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New funding announced to protect biodiversity in UK overseas territories

Threatened species across the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) are set to benefit from £6.4 million government funding announced. Green turtles and the West Indian whistling...

Govts advance negotiations on ambitious global biodiversity framework

Following 15 days of negotiation in Geneva, world governments have produced what looks like a strong basis for a post 2020 global biodiversity framework to...

Research network publishes ‘10 Must Knows’ on biodiversity

"10 Must Knows from Biodiversity Science”, ranging from climate stress for forests to the corona virus that has jumped from animals to humans, are...

IUCN partners National Park Service on biodiversity

The Conservator-General (CG), National Park Service, Ibrahim Goni, has expressed satisfaction on its partnership with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)...

LASPARK establishes urban forest park for recreation, biodiversity

The Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK) has established an Urban Forest park to bring residents close to nature, as the state marks...

Verner Ayukegba: Angola’s oil and gas industry can thrive alongside its rich biodiversity

Last month, reports that Angola was drafting legislation to permit oil, gas and mining activities in 14 national conservation areas, including the Luengue-Luiana National...

Govt pledges adoption of modern technologies to address biodiversity, climate change

Minister of State for Environment, Mrs Sharon Ikeazor, has stressed the need to adopt modern technologies inherent in geospatial science to address biodiversity loss...

H&M Group announces multi-year contribution to IPBES

The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) on Tuesday, September 9, 2020 announced a new four-year financial contribution to its work on...

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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,...
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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...

CAPPA urges govt to increase tobacco control budget

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has renewed its call on the Federal Government to significantly increase budgetary...

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

Confronted with stark new evidence that many migratory species...