waste collected on the Pointe-Noire beach
02 october 2019 - 19:16:13Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Under a beach-cleaning exercise, the Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Congo on Tuesday in [...] Full text...
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Botswana fails to implement ban on plastics
01 october 2019 - 23:42:25Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism has failed to implement its ban [...] Full text...
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Kenya urges Africa to invest in sustainable Blue Economy
31 august 2019 - 16:40:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African countries have been urged to invest in sustainable Blue Economy which has been recognized as [...] Full text...
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Microplastic pollution 'not necessarily' a risk to human health
22 august 2019 - 05:26:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tiny plastic particles known as microplastics are “everywhere – including in our drinking-water”, but they are [...] Full text...
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‘Invisible’ crisis of water quality threatens human and environmental well-being: Report
21 august 2019 - 05:56:21New York, US (PANA) - Deteriorating water quality worldwide is slashing the economic potential of heavily polluted areas, according to [...] Full text...
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Operation 'Zero plastic waste' launched in Congo
08 august 2019 - 11:22:39Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A Congolese NGO, Healthy Environment Association, on Wednesday launched a "Zero Plastic Waste" operation in Brazzaville [...] Full text...
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Ivorian factory to turn plastic waste into bricks
29 july 2019 - 12:28:39Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the Colombian social enterprise, Conceptos Plásticos, [...] Full text...
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Botswana eyes the Dubai 2020 Global Expo
11 july 2019 - 18:04:13Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) is poised to showcase made-in-Botswana products and Botswana’s exports [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Govt. to ensure sustainability of sugar cane sector
19 june 2019 - 22:39:59Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Mr Mahen Seeruttun, has said on Wednesday that [...] Full text...
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Wilderness Safaris wages war on waste
05 june 2019 - 09:22:45Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Wilderness Safaris, Africa's largest safari company with operations in east and southern Africa, is stepping up its [...] Full text...
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EU adopts ban on single-use plastics
21 may 2019 - 10:16:49Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Cracking down on plastic pollution, the European Council on Tuesday adopted a directive which introduces new [...] Full text...
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Feature: Plastic pollution and its many side effects on the ecosystem
17 may 2019 - 22:32:34Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Apart from sustaining a rich diversity of natural ecosystems, Botswana’s water resources are critical for meeting [...] Full text...
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Over 3,000 participants register for forthcoming UN-Habitat Assembly in Nairobi
16 may 2019 - 16:37:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 3,000 participants have registered for the upcoming United Nations-Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) Assembly, set to [...] Full text...
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Uganda has law to jail employers over student loans advanced to employees
11 may 2019 - 16:36:16Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Ugandan employers are up in arms against a law that exposes them to ten years in [...] Full text...
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Birds globally threatened by plastic waste - UNEP
10 may 2019 - 15:24:04Bonn, Germany (PANA) - Plastic pollution poses serious health risks to wildlife globally, affecting a wide range of species including [...] Full text...
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Rwanda steps up campaign against use of non-biodegradable plastic products
27 march 2019 - 15:25:01Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda will soon adopt a law regulating the use of non-biodegradable plastics and the distribution of [...] Full text...
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Abidjan, French University sign cooperation agreement
13 march 2019 - 22:56:23Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Autonomous District of Abidjan and the French Institute of Circular Economy (INEC) on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Scientists seek removal of industrial chemicals at UN Environment Summit
13 march 2019 - 21:19:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Scientists have called for the deepening of research on harmful and hazardous chemicals used in the [...] Full text...
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Air pollution, the ‘silent killer’ that claims seven million lives a year: Rights Council hears
05 march 2019 - 05:31:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Shifting to renewable energy could save up to 150 million lives by the end of the [...] Full text...
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Gambian First Lady to lead AU Commission campaign against pollution in Africa
11 february 2019 - 23:07:49Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambian First Lady Fatoumata Bah-Barrow has been selected by the AU Commission as the Regional Chair [...] Full text...
