Horticulture and The Environment
Horticulture impacts our lives on a daily basis. It provides us with nutritious fruits and vegetables, offering visual enjoyment, and promoting recreational activities. Horticultural production is primarily involved in the intensive use of resources, such as land, water, labour and inputs such as fertilizers and pesticides. The use of such resources in a concentrated space […]
Norway to Have Only Electric-Powered Cars by 2025
In another eight years, Norwegian roads will only have electric-powered cars with zero-emission of dangerous gas and fumes. As at the end of 2016, Norway already had 100,000 zero-emission cars on the road, as reported on the Norwegian government portal. By 2025, the report says, all of the cars on Norway’s roads could be electric. […]
Why Honeybees Are Beneficial to the Environment
Bees are some of the world’s hardest working creatures, and humans have a variety of things to thank these little insects for. They provide great services to the farming community and the environment. Honeybees are perhaps the most important pollinator operating in the agricultural industry. Pollination is, basically, transferring grains of pollen from one plant […]
Ambode Signs Environmental Management, Protection Bill Into Law
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 signed the Environmental Management and Protection Bill into law, expressing optimism that it would go a long way to secure the public health safety of residents most especially children. Governor Ambode, who spoke shortly after signing the Environmental Management and Protection Bill into law […]
Air Pollution in the Modern World is Killing Our Sense of Smell
Air Pollution in the Modern World is Killing Our Sense of Smell Modern life is ruining mankind’s sense of smell and making people crave for salty and fattening food. Odours caused by pollution, are destroying our ability to enjoy nature’s fresh air thus, making people fall ill. According to Dr Hoover, people with an impaired […]
Overpopulation: Causes, Effects, and Solutions
Overpopulation is a situation whereby, people living in an environment exceed the number of resources available to meet their needs. Overpopulation is one of the biggest problems we have here in Nigeria. It is important to note that besides social well-being, the economic prosperity of a nation is dependent on its population growth rate. Demographically, […]
Deep Sea Life Faces Dark Future Due to Warming and Food Shortage
Deep Sea Life Faces Dark Future Due to Warming and Food Shortage Creatures that live in the deep sea are facing a desperate future due to food shortages and changing temperatures. The deep ocean plays a critical role in sustaining our fishing, and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The deep ocean is also a […]
Eight Schools in Lagos Obtain Potable Water, Toilet Facilities
Eight Schools in Lagos Obtain Potable Water, Toilet Facilities Teachers and pupils of eight public primary schools in Shomolu Local Government Area, and Bariga Local Council Development Area of Lagos State could not hold back their joy recently, as their dream of access to safe water and basic sanitation in the learning environment came true. […]
Importance of a Healthy Environment
It is very crucial that we know the importance of a healthy environment. A clean and hygienic environment is very essential to a healthy living. Therefore, we must protect and keep it safe to ensure nature’s balance on the earth. The natural environment plays a great role in the existence of life on earth. A healthy […]
UNDP Plants 500 Trees in Rivers State
UNDP Plants 500 Trees in Rivers State The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has planted over 500 trees at Oko-Ohia Afara in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. The exercise was part of the on-going Biodiversity conservation programme of the UNDP. The national coordinator of the UNDP Niger Delta Biodiversity Conservation Programme Dr. Matthew […]