Nigeria / Biodiversity
Federal Government seeks tougher sanctions for wildlife crime
Officials called for stronger penalties and closer cooperation to protect endangered species, according to the News Agency of Nigeria.
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Wildlife, forests, wetlands and the natural systems that sustain them.
Nigeria / Biodiversity
Government launches Securing Nigeria’s Forest Future Country Package
The ministry presents the package as a framework for forest management, land restoration, biodiversity and climate resilience.
Nigeria / Biodiversity
UNILAG hosts the 5th Africa Congress for Conservation Biology
The congress focused on indigenous solutions and policy for biodiversity conservation in a changing climate.
Nigeria / Biodiversity
Bushmeat trade puts pressure on the world’s smallest crocodile in Nigeria
Mongabay reports that demand for the species in the bushmeat trade is a concern for its conservation.
Nigeria / Biodiversity
Nigerian conservationist Rachel Ikemeh receives Rolex Award
The award recognises her work to protect a rare red monkey, Mongabay reports.
Africa / Biodiversity
Illegal mining puts Ghana’s Atewa Forest and its water supply at risk
Mongabay reports on the pressure mining places on the forest and the drinking water it supplies.
Africa / Biodiversity
Bird not recorded for more than a decade is seen again in West African forests
Mongabay reports the reappearance of a bird species considered lost.
Africa / Biodiversity
Electric fencing and the effort to protect Kenya’s giant pangolins
Mongabay reports on the risks fences pose to the species and the work of Maasai communities to protect it.
Africa / Biodiversity
Falling migratory bird numbers prompt calls for coordinated conservation
Birds that cross many countries need protection along their whole route, conservationists told Mongabay.