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Deforestation: Stakeholders Seek Amendment Of Forestry Commission Law, Accuse Government, Farmers And Miners

By Godwin Otang The conversation around the massive unchecked deforestation across Cross River State took center stage again on Thursday in Calabar with stakeholders accusing the Government, farmers and miners of being major drivers during a roundtable to preserve the State’s biodiversity. Cross River hosts more than 50 percent of Nigeria’s remaining rainforest which for

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Illegal Logging: NGO Ask Cross River Government For Details On Trailer With Illegal Timber

By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report A Non-Governmental Organization, Rainforest Resource, and Developmental Center, RRDC, has asked the Cross River State Government to furnish it with a detailed report of a fallen trailer in Ikom, laden with suspected illegal timber. In the letter signed by Mr. Odey Oyama, the Executive Director of RRDC, and

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