EcoKnowledge Derivatives.
The reconciliation of economic, social and environmental dimensions of development for green growth represents a new paradigm in development thinking, concept, policy, and practice. Thus, there has been an increasing publication of new knowledge products including reports, tools, and frameworks to define, facilitate, and catalyse the path to greeen growth. However, the low level of awareness, lengthy and technical nature of the knowledge products limit their readership and uptake for policy, practice, and advocacy.
EcoKnowledge Derivative (EKD) is a strategic mechanism that employs active and non-conventional strategies for effective dissemination of green growth knowledge using policy briefs and social media platforms to catalyse the use, uptake, and implementation of green growth knowledge as well as promote the effort of stakeholders who are generating knowledge for green growth.
EKD analyses, harmonises, synthesizes and condenses knowledge products into policy briefs and enhanced social media contents (knowledge derivatives) in simple, reader-friendly, and non-technical formats that can be easily understood by specialist and non-specialist stakeholders. The knowledge derivatives are disseminated using conventional media organisations, relevant global mailing digests and social media platforms using a multimedia approach that leverage the unique and comparative advantages.
EKD builds on Green Growth Africa’s Africa4Nature Health Initiative (A4NHI), a public awareness and policy advocacy initiative for a new deal with nature and people that was implemented in response to nexus of COVID-19 and nature. A4NHI, which was implemented for 19 weeks, reached about 6.2 million people in Africa while the policy recommendations it proffered were reported in twenty (24) news stories in leading newspapers within and outside Africa.
News about the program has started trending on front line newspapers such as Guardian Newspapers (Nigeria), Leadership Newspaper, This Day Newspaper, among others, of its commencement. Please find some links below:
| S/N | Caption | Media Platform | Weblink |
Mainstream Media Organisations | |||
| 1 | Africa risks $2.7tr to ecosystem collaspse | TheGuardian Newspaper, Nigeria | https://guardian.ng/news/africa-risks-2-7tr-to-ecosystem-collaspse/ |
| 2 | Stakeholders: Central Bank’s N250bn Gas Support Fund to Unlock 206TCF Reserves, Spur Growth | This Day, Nigeria | https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/08/31/stakeholders-central-banks-n250bn-gas-support-fund-to-unlock-206tcf-reserves-spur-growth/ |
| 3 | Increase In Gas Price Causes Panic, Puts Health, Environmental Burden On People | Independent, Nigeria | https://independent.ng/increase-in-gas-price-causes-panic-puts-health-environmental-burden-on-people/ |
| 4 | Relief as CBN moves to unlock NGEP with N250bn, create 2m jobs annually | BluePrint, Nigeria | https://www.blueprint.ng/relief-as-cbn-moves-to-unlock-ngep-with-n250bn-create-2m-jobs-annually/ |
| 5 | CBN’s N250bn Intervention Can Create 12m Jobs – Experts | Leadership Newspaper, Nigeria | https://leadership.ng/cbns-n250bn-intervention-can-create-12m-jobs-experts/ |
| 6 | Degradation: Nigeria, Others Lose $3.8bn To Erosion, 1m Plants, Animal Species Risk Extinction | Leadership Newspaper, Nigeria | https://leadership.ng/degradation-nigeria-others-lose-3-8bn-to-erosion-1m-plants-animal-species-risk-extinction/amp/ |
| 7 | Global tourism sector may lose $4trn amid COVID-19 pandemic – UN | Business Day Newspaper, Nigeria | https://businessday.ng/companies/article/global-tourism-sector-may-lose-4trn-amid-covid-19-pandemic-un/ |
| 8 | LPG price skyrockets, deforestation worsens despite 206t SCF deposit | The Guardian Newspaper, Nigeria | https://m.guardian.ng/news/lpg-price-skyrockets-deforestation-worsens-despite-206t-scf-deposit/ |
| 9 | Stakeholders seek domestication of gas resources as price soars | The Guardian Newspaper, Nigeria | https://m.guardian.ng/business-services/stakeholders-seek-domestication-of-gas-resources-as-price-soars/amp/ |
| 10 | Stakeholders call for domestication of gas with FG, CBN N250b intervention | Business Day Newspaper, Nigeria | https://businessday.ng/news/article/stakeholders-call-for-domestication-of-gas-with-fg-cbn-n250b-intervention/ |
| 11 | Stakeholders Seek Youth Inclusion in Global Biodiversity Framework | The Vanguard Newspaper, Nigeria | https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/08/stakeholders-seek-youth-inclusion-in-global-biodiversity-framework/ |
| 12 | Stakeholders Seek Youth Inclusion in Global Biodiversity Framework | This Day Newspaper, Nigeria | https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/08/24/stakeholders-seek-youth-inclusion-in-global-biodiversity-framework/ |
| 13 | Stakeholders disturbed as Nigeria, others lose $3.8b to environmental degradation. | The Guardian Newspaper, Nigeria | https://m.guardian.ng/news/stakeholders-disturbed-as-nigeria-others-lose-3-8b-to-environmental-degradation/ |
