THE GUARDIAN, 28 MAY, 2012

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lHEGlJARDl..'.N, ~ May28, 2012

The Environment UN c li mate taU(S stall over rich-poor divisions

Govt plans climate change fund, adopts

integrated ecosystem approach

I!II~ At the core of the battles in Bonn were cancems by developing count ries that devel· oped countries are not living up to their resllOnstbilities, especially those countries that ore refusing to sign on to a next round of the KjOto Protocol.

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A NATIONAl. Insrrumml ror

.l"1dw: coordlf'lillOOfl of rT'IiIIny mums of H","""" tho. may be ~nr.lCtul from lhr Jdob,l

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pool 1O...,;iI n-.entatlon ~nd Invisible impM:U In lhl'! country ls

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Instru~nl knownasOimalI!~Trust

fund WlU bm thr pLOInk 01 ~

broIIder ~ thiu Will

~mhmce.andbrmdm

the scope ol rYlJOnaIlm~ lions lOr ImpiCts at ~ leYds 01

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Ur.tn lntD ~ ....... illS ill wi krung nfi ~ rich .and 110 Ifmuntntsl1skrd undoiI1I: ~ ~ .advMlCEs )<M1n""' _m.ade _

olIllanas lOr dtfferinl olCtivJdes low.mts mitigilltion iUld adapQUon of dirrialeC~ lni~

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to comrol arbon

_ fund< &om "'" .....",. mml ~ munt for the lXkling of mvironrnenGiI

th.u

Ai IloJ(lIltm so often in tht siowm:Ning ~~ Iht stSSIoo In Ibm boggft! down With d5pl1le5 me- t8:hnialtDI!!S. 8u . iIIl tht hean. 01 tht cbs-

probkffis have rtmained uncoordinalled, leading 10 SOIlleti~

mlsmanagemtOi

of

fundsand bur imp;acts on thr (ommunldH iIInd largeted

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cad Wo.s the Iargn" issut'dhow

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=","':;~""...~ .nd fim anmvers.ary Ol Pmkiem GoodIuc:k Ebd~ 100illwn, MmiSte.r 0( EnVironment, Mrs. Hadlu IlnhImMail.afi.asaJdthalwfth. in theGrmI Grml waH prof«t

6,710,000 Sftdh~ raised In SItYeI\ fronl bill'! IUles of Adamaw.a., Bauchl, Jlgaw.l, Yobe, Kd>bl, Kol!ttllY,K.ano.'fc:IbI'!.Sokotoand Bomo Sbtc. Aaordmg to her, the f'«Ier.lI GoYr:mmml through thl! Minlsny Is tn.ating a ~n sheh~IL smfchlng from Ktbbi Sc.atr in the Nonhtast to BomointheNortllwtSt,olSprm of ill larger TransNrican btll SPMIm~g 1,500 kilornHm: from OJiboud to Dabr in

to dJViI tie the bUrden of trnIssiorb (Jts betw«n ~

alld

In irs one-year scorecard, the Federal MinislTy of Environment says Jonathan administration evolved and executed various policies to ensure environmental prolection, natural resources conservatton and sustainable development Sm~1 _iIInd 15 krn wide

along narrow strips. hills

l5 Africa's rt50M to combillt d~r)Qdon through an Inttgr.ltrd atJPl'QaCh iliat wiU

~t'fJlappn»eh.lncfudlng cross-sectoRJ actions olJld int«· Yl!nrioosaiffiedilltconservalion .and protKtion or natur.1I

~IhrGrmtGremwaH

tvOlYtd Into an Inttgr,lred

mhancr bXf ~ «IlS)'Stem.goods and services wltJl a view to .achieving d~1opmmt, pardculMly alkvlaling po¥my in the dry Iolnd rq.ion.

