President Buhari’s UN summit message, a hope for biodiversity conservation in Nigeria?

President Muhammadu Buhari's message at the virtual 2020 Biodiversity Summit, held on the margins of the 75th UN General Assembly, in New...
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Training people to combat desertification in Nigeria

The Sahara desert is moving towards the South at the rate of about 0.6 kilometres per year. The result is that many...

Nigeria’ on the road to 35 percent reduction of Ozone Depleting Substances

Every 16 of September, for about three decades now, the world has commemorated the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone...

World Vulture Day 2020: NCF drums up support for vultures

Vultures are not dirty animals. They are fascinating species that serve a crucial purpose in the ecosystem as efficient waste management...
bats may have carried coronavirus for decades

Covid19: Virus circulating in bats for 40 years

The researchers compared the genetic structure of Sars-CoV-2 with its close relative found in bats, a virus known as RaTG13. They then concluded that both the relatives emerged from the same ancestor, but evolved over time.
Nick Whittingham, British Ambassador to Guatemala / Embajador Británico en Guatemala

IWT Challenge Fund: Fight against illegal wildlife trade gets boost in Guatemala, Mexico

The UK government is also inviting new projects to apply for the next round of funding of the IWT Challenge Fund.

International Day for Mangrove Ecosystem Conservation: Nigeria mauls restoration project

The Federal Government says it is considering a National Mangrove Restoration Project that will deliver environmental and sustainable livelihood benefits for people...
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.

We have trained 150 Niger-Delta youths on environmental degradation reporting – NGO

The Environmental Rights Action, Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) said it has trained 150 youths in Delta State on environmental degradation,...

Tree planting day: Rotary Club plants trees in schools

The Rotary Club of Idimu High-Rise (provisional) District 9110 Nigeria planted trees in two elementary schools in Lagos to support basic education...