Tag: Trees
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UEFA to plant 600,000 trees to offset carbon emissions from Euro 2020
European football’s governing body UEFA said it will plant 600,000 trees across 12 countries as part of its commitment to offset carbon emissions from travel to next year’s expanded European Championships. UEFA, however, conceded it may have to do more. The environmental impact of Euro 2020 will be much greater due to the unique pan-European…
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Ayade declares Green Holiday for planting of one million trees
Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade has declared July 30th every year, starting from this year, as a public holiday for the planting of trees in a ceremony known as the Green Carnival. A statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Ita, quoted the governor as explaining that setting aside a day…
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Hike in prices of cooking gas, kerosene, threat to tree conservation- Climatologist
A climatologist, Prof. Emmanuel Oladipo, has warned that the hike in the prices of gas and kerosene portends danger to the environment and human life. He gave the warning on Wednesday in Lagos in an interview with news. He said that natural disasters experienced globally necessitated pragmatic approach from both the government and citizens to…