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Lagos Harps On Scale-Up Of Awareness On Wetlands, Biodiversity Conservation
Lagos Harps On Scale-Up Of Awareness On Wetlands, Biodiversity Conservation
Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, stressed its commitment to scale up the level of education amongst the people on the importance of wetlands, biodiversity conservation to humanity.
Speaking at a programme on Wetland Advocacy held at the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello emphasised the need to upscale awareness within communities close to wetlands.
He added that the programme would create an opportunity for riverine communities to interact with the government and experts on wetland matters and address growing challenges of wetlands encroachment in the State.
… Hosts Ogun, Ondo to UN Food Systems Summit
In an attempt to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal two “zero hunger” which is central to the attainment of the other 16 goals by 2030, the United Nations has set the podium to address the challenges facing food systems and security among member states ahead of its Food Systems Summit in September.
Speaking at the event tagged: ‘‘Implementation of Exploratory Dialogue of the United Nations Food Systems Summit in the south west geopolitical zone’’, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said that the State government has completed a five-year Agricultural masterplan, which would be raise the capacity of the State in agricultural production, as well as creating a marketing platform for export of local agro-allied products and improving food security.