Against the Odds: South Sudan's War-Zone Giraffes Have a Surprisingly Healthy Gene Pool

Against the Odds: South Sudan’s War-Zone Giraffes Have a Surprisingly Healthy Gene Pool

New study shows the savanna giants keep a robust gene pool despite decades of conflict
Lagos participants in Nigeria clean up day

A Nationwide Cleanup Aims To Build Lasting Habits, Not Just A Clean Day

On Saturday, as Nigeria marked its 66th Independence anniversary, thousands of volunteers across multiple states and the Federal Capital Territory picked up gloves and...
More than 50 representatives from African countries and development finance institutions gathered in Vienna this week for a three-day capacity-building workshop aimed at strengthening how African governments manage environmental and social risk in development projects, part of a continent-wide initiative that began well over a year ago.

Inside Africa’s OPEC, AFDB Funds For Environmental Safeguards Initiative

More than 50 representatives from African countries and development finance institutions gathered in Vienna this week for a three-day capacity-building workshop aimed at strengthening...

90-Day-Old Oil Spill, Disputed Date: Inside The Azuzuama Deadlock

More than three months after crude oil first blackened the mangrove swamps of Azuzuama community in Bayelsa State, the spill remains unrepaired, and a...
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Nigeria moves to next stage of carbon market rollout with new approval criteria workshop

Nearly a year after President Bola Tinubu approved Nigeria's National Carbon Market Framework, the country has moved to its next implementation stage: establishing the...
Bili back to Congo after 3 years in Nigeria

Home at Last: Rescued Gorilla Bili’s Three-Year Journey Back to Congo

For more than three years, a young female gorilla named Bili lived far from home in Nigeria, rescued from wildlife traffickers but with her...
Ekiti flood kills 3

In Ekiti, a flood warning becomes a death, and a national newspaper asks why

Late Monday night, as torrential rain fell across Ado-Ekiti, Ibrahim Mandella made a decision that cost him his life. Two days later, one of...

Ebonyi’s flood was predicted, the response came five days late — now 24 states...

‌Nine days ago, ConservationsNG asked whether Nigeria's flood warning system could translate a precise, dated forecast into action before disasterwhether Nigeria's flood warning system...
10 nations that could vanish — and one UN vote just guaranteed they'll never lose their seat at the table

10 nations that could vanish — and one UN vote just guaranteed they’ll never...

One country's highest point is five metres above sea level. Another has already abandoned entire villages to saltwater. A third could see its capital...
UN's New Sea-Level Rise Declaration

What the UN’s New Sea-Level Rise Declaration Means for West Africa’s Eroding Coast

While the world's attention was fixed on small Pacific and Caribbean island states, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a declaration this week with...

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