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Report urges accelerated action to meet biodiversity targets by 2020

Bold and innovative action is urgently required if governments are to meet the globally-agreed Strategic Plan for Biodiversity and its Aichi Targets by 2020,...

Govts, business, civil society, indigenous leaders pledge to end loss of forests

An innovative public-private partnership of multinationals, governments, civil society and indigenous peoples today pledged to cut the loss of forests in half by 2020...

Thailand’s tortoise seizures escalate, says report

Tortoises and freshwater turtles may be slow movers, but they are being smuggled at lightning speed through Thailand, with close to 19,000 seized in...

Sharks, manta rays receive UN protection

Five species of sharks and two manta ray species on Sunday, September 14 received protection under the United Nation’s Convention on International Trade in...

Vultures in Africa, Europe face extinction, BirdLife warns

Conservation Partnership – BirdLife International – has announced that vultures have rapidly become one of the most threatened families of birds on the planet....

Wildlife poaching linked to Boko Haram funding

Illegal wildlife trade, including poaching has been identified as a major source of funding for the deadly terrorist organisation Boko Haram, a new report by...

Mallam directs forestry involvement in Great Green Wall project

Ahead of the expected presidential flag-off of the Great Green Wall project in 11 frontline states in northern Nigeria, Environment Minister, Laurentia Laraba Mallam,...

South Africans to invest in Nigeria’s non-oil sector

A delegation of South African businessmen have expressed willingness to partner their Nigerian counterparts to boost job creation in Nigeria through investments in the...

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Conservation: CG blames communities for complicity in forests destruction

Conservator-General (CG) of the National Park Service, Dr Ibrahim Goni, has blamed forest communities in Cross River State for...
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Nigeria launches report to integrate conflict-sensitivity, peacebuilding into its adaptation plan

Nigeria has released a report that will serve as a road-map for integrating conflict-sensitivity and peacebuilding into the nation’s ongoing...

Nigeria’s NDC 3.0 is blueprint for inclusive, resilient low-carbon development – Experts

A cross section of climate experts and development partners have appraised Nigeria’s Nationally Determined Contributions 3.0 and described it...

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Conservation: CG blames communities for complicity in forests destruction

Conservator-General (CG) of the National Park Service, Dr Ibrahim...

Nigeria launches report to integrate conflict-sensitivity, peacebuilding into its adaptation plan

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