Thomas Lovejoy

Godfather of Biodiversity Thomas Lovejoy Dies at 80

Dr Lovejoy served as a University Professor within the Department of Environmental Science and Policy in the Mason's College of Science in 2010. He also served as a scientific director for Mason's Institute for a Sustainable Earth.
Amit Banka founded WeNaturalists in 2019

‘WeNaturalists’: First-ever global digital ecosystem for nature lovers

WeNaturalists, an online platform is innovating in the nature conservation space. The online platform provides a mobile and...
a lion in a cage

Panic Erupts in Changi Airport Singapore as Lions Break Free From their Container

History repeated itself in Singapore on Sunday the 12th of December as two full...
he Niger Delta Red Colobus Monkey, photo taken within the new community conservation area

How a Bayelsa community is working with conservation experts to save the Niger Delta...

About 200 critically endangered Niger Delta red colobus monkeys are beneficiaries of a rare collaboration between a community and a conservation organization....

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...
Gombe

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.