THE PUNCH, 06 JUNE, 2011

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Verte Initiative canvasses environmental Stanley Opara said the forum was sustenance aNyong n upscale networking N li ne with the celebration of this year's World Environment Day as directed by the United Nations, Verte Energy Initiative Development has rei terated the need for stakeholders in Nigeria to ensure the protection of the

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in the country a nd abroad to chart the way forward for the

event and would provide a platform for professionals in

environment.

the environment, corporate

The talk-shop is scheduled to hold in Lagos on J une 10. With the theme, "Forest: Nature at Our Service,"

government, academia and

Nigeria, the civil society, the other stakeholders to rub

environment.

The body mainta ined tha t more still needed to be done in the area of awareness

creation a nd general education of Nigerians on environmental

protection

activities.

Speaking with newsmen in Lagos on Thursday, the Chief Operating Officer, Verte Initiative, Mr. Ekong Nyong, said businesses in Nigeria had a lot to learn from global happeni ngs, which were tied to the environment.

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