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Fresh IUCN worry over vaquita exploitation, logging, poaching

Illegal fishing, logging and poaching are impacting two-thirds of the 57 natural World Heritage sites monitored by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)...

Elephants now poached for their skins – WWF

Endangered elephants are now being slaughtered in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar for their skin, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has...

IUCN attributes vilest African elephant losses to poaching

Africa’s overall elephant population has seen the worst declines in 25 years, mainly due to poaching over the past 10 years – according to...

Can elephants ever recover from poaching?

It’s easy to kill an elephant, as hunters and ivory poachers have shown for quite some time. Creating one, however, is an entirely different...

Singh: How rangers are working to save tigers

Rohit Singh supports ranger and law enforcement work across countries that have wild tigers as part of the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Tigers Alive...

GEF earmarks fresh $40m to combat wildlife crime in Africa, Asia

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council on Thursday in Washington DC approved an additional $40 million for the Global Wildlife Programme (GWP), expanding its support in the...

NESREA seeks support to curb poaching, wildlife trade

Communities in Nigeria have been urged to support efforts to preserve the remaining wildlife resources from extinction by guarding their forests against poachers. The call...

Kenya burns recovered elephant ivory, rhino horns, seeks to stop poaching

Plumes of smoke filled the air of a muddy Nairobi National Park last Saturday as Kenya’s President Kenyatta presided over the burning of 105...

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Kenya, Norway, US, IEA to hold 2nd major Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa

The governments of Kenya, Norway and the United States, and the International Energy Agency (IEA) will next year hold...
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SERAP sues governors, Wike ‘over failure to account for N14trn fuel subsidy savings’

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s governors and the Minister of the Federal...

Africa Water Vision 2063 and Policy adoption, main highlight for 2025 – AMCOW

As we come to an end of 2025, this is a perfect moment to look back at the final...

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Kenya, Norway, US, IEA to hold 2nd major Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa

The governments of Kenya, Norway and the United States,...

SERAP sues governors, Wike ‘over failure to account for N14trn fuel subsidy savings’

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a...
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