NESREA Launches GEF Project to Combat Plastic Pollution - Voice of Nigeria Broadcasting Service

NESREA Launches GEF Project to Combat Plastic Pollution - Voice of Nigeria Broadcasting Service

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has launched the inception phase of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Child Project 11193, titled “Circular Solutions to Plastic Pollution in Nigeria,” aimed at addressing the growing challenge of plastic waste. The GEF Child Project 11193 adopts a circular economy approach, shifting focus from conventional waste disposal to prevention, innovation, reuse, and sy…

Nigeria, GEF, UNEP partner to reduce plastic pollution - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy

The Federal Government is partnering with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic water sachets in Nigeria. Prof. Innocent Barikor, Director-General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), made the disclosure at the Inception Meeting of the GEF Child Project 11193 on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, in Abuja. S…