Sunday, December 29, 2024

Environment

Tujereng Youth Development Association Conducts Coconut Tree Planting Exercise

By Louise Jobe Tujereng Youth Development Association under the leadership of Mr. Lamin A. Sonko on Friday, 24 December conducted a tree planting exercise along...

Flower Vase Sellers, Gardeners Fear Losing Source of Income to OIC...

By Makutu Manneh Flower vase sellers and gardeners along the Bertil Harding Highway fear losing their only source of income to the OIC Road project...

Chief Forecaster: ‘Current Climatic Condition is caused by ‘Tropical Jet’’

By: Kebba AF Touray       Mr. Tijan Bojang, the Chief Forecaster at the Central Forecast Office, Department of Water Resources, has said that the current humid...

NDMA Reviews National Multi-Hazard Contingency Plan

By Madiba Singhateh The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) in partnership with the World Food Program and the office for coordination of humanitarian affairs on...

Environment Ministry Signs MOU with WFP in Relation to RICAR Project

By Ndey Sowe The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources (MECCNAR) on Wednesday, 15 December, 2021 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with...

GAMRUPA Launches New Plastic Recycling Project in Siffoe

By Nelson Manneh The Siffoe based youth organization, Gambia Rural Poor Association (GAMRUPA), in partnership with Een Hart Voor Siffoe and Young People without Borders...

Tech World Oil Company Donates 15 Solar Street Lights to Siffoe

By Louise Jobe and Hatab Nyang The Proprietor of Tech World Oil Company, The Gambia Mr Ebrima Touray has donated and installed 15 Solar Street...

Fishermen raise concern over climate change, illegal fishing amidst govt. neglect...

By Madiba Singhateh Fishermen in Gunjur, western region of The Gambia, have raised their concerns over the scarceness of fish in the landing sites, especially...

WABSA Launches ‘Grand Saloum Mangrove Project’ in Mendy-Kunda

By Ndey Sowe West African Birds Study Association (WABSA) has recently launched a two-year “Grand Saloum Mangrove Project” in Mendy-Kunda in Lower Niumi District, North...

Statement By Ousman Sillah, Nam For Banjul North, On The Recent...

On Sunday morning (26 September) I was out and about visiting the compounds that were inundated by the overflowing water from the open drain...

Meng Nyanta Association embarks on tree planting exercise

By Junkung Bayo Meng Nyanta Association of Pancharr village in the Central River Region (CRR) South on Wednesday 22 September 2021 embarked on a tree...

Banjul City Council Calls for Urgent Remedy of City’s Ring Canal

By Nelson Manneh The Banjul City Council said on Monday the ‘main ring canal of the city’ is not functioning,  and this is affecting some...

How mines destroy farms, properties in coastal villages and aggravating climate...

By Madiba Singhateh Maimuna Touray, a gardener, has been growing vegetables in Gunjur, an eco-tourism area and fishing village located in the south bank of...

Gambia Launches $5.6 Million GEF -6 Land/Seascape Planning, Ecosystem Restoration Project

By Madiba Singhateh The Gambia government together with the National Environment Agency (NEA) and Parks and Wildlife of The Gambia last Thursday launched a project totaling...

Gambia Launches National Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme Committee

By Ndey Sowe The Department of Water Resources in collaboration with the Gambia National Commission for UNESCO with funding from UNESCO Multisectoral Office in Dakar,...

UNESCO-NATCOM Embarks on Massive Tree Planting Exercise

 By Ndey Sowe The National Commission for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO-NATCOM) has on Saturday embarked on a massive tree planting exercise...

Environment Ministry Plants Over 6000 Seedlings at Dobbo Forestry Park

By Mustapha Jallow The Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources has as part of yearly routine, embarked on tree planting exercise where over 6,000...

BAC Allocates Over D3.5 million to Mining Communities

By Mustapha Jallow Officials of the Brikama Area Council (BAC) on Thursday handed over a cheque amounting to D3,568,525.00 (three million, five hundred and sixty-eight...

Finance Minister Attends Maiden Climate Vulnerable Finance Summit

By: Kebba AF Touray The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs virtually took part in the first Climate Vulnerable Finance Summit and V20 Ministerial Dialogue...

Windstorm destroys 106 compounds in Njawara

By Makutu Manneh The heavy windstorm that occurred on Wednesday night has destroyed one hundred and six (106) compounds out of one hundred and eight...