L-R: Amakiri Ekine of Sabatoru Community; Ifiola Robert; Iselema Gbaranbiri, commissioner for Environment, Bayelsa State; Tijjani Zakirai, Rep of the Nigeria REDD+ and Jegede PraiseGod , Otakeme community women leader at a recent community engagement in Bayelsa state.
Bayelsa State has made significant progress towards its inclusion in Nigeria’s national REDD+ programme, a strategy launched by the country at COP26 to reduce emissions and save the Nigerian forest.
The effort is championed by the African Centre for Climate Actions and Rural Development Initiat
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Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi
Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi is a journalist with over five years’ reporting experience. She writes on industry, agriculture, commodities, climate change, and environmental issues.
She is fellow of Thomson Reuters Foundation and Bloomberg Media Initiative for Africa.
