Biodiversity

Egypt has introduced a temporary export tax on nitrogen fertilizers as governments increasingly move to protect domestic agricultural inputs amid rising global prices and mounting supply chain disruptions linked to…

Up to 40% of the world’s land is already degraded, threatening ecosystems that support roughly half of global GDP and exposing the global economy to losses projected at $23 trillion…

African governments are being urged to adopt a unified continental position on water governance ahead of key global policy forums in 2026, as the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa…

Global standard-setters are moving to formalise how companies disclose nature-related risks, with the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) confirming in April that it will introduce guidance through an IFRS Practice…

In a major policy shift with long-term environmental and economic implications, eight African countries—Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria—have adopted the ‘Yaoundé Declaration’,…

One year after signing the Rhodes Declaration, Europe’s leading travel and tourism organizations gathered in Gothenburg, Sweden, on July 9, 2025, to renew their joint commitment to climate resilience and…

International Breweries Plc (IBPLC), a member of the AB InBev group, marked World Environment Day 2025 with a sweeping campaign to combat plastic pollution across Nigeria. From urban clean-ups and public sensitization in Lagos to waste recovery drives in Nasarawa and Osogbo, the brewer’s multifaceted efforts are positioning it as a continental model for corporate sustainability.

Nigeria has officially adopted its updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) 2025–2030, cementing its role as a frontrunner in Africa’s commitment to halting and reversing biodiversity loss. This move is more than symbolic, it signals a critical pivot toward systemic environmental governance across West Africa and reinforces Nigeria’s alignment with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (K-M GBF), the landmark international agreement adopted at COP15 in 2022. 

One of the driving forces behind these biodiversity pledges is the growing awareness of the intrinsic link between biodiversity and economic well-being

The Anthropocene era, still a subject of ongoing scientific debate regarding its exact commencement, is characterized by significant impact of human activities on the environment and society. This impact becomes evident through unregulated resource extraction, greenhouse gas emissions, intensive pastoral farming, transportation systems, and deforestation.