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World Wetlands Day: CSDevNet advocates increased wetlands action for people, nature

Non-state actors, led by the Climate and Sustainable Development Network (CSDevNet), have harped on the need to protect wetlands in Nigeria as the 2022...
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National Park Service arrests nine for illegal activities in Edo

The National Park Service (NPS) says it had arrested nine suspects for illegal activities at the Okomu National Park, Udo, Ovia South West Local...
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Cross River, WCS sign 10-year MoU to protect gorillas, other endangered species

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Cross River State Government on December 20, 2021, signed a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to protect...
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Forests are our life support systems, says NCF’s Olabode

The Elephant Protetion Initiative's (EPI) Friend of the Month for January 2022 is Emmanuel Olabode, project coordinator for the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF). He leads...
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Cross River, National Park to partner on forests management, conservation

The Cross River Forestry Commission is to partner with the National Park Service (NPS) on forests management and conservation. Mr Zanna Lawan, the new Conservator...
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Scientists urge sweeping changes to halt, reverse biodiversity loss

Halting, then reversing the dangerous, ongoing loss of Earth’s plant and animal diversity requires far more than an expanded global system of protected areas...
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NESREA rescues endangered manatee in Lagos

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), an environmental agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria, on Saturday, January 15, 2022, rescued a manatee,...
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Pioneer advocate for nature: Remembering Chief Shafi Lawal Edu (1911-2002)

When the biography of Chief S. L. Edu was published, it was titled “Journey from Epe”. Pa Edu died on Tuesday January 8, 2002....
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Unsung heroes: One woman’s goal to clean up Nigeria’s beaches, empower women and youth

Doyinsola Ogunye founded multiple organisations in Lagos - including the Mental and Environmental Development Initiative for Children (MEDIC) and...
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Nigeria targets 2050 for self-sufficiency in palm oil

The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) says the country will be self-sufficient and meet its global market...
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Use marble to produce electricity, engineer advises Oyo

An electrical engineer, Mr. Toyese Oyerinde, has advised the Oyo State Government to exploit the huge deposits of marble...

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