Conservation

Discard outdated wildlife laws, enact new protections for Nigeria’s biodiversity

At Oluwo Market in Epe, a coastal town on the outskirts of Lagos, bushmeat sells fast. Antelopes, grasscutters, porcupines, monkeys, snakes. There’s a buyer...

Foundation commissions community seed bank to promote biodiversity preservation

The Eunice Spring of Life Foundation (ESLF) has launched a Community Seed Bank in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State in Nigeria to...

Nigeria’s Wildlife Protection Bill passes third reading

The Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill, 2024 has successfully passed its final and third reading in the House of Representatives in Nigeria and...

France urges Nigeria, private sector operators to protect ocean

The French government on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, urged Nigeria and private sector operators to protect the ocean as humans and creatures depend on...

UK accused of breaking nature promises over controversial Planning Bill

Two of the UK’s leading conservation organisations, The Wildlife Trusts and the RSPB, have issued a sharp statement to the Labour government, accusing it of backtracking...

Southern African leaders meet on conservation areas regional development

Southern African leaders gathered on Friday, May 23, 2025, to mark 25 years of transfrontier conservation cooperation and address challenges in managing shared natural...

Kyrgyz Republic unveils 800,000-hectare ecological corridor for biodiversity

A new ecological corridor of around 800,000 hectares, or 8,000 km², was announced by the Kyrgyz Republic on Thursday, May 22, 2025. The corridor...

UN launches task force to curb illegal taking of migratory birds in South‑West Asia

A new front in the global fight against wildlife crime began on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with the launch of...

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Decade of Gas: Nigeria’s gas production surges to 7.5bcf/d, targets 12bcf/d by 2030 – Ubong

The Coordinating Director of the Decade of Gas Secretariat, Mr. Ed Ubong, has disclosed that Nigeria’s gas production rose...
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TechnoServe, Coca-Cola Foundation launch PReP 2.0 to help scale plastic recycling in Nigeria

Building on the success of the first phase of the Plastic Recycling Program in Southern Nigeria (PReP), international nonprofit,...

40 migratory animal species receive new, upgraded protection at close of UN meeting in Brazil

Confronted with stark new evidence that many migratory species are moving closer to extinction, governments at a major UN...

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Decade of Gas: Nigeria’s gas production surges to 7.5bcf/d, targets 12bcf/d by 2030 – Ubong

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