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...
Authorities Tour Flood Prone Areas
Ahead of Rainy Season
By Assan Bah
Ahead of this year’s rainy season, government officials led by the Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural...
Climate Resilience Project Winds Up as Activities Continue
By Madiba Singhateh
The Climate Resilience and Coastal and Marine Zones Project, (GCCA+), held a stakeholder meeting with partners at a ceremony held on Friday...
GEA, Partners Launch Great Green Wall Initiative Blueprint
By Nelson Manneh
The Gambia Environmental Alliance (GEA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment on Wednesday, 30 April, 2024 launched the Great Green Wall Blueprint...
Ghost Nets, Plastic Pollution Threatened Marine Species
By Madiba Singhateh
Research has indicated that Plastic Pollution and Ghost nets are becoming a serious threat to Marine species including turtles and fish.
These threats, coupled...
‘THE PATRIOTS’ Association Holds Massive Environmental Cleansing Exercise
By Nelson Manneh
‘THE PATRIOTS’ Association on Sunday, 10 March 2024 conducted a massive environmental cleansing exercise in Serrekunda.
The new Civic Association ‘THE PATRIOTS’, formed by...
Environmental Activist Endorses Reservation of Four Forest Parks as ICCA
By Madiba Singha
Nfamara Drammeh, an environmental activist last week Wednesday commended the Ministry of Environment for the declaration of four forest parks as...
Environmental Advocate Denies Allegations, Stands Firm on Environmental Concerns
By Madiba Singhateh, Hatab Nyan, and Louise Jobe
Environmentalist Lamin Jassey, a member of Gunjur Tourism and EcoTourism Association, has refuted recent claims suggesting that...
GEA Opposes Degazetting of Nyanibereh Forest Park
By Nelson Manneh
Muhammed Hydara, the Secretary General of the Gambia Environmental Alliance (GEA), said his institution strongly opposes the government's decision to de-gazette Nyanibereh...
President of TRAHASS Calls on Government to Preserve Lands
By Madiba Singhateh
The President of TRAHASS Traditional Healers Assembly in the Gambia has said that they “should rather reserve our land than to...
Salt water intrusion wreaks havoc in Faraba- Sutu Rice Fields
By Nelson Manneh
The women in Faraba-Sutu have recently abandoned their fertile wetlands due to intrusion of salt water into the swamplands (‘Faros’).Faraba-Sutu is located...
Tallinding-Coloban residents dwelling in the midst of stinking waste water
By Nelson Manneh
Tallinding-Coloban residents are dwelling in the midst of filthy, stinking waste water, in an environment not fit for human habitat.
Mr Modou Dibba,...
Plight of Artisanal Fishermen in the Fishing Industry
With Madiba Singhateh
In this edition of the environment column, we will look into the plights of the artisanal fishermen in the fishing industry...
