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Ecosystem profile update for the Guinean Forests of West Africa biodiversity hotspot launched

Across the globe, biodiversity is in peril with species facing extinction more than any other time in history. Biodiversity hotspots are the world’s most...
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Biodiversity framework: GEF Council to consider large and diverse work programmes

The Global Environment Facility’s member countries will meet in mid-June 2024 to consider allocating more than $700 million in grants for diverse environmental initiatives...
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Minister inaugurates biodiversity centre, planting of 1m trees at Defence Academy

The Minister of Environment, Malam Balarabe Lawal, on Thursday, May 30, 2024, inaugurated the Biodiversity Conservation Centre and the 1 million trees planting campaign...
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Human-elephant conflict in Ethiopia has become more frequent, severe – Seyoum

The Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) friend of the month for May 2024 is Mezgebe Seyoum, the Community Partnership Desk Head at the Ethiopian Wildlife...
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International Day for Biological Diversity: Guterres demands urgent measures to halt environmental decline

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, called for taking urgent measures to halt environmental decline. Guterres said this in his message to...
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Conservation

Ogunpa Forest Reserve: Tragic obliteration of a carbon sink, watershed

In the last few months, we have all watched with horror the ruthless destruction of over 50 hectares worth of old-growth trees in the...
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Conservation

Biodiversity fund approves 18 new project preparation grants

The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) has approved a new round of project preparation grants and set aside more than $70 million for 18...
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Conservation

World Wildlife Crime Report 2024 documents illegal trade in 162 countries, territories

The World Wildlife Crime Report 2024 was launched on Monday, May 13, 2024, by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in...
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Association urges dialogue, strategy over charcoal export ban

The National Association of Charcoal Producers, Dealers, Exporters and Afforestation of Nigeria (NACPDEAN) has called for urgent and coordinated...
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Plateau mine gas tragedy: Govt inaugurates 18-member probe panel

The Federal Government has inaugurated a high-level 18-member committee to investigate the Zurak Mines gas poisoning incident in Wase...
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NCDC alerts 10 states on flood-linked cholera, disease outbreak risks

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has alerted 10 states to a high risk of cholera and...

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