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CITES CoP20: A turning point for Africa’s hornbills

Africa’s forest hornbills face growing threats from unregulated trade and habitat loss. A new CITES proposal approved on Thursday, December 3, 2025, is an...

CoP20: CITES decisions on trade regulation imminent for big cats, trees, sea cucumbers, sharks 

Halfway through the 20th World Wildlife Conference, Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) are advancing...

Prohibition of ivory trade: Charting a new path in elephant conservation

Now that a proposal to relax the prohibition on commercial trade in elephant ivory has been rejected - once again- at the latest conference...

Sahara Group deepens reforestation drive with Gelegele Forest Reserve partnership under Adopt-A-Forest Initiative

Sahara Group has expanded its environmental sustainability agenda through a strategic partnership between its flagship Adopt-A-Forest Initiative and the Gelegele Forest Reserve in Edo...

DNA methods help uncover critically endangered African Forest Elephants

A new assessment of African Forest Elephants reveals an estimated 135,690 individuals, with an additional 7,728 to 10,990 elephants based on more tentative "guesses"....

Stakeholders expedite actions to conserve nature through biodiversity financing

Stakeholders are expediting actions to conserve nature through Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) to sustain livelihoods in the country. They made the commitment on Friday, November...

From Samarkand to the world: CoP20 sets out to define next chapter in wildlife trade

Once a vital artery of exchange across continents, the Silk Road is now the setting for a different kind of global dialogue: the future...

IPBES begins 2nd Global Assessment in Paris

On Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at UNESCO in Paris, France welcomed over 100 leading global scientists as they embarked on the start of a...

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Credibility of France’s climate leadership on the line as Senate votes to revive oil and gas extraction overseas

At a time when the climate crisis has never been more urgent, the French Senate on Thursday, January 29,...
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NNPC unveils Gas Master Plan 2.0, Ekpo says milestone represents nation’s devpt aspirations

As part of ongoing efforts to reposition Nigeria’s gas sector as the engine room of national industrialisation, energy security,...

LAWMA warns against attacks on enforcement officers

The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has warned members of the public against attacking, harassing or obstructing its...

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