AUGUST 2018 NEWSLETTER

Civilians are #NotATarget

"15 years ago, on 19 august, 22 humanitarian aid workers were killed in a bomb attack on the canal hotel in Baghdad, Iraq. This World Humanitarian Day, we’re shining a light on the millions of people whose lives are being destroyed by wars. Explore their stories, then join the movement to demand action from world leaders. Civilians are #NotATarget."


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SCHOOL OF SCIENCE SEMINAR SERIES

Join us as Dr. Akinsemolu discusses the numerous positive functions microbes perform in the environment and a need to explore the microbial world astutely as it can contribute tremendously to sustainable development. The seminar is open to the general public but limited seats are available. 


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DAVID BELLAMY: Green Personality of August 2018

David Bellamy is the President of the British Institute of Cleaning Service (BICSc) and a strong supporter of the BICSc plan to educate young people to care for and protect the environment. Also, he runs the David Bellamy Awards program as a competition designed to encourage schools to be aware of and act positively towards environmental cleanliness


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TEDx ELIZADE UNIVERSITY

On 28th June, Founder of the Green Institute, Adenike Akinsemolu featured on a TEDx event titled Shaping The Future, where 12 speakers within 12 minutes spoke on various fields of study spanning across agriculture, music, poetry, social and biological environment.


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NAME: Ageratum conyzoides

COMMON NAMES: Goat weed, Billygoat-weed, chick weed, whiteweed

LOCAL NAMES: Imi-esu, Ula ujula, Urata, Ahenhen, pig feces, macela 

USEFUL PART(s):  Whole plant, leaves, root


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THE SCIENTIFIC AFRICAN LAUNCHED ON ELSEVIER

Currently, only two percent of all global scientific research comes from Africa. A new scientific journal has been launched in Africa in an effort to increase research output from the continent, which currently provides just two percent of all global research publications. We encourage young African researchers to publish in this new scientific journal.


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Call for Chapter Contribution

Our ultimate goal is to elevate the dialogue about the challenges of sustainable development as an inclusive approach to solving pressing global problem.

We invite experts, academics and students to submit chapter contributions and innovations for collectively addressing the contemporary challenges facing the anthroposphere, in which the environment is a pivotal constituent.


FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

THINGS YOUSHOULD KNOW

You can get a Nano Degree in various courses at the Green Institute:

  1. Agriculture, Nutrition and Sustainability. CLICK HERE
  2. Early Childhood Education for Sustainability. CLICK HERE
  3. Principles of Green Science. CLICK HERE
  4. Culinary Arts. CLICK HERE