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The Malian Ministry of Health denies presence of plastics in chips
31 january 2019 - 21:38:33Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene has denied rumors circulating lately about the presence [...] Full text...
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Rwanda to ban straws and plastic cups
30 january 2019 - 20:45:56Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan authorities say they will formally implement the ban on the use of straws and plastic [...] Full text...
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World's first plastic dhow sails to Zanzibar to raise awareness about single-use plastic
16 january 2019 - 14:45:51Lamu, Kenya (PANA) – A traditional dhow sailing boat made entirely from plastic trash collected from Kenya’s beaches and towns [...] Full text...
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BP announces final investment decision for Mauritania-Senegal LNG development
21 december 2018 - 19:09:03Noukachott, Mauritania (PANA) – BP and partners on Friday announced agreement of the Final Investment Decision (FID) for Phase 1 [...] Full text...
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EC reaches provisional agreement with European Parliament on single-use plastics
19 december 2018 - 10:38:09Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) announced on Wednesday that it is taking action to reduce plastic pollution [...] Full text...
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UN Assembly President launches new initiative to purge plastics and purify oceans
05 december 2018 - 04:58:26New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly launched a new global call to action on [...] Full text...
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World leaders pledge to support policies to bolster marine, fisheries at Nairobi Summit
26 november 2018 - 14:59:04Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta pledged Kenya’s support for the sustainable blue economy by highlighting key [...] Full text...
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UN chief appoints Tanzanian as acting head of UN Environment
21 november 2018 - 13:58:02Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres, has appointed the Deputy Executive Director of UNEP, Ms. Joyce [...] Full text...
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Plastic-busting fungi may help tackle pollution, climate change: UN Environment
01 november 2018 - 05:04:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - When it comes to helping green our world, organic mushrooms from the local market may be [...] Full text...
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World Bank announces new global fund for healthy oceans
26 september 2018 - 17:06:05New York, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group announced on Wednesday the creation of PROBLUE, a new multi-donor [...] Full text...
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'Lots of good news’ but much more needs to be done for the planet, says UNEP chief
07 august 2018 - 05:46:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Calling 2017 “the first year in human history” that more electricity was generated globally from the [...] Full text...
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Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi visits Special Economic Zone in Rwanda
19 july 2018 - 20:28:03Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The visiting Mozambican President, Filipe Nyusi, is looking to emulate Rwanda in the establishment of a [...] Full text...
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Global fish production to continue to expand - FAO report
09 july 2018 - 07:37:31Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global fish production will continue to expand over the next decade even though the amount of [...] Full text...
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World must unite against ‘preventable tragedy’ of ocean pollution: UN chief
09 june 2018 - 07:51:59New York, US (PANA) - From carrying your own water bottle, to volunteering for a local clean-up, everybody needs to [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to ban disposal of plastic at sea
08 june 2018 - 10:58:11Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is finalising a regulation that will ban the disposal of all forms of plastic into [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to wage war against plastic pollution
06 june 2018 - 08:34:50Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Acting President Mr Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory has called on the population to join hands to [...] Full text...
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Rwanda to enforce legislation banning use of plastic bags
05 june 2018 - 16:31:30Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan Environment minister Vincent Biruta said here Tuesday that he will propose a legislation to enforce [...] Full text...
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The world is being ‘swamped’ by harmful plastic waste, says UN chief
05 june 2018 - 04:16:35New York, US (PANA) - The world must unite to “beat plastic pollution” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in [...] Full text...
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UNEP, IAAF partner in clean air campaign
29 may 2018 - 13:51:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the IAAF Tuesday announced a new partnership to address the [...] Full text...
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FAO report sounds alarm on soil pollution
02 may 2018 - 13:54:53Rome, Italy (PANA) - Soil pollution poses a worrisome threat to agricultural productivity, food safety, and human health, but far [...] Full text...
