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First 1,000 fungi on IUCN Red List reveal growing threats

The number of fungi species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ has surpassed 1,000, confirming that deforestation, agricultural expansion and urban development...

10 African startups to receive funding to develop blue, green economy solutions

BFA Global, FSD Africa, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have selected 10 innovative, future-looking startups as part of the Africa...

Jaguar trafficking to China surges in South America, says report

Criminal gangs operating in Bolivia and elsewhere in Latin America have developed sophisticated networks to smuggle jaguar parts to China, according to report published...

Conservationist, Wayne Lotter, murdered

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has expressed shock and sadness by the death of leading conservationist and IUCN World Commission...

Hydraulic infrastructure development guideline adopted

The guideline on hydraulic infrastructure development in West Africa was adopted recently during the 78th ordinary session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers held in Monrovia, Liberia....

Bonn Challenge: Chad commits to restore 5m hectares of degraded land

Chad has pledged to restore five million hectares by 2030 as part of the Bonn Challenge. The commitment was made at the recently held...

IUCN supports global treaty to recognise fundamental environmental rights

A preliminary draft of a “Global Pact for the Environment” – which aims to serve as a basis for a new UN treaty to...

Conservationists take up campaign to save Poland’s Białowieża Forest

Full of giant trees, dense, mossy and mysterious, the Białowieża Forest in Poland has been described as one out of a fairy tale. It...

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Kwara Assembly urges stricter sanitation enforcement

The Kwara State House of Assembly has urged the Ministry of Environment to equip and empower Environmental Health Officers...
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Nigeria, UNEP partner on improper chemicals, waste management

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are collaborating against...

From risk to resilience by securing wildlife stockpiles in Liberia, Sierra Leone

I have recently travelled to Sierra Leone and Liberia as part of an Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation (EPIF) project to...

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Kwara Assembly urges stricter sanitation enforcement

The Kwara State House of Assembly has urged the...

Nigeria, UNEP partner on improper chemicals, waste management

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA)...