The organizers and participants. By Anietie Akpan Determined to have a thriving forest, cleaner environment and the skills necessary to thrive in a changing global economy, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Cross River State government and others, are ready to convert over 79,000 tones of waste generated annually in the state to wealth. Already…
The new trainees and some officials. By Anietie Akpan The Panacea for Developmental and Infrastructural Challenges for Africa Initiative (PADIC-Africa) has so far trained 120 Eco-Guards to check the increasing threat of illegal logging and forest exploitation in the Ekuri rainforest of Akamkpa Local Government Area (LGA) in Cross River State. In the latest training…
Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan Following the flagrant violation or disregard of the Executive Order No. 1 of 2024 on mining operations, the Cross River state government has commenced the immediate profiling of all mining companies operating in the state. The Order was enacted to protect mining host communities from insecurity and exploitation, promote…
By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly has urged the State government in collaboration with the Forestry Commission to place a ban on illegal logging of wood across Heritage Monolith sites in the State so as to ensure protection. The Assembly also wants the State Tourism Bureau to take over these sites…
Chairman, House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Forestry, Hon. Bette Obi By Anietie Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly (CRHA), has barred Ezemac International (Nig.) Ltd. from further logging activities in New Ekuri Community in Akamkpa Local Government Area (LGA) of the state without due process. Consequently, the company has been fined the…
Environmental Experts and other forestry stakeholders during the stakeholders conference with the Journalists on Wednesday in Calabar. By Ita Williams, Calabar In a move to address the escalating issues of deforestation and forest crimes, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and key stakeholders in the forestry sector have called for a comprehensive review of the Cross River…
By Anietie Akpan The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has commenced investigation into allegations of illegal logging in forest community of Ekuri in Akamkpa Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River State. Civil Society Organizations in the state, Rainforest Resource & Development Centre (RRDC), led by its Executive Director, Prince Odey Oyama…
…My Business is Legal, Igwe Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan The foremost forest community of Ekuri in Akamkpa Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River State has alerted Nigerians, the State Government, and the international conservation community to the grave injustice, environmental harm, and looming security threat arising from illegal logging activities in its forest. The…
President Bola Tinubu. By Anietie Akpan A Civil Society Organization (CSO), based in Cross River State, Rainforest Resource and Development Centre (RRDC), has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Zone 6 and two other federal agencies for a suspected illegal logging in the state for export, violation of…
Gov. Umo Eno. By Anietie Akpan The Federal, Akwa Ibom State governments and investors have been admonished to adhere to strict international and environmental standards while taking development to the controversial Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve. The Chairman, Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), Akwa Ibom State Chapter, Dr. Uwemedimo Eyo Okon, in a release on Monday, said…
