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Wildlife conservation: Ondo, NCF begin reforestation, plant 5,000 indigenous trees

The Ondo State Government’s Department of Wildlife Conservation, Parks and Ecotourism, in collaboration with Centre for Human Settlements and Sustainable Developments (CHUSSDEV), has initiated...

Vulture Awareness Day: Let us save Africa’s vultures from extinction

On the first Saturday of September every year, the world celebrates the International Vulture Awareness Day (IVAD) to raise awareness about the plight of...

Sports teams join campaign to rally fans behind ocean conservation

Ocean Conservancy on Thursday, September 4, 2025, announced the addition of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks, AHL’s Cleveland Monsters, the United States SailGP Team and...

Feast of consequences: Why Nigeria should stop eating its ocean future

A dramatic scene unfolded in June 2024 on the shore of Okpoama Community in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria, as villagers...

Conservation: CG blames communities for complicity in forests destruction

Conservator-General (CG) of the National Park Service, Dr Ibrahim Goni, has blamed forest communities in Cross River State for complicity in forest destruction. According...

Pretoria, Johannesburg residents protest elephant removals from zoos

Fury is rising in Pretoria and Johannesburg over the quiet removal of elephants from city zoos - animals that for decades symbolised wildlife heritage...

NGO advocates restoration of extinct species around Nigeria’s first oilfield

Coordinator, Community Environment and Development Network (CEDEN), Mr. Menidin Egbo, has advocated the restoration of extinct species due to oil pollution in the environment...

Conserving elephants: CITES MIKE Programme, Ecole de Faune de Garoua unite for Congo Basin

Wildlife crime, including the poaching of elephants for illegal trade in ivory, continues to pose a severe threat to biodiversity, the rule of law,...

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NGX, DEG advance net-zero transition to unlock climate capital

Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), in partnership with DEG, Germany’s development finance institution, and Africa Foresight Group (AFG), has...
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How UNESCO’s biodiversity initiative safeguards forests, communities

With forests shrinking and ecosystems degrading, the global biodiversity crisis has shifted from a distant environmental concern to an...

Group trains journalists on health, climate benefits of plant-focused diet

The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI), in collaboration with Foodjustice, on Thursday, January 15, 2026, offered training to Nigerian journalists...

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NGX, DEG advance net-zero transition to unlock climate capital

Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), in partnership with DEG,...

How UNESCO’s biodiversity initiative safeguards forests, communities

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