Environment Minister

Nigeria to establish environmental crimes tribunal

The Nigerian government is taking a major step towards safeguarding the environment by actively pursuing the creation of a dedicated tribunal to hold accountable...

Man jailed for trafficking monitor lizards

A Florida man pleaded guilty to his part in a trafficking scheme in which live water monitor lizards were stuffed into socks...

Biodiversity Day: Obaseki lauds Okomu National Park’s potential

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has implored environment activists, community leaders and local councils to continue to push for actions...
Ozone-day

Celebrating the 2024 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

Tomorrow, September 16, the world will once again come together to celebrate the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. Proclaimed by...
tree planting in inner Mongolia

New study presents how to curb future pandemics by preventing deforestation, wildlife trade

Existing zoonotic diseases from wildlife and livestock already kill 2.7 million people each year. While many of these diseases are known and not highly transmissible, emerging and novel zoonotic diseases now arise at predictable intervals due to the exploitation of wildlife and nature around the world.

FG targets illegal wildlife trade with forest crime toolkit

The Nigerian federal government has announced plans to use the wildlife and forest crime analytic toolkit to combat illegal wildlife trade and commercial poaching.  The...

Expert calls for more conservation effort on International Day of Forests

… as world commemorates event despite COVID19  Notwithstanding any progress it is making, Nigeria still has a long way...

Major outcomes of Cop27 climate summit

World leaders assembled in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt on the 7th and 8th of November to deliberate on how to further deliver on the world...

PHOTOS: Conservation Club of Omo marks WMBD 2019

The club which comprises of students, teachers, forest rangers and researchers commemorated the event with a multi-session event which hammers on responsible use and disposal of plastics.

Critically endangered rhinoceros gives birth at Kansas City Zoo  

Kansas City Zoo welcomed the birth of a critically endangered species of rhino on December 31, 2022. Zuri, a critically endangered species of the...