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Drowning in Plastic: How Plastic Pollution is Destroying Nigeria

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Picture credits: Image by flocking via Pixabay. Drowning in Plastic: How Plastic Pollution is Destroying Nigeria   Background: Historically, plastic was introduced to improve performance, reduce cost, and make our lives easy, but under the prevailing circumstances, plastic has become a global nuisance. Though plastic pollution is a global menace, its worst impact and big […]

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COP28: CSO COALITION CALL FOR ACTION ON COMMITMENTS ON HEALTH, AGRICULTURAL, SECURITY AND EDUCATION SECTORS

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Sustainable Living

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Despite denial and weak action in some quarters, the impacts of climate change keep increasing, threatening livelihoods and communities across the globe. The impacts of climate change are felt most around the global hotspots, which include Sub-Saharan Africa.  With very limited information about climate change and resilience strategy, it feels like we could be more

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USAID I-WASH ACTIVITY ESTABLISHES SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CLUBS (EHCs) IN KEBBI STATE

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Two GHI staff, members of Dangoma Junior Secondary School Environmental Club, WASHCOM members, Patron and Coordinators of the club during the establishment of the club in Kalgo LGA, Kebbi State 01-02-2023 Children have a right to education, which includes access to safe Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) services. Every child needs a healthy environment to

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World Wetlands Day 2023

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World Wetlands Day is a global awareness campaign celebrated every year on 2nd February to highlight the value of wetlands. This day also marks the anniversary of the Convention on Wetlands, an intergovernmental treaty adopted in 1971 and which now has a global membership of 172 countries (Nigeria included), officially known as Contracting Parties. World

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GHI adds new members to its Governing and Advisory Boards

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In line with promoting accountability and sustainability of our work as a nonprofit organization, GHI has added new members to its governing and advisory boards. The three people joining, are individuals of high repute, who have made tremendous achievements in their personal and professional lives. GHI is more than excited to have these additional members

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The Intersection of COP27 and GHI’s Mission

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The 27th session of the Conference of Parties (COP27), organized by the group of nations that have signed the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which took place from 6th to 20th November 2022 in the green city of Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, has a close relationship with GHI’s mission; to support the advancement, adoption,

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#GoGreen2017: Some bad environmental practices to leave behind in 2016

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What are your resolutions for 2017? For me, the previous year was one I dropped many practices that affect the natural functionality of the ecosystem and joined a campaign to raise the pitch on how only sustainable practices can guarantee our collective future and how so many practices we called ‘normal’ before are harming the environment. This year, I have pledged to do much more than I did in 2016.

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Sachet Water Waste: A case of uncontrolled disposal

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Like in many other West African countries, sachet water is one of the major sources of drinking water for a large part of the Nigerian population. Commonly called “pure water”, it is a supposedly treated water sold in polythene sachets consumed by members of every social class. While the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration

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BUSH BURNING: BEFORE WE GET SO COMFORTABLE

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As the dry harmattan season relatively sets in in most parts of Nigeria, especially the northern parts, a practice which has since become an integral part of the traditional farming process called the slash-and-burn practice, which in other words, is called the bush burning, is about to get underway. This practice is absolutely an unsustainable

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