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GEF project promotes use, conservation of wrapping leaf

A non-governmental organisation, the Environmental Management and Development Trust (EMADET), has taken up a campaign to promote the use and conservation of the local...

admin - October 14, 2018

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CITES bans African Rosewood trade from Nigeria

The Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has suspended commercial trade in the...

admin - October 10, 2018

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Nations agree to ban fishing in Arctic Ocean

A new landmark global agreement has resulted in a fishing ban in the Arctic Ocean. The European Union, Canada, the People’s Republic of China, Denmark,...

admin - October 7, 2018

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ANI Foundation commences revitalisation of Gashaka Gumti Park

Succour is finally coming the way of the troubled Gashaka Gumti National Park, thanks to an initiative involving a not-for-profit outfit and the government...

admin - October 3, 2018

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Wetlands disappearing three times faster than forests, warns report

Wetlands, believed to be the most economically valuable and among the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world, are disappearing three times faster than forests...

admin - October 1, 2018

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African Landscape Forest Restoration initiative celebrates 111m ha of commitments

Twenty-seven nations across the continent have committed to restore 111 million hectares of degraded land as part of the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative...

admin - October 1, 2018

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Flood: Parks Service moves to recapture stray animals

The Nigeria National Parks Service has appealed to the public to assist the service in facilitating the recapture of wild animals that strayed from...

admin - September 24, 2018

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Bees are Nigeria’s key to eco-friendly economic growth

The economic value of Nigeria’s bees was brought into sharp focus in August 2018, when the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced...

admin - September 21, 2018

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