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World commits to pollution-free planet at environment summit
06 december 2017 - 18:32:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The world on Wednesday committed to a pollution-free planet at the close of the UN Environment [...] Full text...
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Sweden: UN Assembly President says water, sanitation goals need 'major push'
28 august 2017 - 19:48:41Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) – Encouraging global action to support clean water and sanitation, United Nations General Assembly President Peter Thomson [...] Full text...
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Kenya: UN Convention on mercury comes into effect
16 august 2017 - 12:02:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The world’s first Convention to protect the environment and human health in close to a decade, [...] Full text...
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US: UN observes World Environment Day
05 june 2017 - 15:45:14New York, US (PANA) – With the theme of this year's World Environment Day – 'Connecting People to Nature' – [...] Full text...
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UN: UNEP urges efforts to eliminate microplastics to save world's seas, oceans
23 february 2017 - 20:36:09New York, US (PANA) - Launching an unprecedented global campaign, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Thursday urged everyone to [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Govt. intensifies enforcement action against use of plastic bags
09 december 2016 - 08:15:18Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Environment Ministry has intensified its aggressive enforcement actions against people who are not abiding [...] Full text...
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UN: New UN report finds marine debris harming more than 800 species
06 december 2016 - 18:02:46New York, US (PANA) - Marine debris is negatively affecting more than 800 animal species and causing serious losses to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's Manufacturing Purchasing Manager's Index declines in October
02 november 2016 - 17:04:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Manufacturing Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) recorded 44.1 index points for the month of October [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Ethiopians, foreign investors count losses after Oromia violence
06 october 2016 - 21:07:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At least 11 factories owned by foreign investors were burnt down in the violent protests [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya ratifies EPA to continue key flower exports to EU
28 september 2016 - 17:14:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has ratified an international trade agreement with the European Union (EU) despite the opposition to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's purchasing managers' index, productivity decline further
04 september 2016 - 18:19:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The string of bad news on the Nigerian economy continues as the nation's Manufacturing Purchasing Manager’s [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Botswana mulls plastic shopping bags ban
06 july 2016 - 10:24:55Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana has set aside plans to introduce an environmental levy on plastic shopping bags, while the [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Environment Assembly to ensure healthy planet, healthy people
23 may 2016 - 21:36:35New York, US (PANA) - Hundreds of key global decision-makers on Monday gathered in Nairobi, Kenya for the second UN [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian apex bank gives gloomy picture of economy
03 may 2016 - 19:22:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A report by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday painted a gloomy picture of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Ban on plastic bags in Mauritius takes effect from 1 Jan. 2016
31 december 2015 - 14:29:05Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The use of plastic bags will be banned in Mauritius as from Friday, 1 January, 2016, [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Government again threatens plastic ban
28 december 2015 - 05:27:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As plastic products continue to pose environmental hazard in Ghana, the Government is once again threatening [...] Full text...
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UN: UN-backed conference adopts measures to tackle threats to migratory water birds
18 november 2015 - 19:16:31New York, US (PANA) - With many of the world's migratory waterbirds under heightened threat due to human activities and [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Ghana bans light plastics
30 july 2015 - 21:38:54Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Minister of Science, Environment, Technology and Innovation, Mahama Ayariga, on Thursday announced a ban on [...] Full text...
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Congo: Chinese firm to build industrial parks in Congo
28 july 2015 - 19:32:13Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A delegation of CGCOC Trading Company of China is currently in Brazzaville to present its designs [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Plastic menace, regulation of petroleum prices highlighted by media
18 july 2015 - 07:55:25Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The media in Ghana this week highlighted the plastic menace that is choking the country and [...] Full text...
