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New IPBES assessment begins

“We all value nature in very different and sometimes conflicting ways. Nature can be seen as a provider of food or water, as a...

Cadbury destroyed over 25,000ha of orangutan habitat, report alleges

A new report by Greenpeace has found that Mondelēz International has destroyed over 25,000 hectares of orangutan habitat in Indonesia. The company, responsible for Cadbury,...

China postpones lifting ban on tiger, rhino parts trade

China has postponed the lifting of a ban on the trade of rhino horn and tiger parts for medicine and other uses, the government...

Concern as Iran charges IUCN conservationists with crimes punishable by death

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has said that it is deeply disturbed as five IUCN member conservationists, including members of the...

Group commences 30-yr management agreement of Gashaka Gumti Park

In an apparent bid to boost conservation efforts in Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Environment in Abuja on Monday, November 5, 2018 inaugurated a...

Man has within 48 years wiped out 60% of wildlife – WWF

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has found, in a new major report, that wildlife has declined 60 per cent since 1970 due...

Man-eating tigress that killed 13 put down in India

A man-eating tigress, believed to be responsible for killing 13 people in Western India, was shot dead after an elaborate hunt involving forest guards...

Group decries high rate of poaching of elephants, monkeys, others

The Nigerian Association of Zoological Gardens and Wildlife Parks (NAZAP), has decried the rising rate of poaching and illegal trading in endangered animals such as...

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When mining kills women: A year after Bilalikoto mine collapse

On Sunday, February 15, 2026, Women in Mining Africa (WiM-Africa) commemorated Silent 15 of Bilalikoto – Year One, honouring the over 48...
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Protecting species in a changing landscape: New study maps key threats in Northern San José

The greatest potential to reduce species extinction risk in the Northern Sub-catchments of San José, Costa Rica, lies in...

LAWMA commences bulk waste evacuation along Lagos-Badagry Expressway corridor

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has commenced a large-scale bulk waste evacuation exercise at Alaba Rago along the...

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When mining kills women: A year after Bilalikoto mine collapse

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Protecting species in a changing landscape: New study maps key threats in Northern San José

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