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No Plans to Degazette Salagi Forest, Says Environment Minister 

Amid Controversy over Temporary Permit By Madiba Singhateh Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources, Rohey John Manjang, clarified on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, that...

Villagers of Sutukoba Embark on Massive Cleansing Exercise

By Kebba AF Touray The Community of Sutukoba in the Wuli East District of the Upper River Region has embarked on a massive cleansing exercise...

Negotiators Urged to Agree on Treaty That Tackles Plastic Pollution 

By Nelson Manneh As representatives of countries’ meeting on Tuesday, 1 October 224 in Nairobi for an international legally binding agreement to end plastic pollution concluded,...

KEYCDA, Partners Pilot Third Phase of Tree Planting Project

By Nelson Manneh  The Kombo East Youths and Children Development Alliance with support from B4L and BK West United have over the weekend completed its...

Peace360 Initiative plants over 200 trees in Soma

By Amadou Manjang Peace360 Initiative- The Gambia has planted over 200 trees in Jarra Soma, Lower River Region (LRR). The activity is part of its annual...

GRCS Embarks on Tree Planting in Foni

By Sariba Manneh The Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS) has embarked on a tree planting exercise of 1,300 trees in Foni Bondali Jula in the...

Environment Group Embarks on Tree Planting at Kufung Forest

By Louise Jobe  The Environment Protection group, and an affiliated group in Gunjur, in collaboration with Gunjur Conservation Group, embarked on a massive tree planting...

Regional Civil Society Organizations Trained on Environmental Degradation, Climate Change 

By Nelson Manneh Regional Civil Society Organizations were recently trained on Environmental Degradation and Climate Change in Africa.   Mr Gbesse Koudjo Mawuena, the Executive Director of...

Officials, Advocates Call for Sustainable Management of Trees 

By Madiba Singhateh As one of the environment advocates said, "it is one thing to plant a tree, but is another to keep the tree",...

TAD, FIOHTG Launch Green Goals Initiative Project in Tumana

By Lamin Fatty  Tumana Agency for Development (TAD) in partnership with Future In Our Hands The Gambia (FIOHTG) on Saturday, 17 August 2024 launched the...

Alleged Illegal Sand Mining Unleashes Devastating Impact on Gunjur Beach

By Louise Jobe  Information received by this medium reveals some serious devastating impacts of illegal sand mining during the night by individuals and its negative...

NATCOM to reforest twenty hectares in eight communities

By Amadou Manjang The Gambia National Commission for UNESCO& ICESCO (NATCOM)in collaboration with the Islamic World Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), is to plant...

World Environment Day Commemorated

By Madiba Singhateh  The National Environmental Agency (NEA) on Tuesday, 30 July 2024, commemorated World Environment Day at their headquarters in Kanifing. Sheikh Alkinky Sanyang said...

PBF launches $3M project to tackle land-related conflicts in Gambia

By Momodou Jarju  The United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) Thursday launched a project worth three million dollars (D203, 400, 000.00 according to the current exchange...

Green Wall to restore degraded landscape

By Madiba Singhateh The Minister of Environment, Climate Change, and Natural Resources has said the government of The Gambia has committed USD 7,850,000.00 from its...

Steering Committee Meeting of Great Green Wall Initiative Underway in Banjul

By Madiba Singhateh  The Gambia Government through the National Environment Agency is hosting the Steering Committee meeting of the UNEP/GEF Medium Size Project (MSP). The meeting...

Vice President Says NDMA Implementing Measures to Prevent Flooding

By: Kebba AF Touray The Gambia’s Vice President, Muhammed BS Jallow, has told the National Assembly that the NDMA is implementing measures to prevent flooding...

Town residents concerned about uncollected waste from gutters 

By Amadou Manjang  Residents of the Greater Banjul Area are complaining about the uncollected rubbish from gutters across towns.  There are piles of rubbish seen lying...

WACA donates 34 drainage equipment to NDMA, Councils to Quell Disaster

By Mustapha Jallow The West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project 2 (WACA ResIP) on Tuesday donated 34 flood pumping machines to the National Disaster...

Uncovered, unfinished gutters pose dangers to residents, road users 

By Assan Bah, Amadou Manjang Residents of the Greater Banjul Area and the West Coast Region (WCR) have expressed their dissatisfaction with the unfinished roads...