Deputy Secretary General of United Nation and former Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed, Amina Mohammed paid a courtesy visit to the minister of State for Environment, Ibrahim Usman Jibril on Abjua. She stated during her visit that womenare at the center of addressing the issues of climate change in Africa. She noted that it is important for women to be empowered because they are responsible for the livelihood of the family and society. The former minister said together with the environment minister, they have to set the pace to show how development works with the environment and how c ..read more

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State says he intends to issue an Executive Order that will stop further deforestation and encroachment on the land belonging to the Ogba Zoological Garden and Nature Park in Benin City, the state capital.The governor made the disclosure recently while receiving the report of a committee set up by the government to investigate the allegation of encroachment on the land belonging to the zoo.Obaseki said his administration would no longer entertain any applications from any community for the purpose of deforestation. “The Secretary to Edo State Government, Osarodi ..read more

FRIN Patency and Enterprise Incubation Centre representing FRIN at the 5th International Conference on Natural Resources Development for Economic Diversification, which took place at the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) Abuja, ON 11th-13th July, 2017. Participants: Dr. Olubunmi Adejoh, Dr Ibrahim Lawal, Miss Abiola Amao and Mrs Ajayi. See pictures below ..read more

FRIN collaborates with Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) to sensitize farmers on Thaumatococcus daniellii (Ewe'ran also known as Moimoi) farming ..read more

Ecobank Nigeria Limited has initiated the planting of 500 coconut tree seedlings on Victoria Island as part of the Lagos State greener, healthier and sustainable environment campaign targeted at planting at least 10 million trees by the year 2020 in the state.  The Lagos State government in 2008 began tree planting campaign programme state wide as the cheapest means to mitigate the negative effects of excess green house gases from the atmosphere thereby alleviating the impact of climate change within the environment. The managing director of the bank, Charles Kie, who led the bank ..read more

Bothered by the nation’s alarmingly diminishing forest resources, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) appears to have taken the gauntlet in the bid to address the somewhat unsavoury development.Courtesy of a re-greening initiative tagged: “Green Recovery Nigeria (GRN),” the national environment watchdog aims to restore the nation’s forest cover to at least 25% within the next three decades. “It is common knowledge that Nigeria can barely boost of a 7% forest cover, despite her historical affluence of about 40% forest cover in the years preceding the oil boom. The marked decline in ..read more

The Ogun State Government has revealed plans to begin tree planting within cities towards mitigating the effects of climate change, as well as beautifying the scenery of areas through its Urban Forestry Programme (UFP). Commissioner for Forestry, Chief Kolawole Lawal, made this known at the flag-off of the tree-planting exercise at Federal University of Agriculture, International School, Abeokuta. Chief Lawal said the programme was aimed at transforming the landscape of the state, especially those of cities, affirming that the ministry was partnering with Green Mobilisation Initiative ..read more

Oyo State Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism paid a visit to Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan, as part of their mandate to promote tourism in the state. The mission of the ministry is to formulate policies, build structures and facilitate cultural and tourism activities. The group embarked on a tour of the various departments of the institute. See pictures after the cut ..read more

Shorea roxburghii is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is found mainly in Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Burma and Vietnam. A decoction of the bark is used in the treatment of dysentery. The dried flowers, combined with other flowers are used in the treatment of heart conditions and fevers ..read more

www.nan.ng The UN says Nigeria is the 146th country to endorse the Paris Climate Change agreement as the country presented its endorsement on Tuesday. Mr Santiago Villalpando, Chief of the Treaty Section of the UN, stated this at the presentation of the Climate Change Endorsement instrument by Nigeria’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to UN, Prof. Tijjani Bande. The Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Paris climate change agreement entered into force on Nov. 4, 2016, with 197 parties. NAN also reports that by presenting its endorsement to the UN, Nigeri ..read more