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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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the scope ol rYlJOnaIlm~ lions lOr ImpiCts at ~ leYds 01
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probkffis have rtmained uncoordinalled, leading 10 SOIlleti~
mlsmanagemtOi
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fundsand bur imp;acts on thr (ommunldH iIInd largeted
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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 ~
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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
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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
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resoun:ts.
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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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poor n.1tioos ten In muSWlD5 aused 7jdvbumingofoiland other bssil rum. But on thr
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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
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WWF/Eomh Hour NlgrrU.,
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mdorwd by Ce:ntrr for liSt
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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
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concerns, as well as lnId.iIt~ the process of intrOducing the ~ rnor.al order ~ on~ ~tural
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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.-
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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
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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 """"'" "'"
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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.
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