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In Oyo, battle for forests shifts from reserves to classrooms, communities

No doubt, climate change is intensifying; urban expansion is steadily consuming green spaces while insecurity is creeping further into forest corridors. Stakeholders say these concerns...

How South Korea is climate-proofing forests, communities against fire

Armed with clipboards and cameras, the scientists from the Baekdudaegan National Arboretum climbed slowly up a steep hillside in Uljin, a county in the...

CSOs demand reform of Cross River forestry laws to curb deforestation, empower communities

Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Cross River State have declared as obsolete the state’s forestry laws, citing this as reason for the lack of sustainable...

Kaduna ACReSAL sensitises residents to gully erosion control project in two communities

Kaduna Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, sensitised residents of Tudun Wada, Rigasa community, to the implementation of a...

How UNESCO’s biodiversity initiative safeguards forests, communities

With forests shrinking and ecosystems degrading, the global biodiversity crisis has shifted from a distant environmental concern to an urgent development challenge. Nearly one million...

CSOs want compensation for communities affected by U.S. strike

A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) has called for compensation for communities affected by the recent U.S. strike in Sokoto State. President Donald Trump...

How communities and innovation can save Nigeria’s last forest elephants – Forest ranger

Emmanuel Olabode, Project Manager of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation’s Omo Forest Elephant Initiative, speaks on the growing threats to forest elephants, successful models of...

Communities, civil society across Africa stage protests against TotalEnergies operations

Activists, CSOs and frontline communities across the continent came together under the umbrella body, KickTotalOutOfAfrica, and engaged in a coordinated protest dubbed Africa Week of Action...

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TotalEnergies strikes new oil discovery offshore Congo

Energy major, TotalEnergies, has announced a new hydrocarbon discovery on the Moho license offshore the Republic of Congo, marking...
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Almost half of European freshwater fishes at risk of extinction – IUCN

The updated European Red List of Freshwater Fishes – the most comprehensive assessment in 15 years – reveals little evidence of...

Ottmar Edenhofer re-elected Chair of EU climate advisory board

The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, which began its second four-year term at the end of March...

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TotalEnergies strikes new oil discovery offshore Congo

Energy major, TotalEnergies, has announced a new hydrocarbon discovery...

Almost half of European freshwater fishes at risk of extinction – IUCN

The updated European Red List of Freshwater Fishes – the most...