Juvenile Fish Caught in abundance in Gunjur
By Hatab Nyang
On Saturday December 19th 2020, this reporter witnessed many boats disembarking their catches on the beach in Gunjur, comprising juvenile ‘bonga’ and...
Land, Natural Resource Grievances and How to Redress Them
with Madiba Singhateh
Welcome to another Edition of the Environment Column and in this edition, we will feature Land, Natural Resource Grievances and how to...
Anti-Forest Fire Campaigners Frown Over Illegal Bulldozing of Bamboo Forest
By Madiba Singhateh
Anti-forest fire campaigners on Friday 18th Decembers meet at the NACOFAG office in Brikama, together with Principal Forestry Officer and Plantation Section...
REDD Consultation on Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem Projection in The Gambia
With Madiba Singhateh
Welcome to another Edition of the Environment Column and in this edition, we will talk about the consultation meeting on the conservation...
BAMBOO FOREST BULLDOZED YET AGAIN
By Madiba Singhateh
Another area of the Bamboo forest measuring 150m × 80m, has been bulldozed yet again by the same land dealer called Modou...
‘‘Warmer Weather Conditions Will Prevail Till November’’ Chief Forecast Officer at...
With Madiba Singhateh
Climate change includes global warming driven by human emissions of greenhouse gases, and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns. Though there have been previous periods of climatic...
Climate Change; Change in Rainfall Pattern; Inundations
With Madiba Singhateh & Fatoumata Jallow
Welcome to another Edition of the ‘Environment’, the Column that seeks to educate and inform the readership on issues...
Government Urged to Be More Transparent With the Extractive Industry
MUHAMMED S. BAH (MS)
The extractive industry in The Gambia has been operating for decades, but experts and anti-corruption advocates believe it’s less transparent.
In 2017,...
Addressing Floods: NDMA Regional Coordinator Calls for Engineering Study
By Kebba Mamburay
Ms. Binta Sey-Jadama, the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) Regional Coordinator, has emphasized the need for stakeholders to come together and conduct...
Legislators critical of the Petroleum Commission Bill
By: Kebba AF Touray
The members of the joint committee on PEC and Environment, on Monday 19th October 2020, have raised critical issues on the...
DARANKA Alkalo Warns Against Street Sand Mining
By:- Sheikh Alkinky Sanyang
Robert Mendy, the Alkalo of Lamin-Daranka has issued a stern warning that any person, group, organization or company found mining sand...
Future Proof Banjul Plants 5000 Mangroves
By Ndey Sowe
‘Future Proof Banjul’ has recently embarked on the planting of 5000 Mangroves along the Radio Syd beach side in a bid to...
Climate Change, Rising Sea Levels, Mooring Of Trawlers Within Wetlands
With Madiba Singhateh
PROTECT OUR WETLANDS AT ALL COST
WE OWE IT TO THE FUTURE GENERATION
Rising sea levels posed by the threats and impacts of climate...
Youth Association Embarks On Tree Planting Exercise To Replace Forest Cover
By Lamin Fatty
The ‘‘Kutejonbulu’’ Youth association of Jah Kunda village in Wulli West, has embarked on massive tree planting exercise to recover the forest...
Petroleum Minister Says Solar Energy Solution to Affordable, Clean Energy
By Nelson Manneh
The Minister of Energy and Petroleum Fafa Sanyang, said Solar energy is the solution to affordable and clean energy.
Minister Sanyang made these...
City Link Ostend-Banjul Project to Plant 5000 Trees along the Banjul...
By Ndey Sowe
City Link Ostend- Banjul in partnership with Banjul City Council on Wednesday 26th August 2020 launched a 5000 coconut tree planting initiative...
Prolific Environmentalist, Ousainu-Gambia, Wins 2020 Youth Excellence Award
By Momodou Jarju
Gambian environmentalist, Ousainu Colley, alias Ousainu-Gambia, has been named winner of The Stone Circle’s Youth Excellence Award (YEA) 2020.
Colley is described by...
Human Activity Threatens Tanbi Wetland’s Ecosystem
With Madiba Singhateh
Welcome to another edition of the Environment, the Column that sensitizes on the protection of the natural environment by individuals, organizations and...
Brikama Fish Vendors Call on Government to provide them with Water
By Isatou Kanyi
Vendors at the Brikama Fish Market have called on Gambia Government to provide them with a water tank.
Brikama market is one of...
Environment Ministry Working on Project to Safe Fort Bullen from Erosion
By: Kebba AF Touray
Environment Minister Lamin Dibba said Wednesday his Ministry was working on a project aimed at protecting Fort Bullen which was threatened...