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Monday, March 10, 2025

Ocean economy hits trillions, as environmental alarms sound - NaijaAgroNet

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The global ocean economy has surged to a record $2.2 trillion in exports, driven by a diverse range of industries beyond traditional fishing and shipping, reports NaijaAgroNet.
Ocean economy hits trillions, as environmental alarms sound - NaijaAgroNet
According to a new set of data released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and available to NaijaAgroNet, this rapid growth is accompanied by growing concerns over the health of the world's oceans, with experts warning of escalating threats from climate change, pollution, and overfishing.

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Experts pursue sound chemicals management to promote human, environmental health

Keeping with recent calls for commitments from all to contribute towards a pollution-free planet, experts and observers joined members of the Rotterdam (RC) and Stockholm (SC) Conventions' chemical review committees for back-to-back meetings in Rome, reports NaijaAgroNet.

The team, NaijaAgroNet gathered, reviewed a record number of chemicals for inclusion in annexes of the two Conventions, both of which aim to protect human health and the environment, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

According to NaijaAgroNet findings, recommendations cut across the Rotterdam Convention, and Stockholm Convention.

NaijaAgroNet reports that over 250 experts and observers in total, from all regions of the world, gathered at the headquarters of the FAO in Rome to conduct back-to-back meetings focused on the review of scientific information on toxic chemicals, with a view to recommending inclusion in the annexes of the two conventions, thus becoming regulated by international law.


The latest FAO data, NaijaAgroNet reports, showed that international pesticide sales are valued at up to USD 480 billion a year. UNEP estimates that as many as three percent of those working in agriculture worldwide suffer from acute pesticide poisoning, with adolescents facing a higher risk.

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