Onlht~ lnitYdYI'! on Affcnstildon progmnmr

It twthepotenU.a.llo.sdmuwt tcOOOrnk growth in thr arid .and smihaiid zones NIgtti.a. iIInd tMdon cndGl (0 the mnsrOOT'lolrioo agtnd.a.- she

stI!dIiflJP distributed across the

or

.sBi Tht protea. which InlrWIy rocused on ttft p~nling

resoun:ts.

ror

Economk

and

EnvironmmLlI Sustilllf'lillbilu}l. aboul 22,,222.940 assonul tret

mtm f'lill000 10 convnuniUeli

iIInd InstJtutioru. 10 establish woodklts, forest rtSeIVeS and th~ gJftnlng of pmnises.. Somt staid and

ron

fwthti"disdosedth.ummodtl

vilLlgl!S Wl!rI! klentlfled iIInd dnoelopl!d in Katslf'lill, Kino.

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India d Thert

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poor n.1tioos ten In muSWlD5 aused 7jdvbumingofoiland other bssil rum. But on thr

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'0 ..up implmv:n~tJoo of a Grfttl wged ••,""""""

Economy N.1tio1u1 Trarwtion

PlMI tho!t WI.tI conform w best InttmilUon.tl pracdct:s In efM. ronmentilllrn.p«t auditing. ThrcaU cornesas the major position 01 .a Nlgman youth p under The Susu.in platfOnn who aR also

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supporadby~Mi

of

EnVironment,

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WWF/Eomh Hour NlgrrU.,

thr

mdorwd by Ce:ntrr for liSt

Ce:nrury

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Fund roryoungmtrrp~

~ghborhood 'Invtronmrnt WatCh. Ebon)'l Slale ilnd Forward In ACtion for ConR'Mltion of Indigenous Sp«:IH and leadership,

to have ;tCCHS to fioomciJIl. IKhnlai and mau~r1a1 sup: pon ~ In the areas 01 memonng. YOIunteertsm, lrumuhip.and mmpmleW"-

UJ'ItieruU actions lD ulUCilt~ and i.JM:IM chikIrm ~nd ~"15 people on sumfn-

:see ng Hlitblishment of a SusQinabk ~Jopment

'"n.. d<Ydopm<nt. ............ _<><ganbed by Fresh and Young 8rains~t lnlli.uJ\'~.

mvironmenQ( procecdon. so lhat ~ art noc tht ontv 0C'Id

who survtve, bul the lururt gmer.tdons as wdl "Otildrm and '!buth conslJrute oYtt 60 PI='" ttnt 0( the tOQ~ ~Ia~on o( Nigerb

N.iltions Inforrrudon ~ms md B.lonk of Indusuy whikthr decision of the group wu

B.louchJ stiler.. The group aII<d on go.m>

mem

[0

~bk ~t

concerns, as well as lnId.iIt~ the process of intrOducing the ~ rnor.al order ~ on~ ~tural

~nd lncIdmQIJy ~t

gtneraUon mosc ;iffeaul by dilNte dwlge, Though OlrTliur Olangr: affects ~ one, we ~r the grtilliS. brunt 0( its ~tM ImpKI

beaust: k is in our time .md our chIldml's futu~ that the will be _ful1 ~~ iOL_ _ thehooe 10 'el'fectfvt:1y com bat me thrt~t

posed by dllN te

m.nge ..".,.... -rtSU mental "'" SUSQI~ blllty sqUMdy on shouJderi of the )'QUI¥'" gmeRtion.-

They ~Iso reromf1'\ellded that shoWd advance thecap;odty ...,....th ....n...

goomnm~m

dons to diYdOp ~for chlkiml "'" ,....th by ,....th· ronNl and non-bnW ulUGItion for susuin~billty prognmmrs, tn..... _,....thgroops and no~t org,lIn" saoons In the ~ and ap;Kity bwlding for commu. niliH Wt ~If within the ~l regions ~nd

support mort pub& - prtv.ue parmtt' ship on the prot:tttion of INJines and ocun -Ilft'. "Promotl! youth YOiuntttr· Ing (or 1!~r1y WMnlng ~

emergency mponu, Rl'<:ent

(nfomi.Jdon

USI! ~nd

Convnunk:adons TedmoAogy

In

~rly

gl!ncy

WMning and rt:SponsI'!,

HJ\I'!I'-

indlKk

or

c.m.ntlons "'" natlooaJ and gIobaJ ~ts Cor propt:r

yourn

rl'!pfat:nlOltion

and t'XpOSUfl! to global dec .. ~

In

Nigei.ln )'OUUu: have

Among otOO su~ns put Corw.ird by the )Qlth we I! WI 80V1!mml!nt IOIkl! Into .aaount theeco-&imdlintSSoi