| 14 | Stakeholders raise concerns over growing threat to achieve biodiversity in Africa | BusinessDay Newspaper, Nigeria | https://businessday.ng/news/article/stakeholders-raise-concerns-over-growing-threat-to-achieve-biodiversity-in-africa/ |
| 15 | Biodiversity Security Under Threats of Underfunding – Coalition | Independent Newspapers, Nigeria | https://independent.ng/biodiversity-security-under-threats-of-underfunding-coalition-2/ https://independent.ng/biodiversity-security-under-threats-of-underfunding-coalition/ |
| 16 | Experts raise the alarm as 86% of plant species face extinction | The Daily Sun Newspaper, Nigeria | https://www.sunnewsonline.com/experts-raise-the-alarm-as-86-of-plant-species-face-extinction/ |
| 17 | Concern over $967 funding for biodiversity loss reversal | The Guardian Newspaper, Nigeria | https://guardian.ng/news/concerns-over-967b-funding-for-biodiversity-loss-reversal/ |
| 18 | Stakeholders worries over growing threat to biodiversity | Tribune Newspaper, Nigeria | https://tribuneonlineng.com/stakeholders-worry-over-growing-threat-to-biodiversity/ |
| 19 | Biodiversity: 86% of World Species may be lost to Agriculture, Experts Worry | Leadership Newspaper, Nigeria | https://leadership.ng/biodiversity-86-of-world-species-may-be-lost-to-agriculture-experts-worry/ |
| 20 | $967bn Inadequate to Reverse Biodiversity Loss, Say Environmentalists | This Day Newspaper, Nigeria | https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/03/29/967bn-inadequate-to-reverse-biodiversity-loss-say-environmentalists/ |
| 21 | 24,000 species in Africa risk extinction – ISNAD-Africa | New Telegraph Newspapers, Nigeria | (available only in the printed version) – annexed in the report |
| Blogs | |||
| 1 | Nigeria: Stakeholders – Central Bank’s N250bn Gas Support Fund to Unlock 206tcf Reserves, Spur Growth | NewsNow United Kingdom | https://https://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/Industry+Sectors/Energy~Utilities/Natural+Gas/Africa/Nigeria |
| 2 | Stakeholders – Central Bank’s N250bn Gas Support Fund to Unlock 206tcf Reserves, Spur Growth | All Africa South Africa | https://allafrica.com/stories/202108310104.html |
| 3 | Stakeholders – Central Bank s N250bn Gas Support Fund to Unlock 206tcf Reserves, Spur Growth | Ethiopia News, Ethiopia | https://ethiopia.shafaqna.com/EN/AL/175871 |
| 4 | Stakeholders: Central Banks N250bn Gas Support Fund to Unlock 206TCF Reserves, Spur Growth | Latest Naija News, NIgeria | https://www.latestnigeriannews.com/p/864408/stakeholders-central-banks-n250bn-gas-support-fund-to-unlock-206tcf-reserves-spu.html |
| 5 | Stakeholders: Nigeria: Stakeholders – Central Bank’s N250bn Gas Support Fund to Unlock 206tcf Reserves, Spur Growth | Afro News | https://afro.news/2021/08/31/nigeria-stakeholders-central-banks-n250bn-gas-support-fund-to-unlock-206tcf-reserves-spur-growth/ |
| 6 | Nigeria: Stakeholders – Central Bank’s N250bn Gas Support Fund to Unlock 206tcf Reserves, Spur Growth | First Nigeria TV, Nigeria | https://www.firstnigeriatv.com/firstnigeriatv-news-headlines-tuesday-31-08-2021/ |
| 7 | Stakeholders seek domestication of gas resources as price soars | Gist Now Now, Nigeria | https://gistnownow.com/stakeholders-seek-domestication-of-gas-resources-as-price-soars-the-guardian-nigeria-news/ |
| 8 | Stakeholders seek domestication of gas resources as price soars | New Center, Nigeria | https://newscenter.com.ng/stakeholders-seek-domestication-of-gas-resources-as-price-soars/ |
| 9 | Stakeholders seek domestication of gas resources as price soars | Newjour, Nigeria | https://newsjour.com/ja/MjE1MjEw/ |
| 10 | GREEN DIGEST: YOUTH INCLUSION, CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE-INDUCED DISASTERS | The Green Insitute, USA | https://greeninstitute.ng/blog1/2021/8/31/green-digest-youth-inclusion-conservation-and-climate-induced-disasters |
| 11 | 86% Of World Species May Be Lost To Agriculture, Experts Worry | SureSource, Nigeria | https://suresource24.com/2022/03/86-of-world-species-may-be-lost-to-agriculture-experts-worry/ |
| 12 | Concerns over $967b funding for Biodiversity loss reversal | Head Topics, Nigeria | https://headtopics.com/ng/concerns-over-967b-funding-for-biodiversity-loss-reversal-25114294 |
| 13 | Biodiversity: 86% of World Species may be lost to Agriculture, Experts Worry ISNAD-Africa | NaijaMerit, Nigeria | https://naijamerit.com.ng/2022/03/27/biodiversity-86-of-world-species-may-be-lost-to-agriculture-experts-worry |
| 14 | Experts Cry Out as 86% of Plant Species Face Extinction Threat | AgroNigeria, Nigeria | https://agronigeria.ng/experts-cry-out-as-86-of-plant-species-face-extinction-threat/ |
POLICY BRIEF
The policy brief was been developed within the EcoKnowledge Derivative, an initiative of Green Growth Africa, Ibadan, Nigeria with support from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
| Post 2020 Biodiversity Framework and Youth | Post 2020 Biodiversity Framework and Finance | Post 2020 Biodiversity Framework and Agriculture |
