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CEGDEC commemorates World Environment Day 2016

The Lagos-based Conservative Environmental Growth and Development Centre (CEGDEC) has said that this year's World Environment Day (WED) offered it an opportunity to make...

admin - June 5, 2016

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Africa agrees on ways to save its lions

First African lion Range States meeting led by CITES and CMS brings about constructive outcomes in the lead up to CITES CoP17 and CMS...

Michael Simire - June 1, 2016

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Celebrities join UN campaign to end illicit wildlife trade

Ban Ki-moon, Gisele Bündchen, Yaya Touré and Ian Somerhalder among those aiming to spur action to protect endangered species The United Nations, backed by A-list...

admin - May 25, 2016

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Spate of illegal bird killing in Egypt unveiled

A new study has revealed that over 75% of bird killing and trapping in Egypt is illegal. BirdLife International releases new data on Mediterranean hotspot...

admin - May 10, 2016

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Only three Saharan Addax antelopes alive, survey finds

Regional insecurity and oil industry activities in the Sahara Desert have pushed the Addax – a migratory species of desert-adapted antelope – to the...

admin - May 5, 2016

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Key debates decided for IUCN’s congress in Hawaii

Key decisions on nature conservation and sustainable development are expected at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress 2016 in September,...

admin - May 2, 2016

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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...

admin - May 1, 2016

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Gorillas are in danger of extinction, conservationists warn

The Grauer’s gorilla, the world’s largest primate, has been a source of continual worry for conservationists for more than two decades. Longstanding conflict in the...

admin - April 26, 2016

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