The programs, which operated at all 63 national parks, monitored air quality and collected data regarding the pollution levels to limit health risks in the parks and protect the wildlife.

The Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development has called for coordinated efforts by the Federal Government, oil corporations, civil society, and local communities to combat the growing ...

The finding could be particularly useful in combating plastic pollution in Africa, the researchers noted. The continent is the second-most plastic-polluted continent in the world, despite ...

The researchers concluded these were indicators of pollution from oil production. You can watch South Sudan: Poisoned Floods on iPlayer (UK only) or on the BBC Africa YouTube channel (outside the UK) ...

As a party to the OPRC Convention, South Africa is required to adopt measures to prepare for and respond to potential oil spills in the country’s maritime domain. Committee Chairperson Mr Rikus ...

THE desire for an international conference on the oil pollution of the seas has become increasingly evident since the failure of the Oil in Navigable Waters Act of 1922 and the Washington ...

Some research has shown that the physical infrastructure of oil and gas extraction can affect wildlife by providing fish a refuge from fishing, but the effect of pollution is less clear. One of the ...

Freshwater habitats -- including rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, bogs and wetlands -- cover less than 1% of the planet's surface, but support 10% of its animal species, said Catherine Sayer, a ...

The report reveals what it claims is the true scale and impact of chronic oil pollution in the UK, showing that for many years the North Sea has been subjected to hundreds of unaccounted for ...

More equipment is being readied to contain an oil spill from a ship which ran aground and started to break apart in stormy weather on South Africa's west coast, although there are no signs of ...

In 2020 he was approached by South Sudanese lawyers who wanted to sue the government over oil pollution. ... and the 2019 extreme rains over East Africa. ... life of raising animals and ...

Blood, pollution and oil in South Sudan. BBC Eye investigates the legacy of oil and asks who's responsible? You can listen on BBC Sounds if you're in the UK, or if you're outside the UK click here .