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UN: UN environment agency urges ban of microplastics in cosmetics, personal care products
16 june 2015 - 22:43:33New York, US (PANA) - Next time you are in the shower using a refreshing exfoliating shower gel, take a [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Govt bans plastic bags
08 april 2015 - 09:43:55Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian government has banned the use of plastic bags with effect from 1 Jan. 2016. Mauritian [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Minister says despite today's challenges Mauritian sugar has good future
03 february 2015 - 16:38:06Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Despite numerous challenges facing the production of cane sugar in Mauritius, the industry still has [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: 'Waste to Energy plants will be operational in Mauritius in 2017'
05 november 2014 - 14:32:35Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will soon use domestic waste to produce up to 36 Mega Watts of electricity, using [...] Full text...
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Togo: Government set to reinforce ban on use of plastic bags in Togo
28 august 2014 - 16:27:23Lome, Togo (PANA) – Local manufacturers and importers of non-biodegradable plastics in Togo have two months to abide by the [...] Full text...
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Cameroon: Some 215 tons of non-biodegradable plastic bags seized in Cameroon
10 july 2014 - 18:19:54Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - About 215.39 tons of non-biodegradable plastic bags have been seized in Cameroon in the past two [...] Full text...
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UN: UNEP meeting raises red flag on plastic waste
25 june 2014 - 08:32:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Concern is growing over the threat that widespread plastic waste poses to marine life, with conservative [...] Full text...
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Nigeria : Manufacturers in Nigeria to consolidate regional market penetration
19 may 2014 - 13:11:10Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of the commencement of the Common External Tariff (CET) regime across West Africa in [...] Full text...
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Mauritaina launches campaign against plastics materials
06 january 2014 - 22:30:46Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The the Mauritanian Environment and Sustainable Development Ministry on Monday launched a campaign to confiscate all [...] Full text...
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Summit addresses Africa’s marine debris problem
01 august 2013 - 09:51:43Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The first African Marine Debris Summit, which ended in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Rio+20: UN chief tasks world leaders on sustainable development commitments
23 june 2012 - 09:32:15New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged world leaders to build on the commitments they made [...] Full text...
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Rio+20: Govts, others pledge US$513 billion for sustainable development
23 june 2012 - 09:12:40New York, US (PANA) - Governments, the private sector, civil society and other groups have pledged some US$ 513 billion [...] Full text...
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Cities to face rising costs for garbage treatment -- says World Bank report
06 june 2012 - 16:04:02Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A new, far-reaching report on the state of municipal solid waste around the world [...] Full text...
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EAC moves to control use of polythene materials
03 february 2012 - 18:09:16Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – In a move aimed at protecting the environment, the East African Legislative Assembly on [...] Full text...
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East African states move to ban plastics
03 february 2012 - 13:09:53Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Five East African countries - Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania - have moved closer to [...] Full text...
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EAC reviews standards of local product
23 january 2012 - 16:49:02Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Preparing to start the free movement of goods within the East African Community (EAC), [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's firm saves country US$1.3b in forex
23 june 2011 - 12:40:19Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's privatisation agency Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) said has the Eleme Petrochemicals Company Limited (EPCL) [...] Full text...
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'Nigeria exports plastics products worth US$80m in 2010'
26 may 2011 - 08:06:57Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian manufacturing companies exported plastics products worth US$80.4 million in 2010, the private Punch newspaper reported [...] Full text...
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International experts peg melamine levels in food
06 july 2010 - 17:59:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The maximum amount of melamine allowed in powdered infan t formula is 1 mg/kg and the [...] Full text...
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Ugandans cherish solar powered cell phones
08 september 2009 - 07:12:00Arua- Uganda (PANA) â" While the Ugandaâ?s telecom-munication sector is a bustl ing industry, the countryâ?s inadequate energy supply lets [...] Full text...
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Ugandans cherish solar powered cell phones
07 september 2009 - 23:46:00Arua- Uganda (PANA) â" While the Ugandaâ?s telecom-munication sector is a bustl ing industry, the countryâ?s inadequate energy supply lets [...] Full text...
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