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A large marine paint-making company has been fined £650,000 after a highly toxic banned chemical was washed out from a holding tank into a “pristine” river in south-west England. International Paint Ltd “utterly failed” to control a substance called TBT that it had stored at its mothballed plant on the banks of the Yealm in Devon, a judge concluded. An Read More …

Colleagues and friends,It has been an amazing experience working with you all to the end of the year 2022. The year has not passed without challenges, but most importantly, we managed to overcome them to this end. We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all Anglophone Africa Participating Organizations (AA POs) and partners for your cooperation in fulfilling Read More …

BULIISA: Victims of wild animal invasion and destruction in Buliisa district have decried the delayed compensation by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). The issue was brought up in front of Buliisa constituency Member of Parliament Allan Atugonza and UWA officials on Thursday during an assessment of the crops destroyed by elephants in Bugana Ngazi, Buliisa Sub County, on Wednesday night, where Read More …

The role pesticides play in our lives is often vastly underestimated. Pesticides are present in the majority of our food and in much of our soil and water. They cover the UK’s countryside, reaching far beyond farmland thanks to their continued use in both forestry and conservation. In our towns and cities, they are sprayed on streets, sports pitches and Read More …

The role pesticides play in our lives is often vastly underestimated. Pesticides are present in the majority of our food and in much of our soil and water. They cover the UK’s countryside, reaching far beyond farmland thanks to their continued use in both forestry and conservation. In our towns and cities, they are sprayed on streets, sports pitches and Read More …

The global biodiversity framework to save nature must respect, promote and support the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities if it stands any chance of succeeding. In this press briefing at the opening of COP15, members of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) will discuss the position of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities on the Global Biodiversity Framework. Read More …

The REMADE Institute-funded research found that, over the course of their full life cycles, several common polymers account for about 1.5% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. | rochariberio/Shuttestock By the time plastic products reach their end of life, the bulk of their climate damage has already been done, according to a study that reaffirms greenhouse gasses tied to plastics are mostly Read More …

The Ruto administration suffered a major blow today after High Court sitting in Nairobi stopped the Government from Importing or distributing any GMO crops and food. In a petition filed by the Kenyan Peasants League (KPL), the petitioners opposed the importation, cultivation and consumption of GMO crops and food arguing that they posed a deadly health hazard to Kenyans, particularly Read More …

MASINDI: Authorities in Masindi have given a gross period of one week to all wetland encroachers in the district to vacate or face arrest. The warning was sounded on Tuesday during the stakeholder’s meeting held at the Resident District Commissioner’s Gardens in Masindi Town.

It’s interesting to see that at last, we have got to discussing the unconscionable use of mercury as preservative in childhood vaccines in Nigeria! NAFDAC’s rebuttal of our warning is splashed over virtually all the major newspapers. [Just Google the keywords NAFDAC Mercury and Vaccine] While we decide on how best to respond to this encouraging development, we recommend the Read More …