Sincerely Yours Earthly...

Nigeria, the biggest economy in Africa may as well be on her way to becoming the biggest contributor to the release of greenhouse gases in Africa as the rate of deforestation and  log harvesting  way outweighs the sustainable  level of  the of regeneration and restocking  to enable significant sequestration of carbon. Nigeria however, once prided in her well managed and diversified tropical forest ecosystem, an obvious achievement largely attributed to the well-structured management blue print of the old British colonial system which was well maintained even after independence. This in a way attracted significant international focus on the country with the establishment of some world class biosphere reserves and conservation projects. But now, a lot has changed in the basic scenario of management of the Nigerian Forest as the current status significantly speaks ill of the future.  While there has been the significant problem of inadequate data and st...

The survival of our planet rests in our hands.: Pacific islanders leading the way in the low carbo... : Foua Toloa lives in Tokelau, a small group of three atolls half way between Hawaii and New Zealand that like many island nations is on...

Foua Toloa lives in Tokelau, a small group of three atolls half way between Hawaii and New Zealand that like many island nations is on the treacherous front lines of climate change. Foua helped Tokelau become the first nation to switch to 100% renewable energy and he hopes this will inspire larger countries to do the same. Combinations of drought and cyclones have made it increasingly difficult for the islanders to access fresh water, forcing them to import supplies for the first-time. On top of this, the rising sea level threatens to engulf their homes, which are only 3 meters above the water. ‘Already we are suffering extreme weather, storm surges, droughts, coral-bleaching, inundation of land and groundwater salination,’ says Foua. ‘The islanders, who depend on fish, can grow only a few crops on their 12 square kilometres of land.’ Other Pacific islands have considered relocating their populations, but not Tokelau. ‘We have no intention of leaving,’ Foua explains. ‘This is a G...