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Nigeria, 14 ECOWAS states to benefit from $8m forest protection scheme

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) announced on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 that Nigeria and 14 other Economic Community of West African...

admin - April 9, 2019

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$52m record haul pangolin scales from Nigeria to Vietnam seized in Singapore

A rather large haul of pangolin scales believed to be originated from Nigeria and bound for Vietnam has been intercepted in Singapore. In what looks...

admin - April 4, 2019

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Army to turn Sambisa Forest into ecosystem resort centre

The Nigerian Army says the Sambisa Forest should be turned into an ecosystem resort centre where war relics in the northeast will be maintained as historical...

admin - April 1, 2019

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Asian nations commit to act against illegal trade in wildlife

Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have expressed a strong commitment to addressing wildlife crime as a serious transnational organised crime, and...

admin - March 31, 2019

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Gombe fishermen cry out over increasing attacks by hippopotamus

Fishermen in Dadin Kowa community of Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area, Gombe State, have cried out over increasing attacks on them by hippopotamus. Malam Sa’adu Adamu, leader of...

admin - March 28, 2019

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Environment Ministry to help Park Service boost IGR

Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Environment, Mrs. Ibukun Odusote, has promised to create an enabling environment that would help boost the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the...

admin - March 24, 2019

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Groups draft law to give River Ethiope legal rights

The River Ethiope Trust Foundation (RETFON) along with Earth Law Centre and other partners have drafted the River Ethiope Rights Act of 2019 (Act) in a...

admin - March 23, 2019

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Forests Day: Nigeria’ll lose exotic plant species if forests’ abuse continues – Odusote

Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Environment, Mrs Ibukun Odusote, says the future looks very gloomy for Nigerian forests due to the over-exploitation...

admin - March 22, 2019

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