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Giving indigenous communities title to land protects tropical forests, study finds

Peer-reviewed study shows deforestation drops dramatically the same year land rights are granted to indigenous communities in Peru A new study published in the Proceedings of...

Advocacy takes centre stage as Lagos drafts Wetlands Policy

If the new Policy on Wetland Conservation and Management being developed by the Lagos State Government eventually sees the light of the day, advocacy...

Conservationists underline need for urgent action to save rhinos

South African rhino poaching numbers for the last year show a decline for the second consecutive year due to concerted conservation efforts. However, there...

CITES battles illegal wildlife trade in Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso

On Tuesday, March 7 2017, at the Triple Point in the heart of Park W, where the territories of Benin, Niger and Burkina Faso meet,...

NCF, GEF/SGP promote sustainable livelihoods in Cross River communities

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has disclosed that, with the support of the United Nations Developmet Programme - Global Environment Facility/Small Grants Programme (UNDP-GEF/SGP),...

Impact of invasive species on dwindling bird population in Guam, by study

How much damage can one snake do? If it’s the brown treesnake (Boiga irregularis), an invasive species on the West Pacific island of Guam,...

Degradation of Nigeria’s National Parks: A monumental disaster

The Nigeria National Park Service has failed woefully as the custodian of our national heritage located in the seven National Parks in the country....

Cameroon to restore 12m hectares of forest in Congo Basin

Cameroon has committed to restoring over 12 million hectares of deforested and degraded land by 2030 as part of the Bonn Challenge initiative. The...

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Seetsele Nthomiwa on conservation: From Gaborone to the global screen

Seetsele Nthomiwa is a natural history long-lens camera operator and presenter from Botswana, celebrated worldwide for his compelling visual...
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Experts advance first effectiveness evaluation of Minamata Convention

The Effectiveness Evaluation Group under the Minamata Convention on Mercury gathered in Geneva from February 9 to 11, 2026. While...

Environmentalist urges households to tackle organic waste

An environmental expert, Hajara Danmusa, has urged households, especially women, to adopt simple organic waste recycling practices to reduce...

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Seetsele Nthomiwa on conservation: From Gaborone to the global screen

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Experts advance first effectiveness evaluation of Minamata Convention

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