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Namibia records 51 poaching cases in 2019

Spokesperson of the Namibia Environment and Tourism Ministry, Romeo Muyunda, on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 said the country recorded 51 poaching incidences since January. Muyunda said that,...

Michael Simire - November 27, 2019

Conservation

Groups call for probe into alleged approval of EIA certificate to Okomu Plc

Some civil society groups, led by the Environmental Rights Actions/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), has called on the Minister for Environment, Dr. Mohammed Mahmoud, to...

Michael Simire - November 27, 2019

Conservation

Kenyan REDD+ project empowers local community with carbon credit

A community project in Kwale, south coast of Kenya, has set a record for empowering members of the local community by helping establish development...

Michael Simire - November 25, 2019

Conservation

Minister wants conservation centre established in Abuja

The Minister of State for Environment, Mrs Sharon Ikeazor, on Saturday, November 23, 2019 called for the establishment of an environment conservation centre in Abuja, the...

Michael Simire - November 24, 2019

Conservation

Wildlife protection isn’t a crime, perturbed UNEP reacts to jailing of conservationists in Iran

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has said that it is deeply concerned by the recent sentencing of a team ofenvironmentalists to lengthy jail terms for...

Michael Simire - November 24, 2019

Conservation

‘Sustaining all life on Earth’ is theme of World Wildlife Day 2020

The Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has announced that the theme of United Nations World...

Michael Simire - November 24, 2019

Conservation

Video of brutal elephant killing causes outcry in Kenya

The video of an elephant being brutally killed with machetes and axes has on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 caused outcry on social media across Kenya. The video,...

Michael Simire - November 20, 2019

Conservation

Illegal trade in marine turtles persisting in Indonesia, Malaysia, Viet Nam – Study

A newly released study carried out by TRAFFIC, an international organisation monitoring wildlife trade, and commissioned by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of...

Michael Simire - November 20, 2019

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