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"2016, So Many Pieces To Put Together"

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T he last days of 2015 were yet the most celebrated period in the climate change history as the world progressed positively on a clear cut path towards a climate smart future-The Paris Climate deal was struck. This created a sort of balance in the expectations of the parties involved in the climate struggles. The year ended on a more promising note of confidence with regards to the potential outlook of events in the coming years. Now another year is closing. Some 11 months backwards, the world ushered in a new year of optimism and strong potentials for the advancement of the global climate cause. However, the scene of events was a little quiet for the most part of the first and second quarter of the year with most countries busy tailoring their respective Intended Nationally Determined Contribution to allow for proper transitioning into a more agreeable nationally adopted strategies (in the global term could be referred to as the Nationally determined contribution, as the “In...

Please Help add a vote to take me to the finals of UNCCD Land for Life Youth Social Media Activist

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Hello everyone, please help add your vote to support me. I have been selected as one of the 15 semi finalists of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Youth Social Media Activists Challenge. The link is right below, scroll down to my name and vote” Bamidele Oni” Every vote counts and please do help share the link as well. The link for the public voting is as follows:  http://woobox.com/6avg72 . This link will be available only from 9 Dec till 22 Dec  

"Our climate future, America decides"

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T he Paris agreement owes so much of its success to the ambitious stand of the two greatest polluter nations, China and the United States. Although China has recently taken the lead on the table of polluter nations, and of course the country’s influence on the climate issue is of absolute importance, but the Stance of the United states means more to the global direction of action on climate crisis as the country still sits on the throne of being the biggest economy in the whole wide world. The Obama led administration has portrayed a huge support to the climate change cause and environmental issues overtime, if compared to previous administration, he has made quite a great difference. He gave the world a reason to be hopeful with the level of commitment he showed towards climate change and his stance has warmed up the rest of the world into being optimistic that the great America is not so far away from leading the world in proffering timely and accountable solutions to the cl...

Some extract from an interview I had some years ago

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Working in the line of an effective advocacy in this part of the world and most especially in our society really does come with a lot of difficulties. The facilities on ground are quite inadequate while the socio-economic situation that obtains around us has been a blindfold on the lots concerning the impact of the changes in their environment. I can bet it with you that they know and can tell you about how the changes have affected them and if you listen to their perception, you will be surprised about how much they know. But then they have a common problem which has always been what to attribute the changes to and how they could conform to the changes. That is exactly where we come in, trying to identify with the available option within their grasp that we could attach a definite meaning to.  Of course we won’t tell them to stop abruptly whatever lifestyle we deem unsustainable but then we can make them think in the line of the impeding danger if we do not force ourselve...

Tree seriesEpisode4

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Tree series (Episode3)

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Tree series (Episode 2)

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