n'f:ry aitk.al Infrasuucrural construction In NigerLI 10 msu~ tJw It mnionns With bHt inte-national ~es In environmtnL1.l Iml»Cl iIIudilIng and invoM dilldren and ,....th In poIky """"'" "'"

bnpimlt:nralion 01 anya1dca1 ~ hraUSt ~ aI~ the heirs to sud! bcWtie.s and be

I!ocouraged

tnputS.

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, by lOtS

d:~ukI~~ochand

rat-lD 451 day of twO wed:s of d~ was link sign 01 progrr!S, ~di&mlc inrttprar 000s 1!Int'ftlrd on wNt. ~

talks

DIsaster IUsIc: R.tspon:sI'! rn«fla. nisms In the runiculum primary and strond.aJy schools, mosc ts()tdolIIy in wlDHabit c:Ides of Nigmi~ lhI'!y iIIlSO aUed upon our gtJYf:mtnt'ru ~1 aU ~ tosupport and il'lClNSt)OUth partielpadon at United Nalions other local.

a

~ndro.

,h~r

lor To.- tM "European

~ wllk:h iIl\IoII..ti the !.1St Of grtm ~.and .aff deptndmt on rtntWable mer·

Kebbt Sa.lts. f.adUIie: lX"OVlduI Includes w.IItr7 supply iIInd

m

Ikvtlopmt:nt

off IOOtaS}I

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Barno, YobI!.Sokoto,Jlg.alYaand

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~,u"s Uni[~ N.nions Conr~re.nce on SUSliiImable

Ill' F'

Sill tOcal~: s.aid

Unlan. The negodoldons In Bonn \\om mt..a!1f. to bulkI on. daI Struck in DtamflH m DurI:w ,So;.ahAfric:;a, ro crwr ill

Nigerian youths urge national green economy transition plan Rio+20 is not all about adohs, leaders of tomorrow also have a say, 3CCIlrding to a Nigeoian youth group - Sustain Nigeria platfonn. They are calling on Governments at all levels to implement certain sustainable measures, which will brighten their future and indeed develop the counlTy.

nations.

gy tht

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tnthnttt.lli<d wodd - ........ bit for mD5I of tht mlissions histoti ally • should btar thr bruni iJf tM I'!tniSsions cutS ""tUIe l.a.doped nations want to mJk! SUI'f! th.at f.asl:1IJOWb1g eoonor Iie5 such illS 0Una ana

roBrctrdmcnnous~ ''''''

SheSilidthatlhrOll tourist fildJJtks .at Kalnl National Poute. New IIussl, ~ rthabllitated. SimjLul~ iIIn uhn modl!m Indoor sporU compIex;tC old 0)0 N.adoNJ P.ark;O)oSa.rt~i:onsauctM and r:quippul These M'rt inrt'fldrd to I'!f'Ih.arn thI'! ~ of WsiIin8 touri:sU and tht InhabllillnlS o( thl! ~ On ~ Modd [)nItlopmenl St:tv:mt or desenpront~tIltmlntster

de\dopmg

Orwio )Ing

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"11otr' is dfslrust and thtfto IS frustRlOOIn ~~.

gjdSq nl"ab.spoIoz:sm.an group.rIJ _ _ bill

lTlt: EllI'OpI!oln Union SiIIys Chiru md ot.ber ~lopUig dR b.acksjktlng on rommt mtlllS ~ In J).iib,m [0 hnr4 thrdlsasion on emis.sim§ c Its rrom both rUI and rouna ts

poor. n Ilions into

bum.

ant

Instuddttvcunml strua~ which lliIIS IWO p.valId ~ don a;d.t. Ot-vdoping counm.sb.dtrdby __

lht United ScalI!$, Unkm and c:M.bntndum- ""'" not",", of """" toev.ldo. -mnmiDntnts made ii1

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