The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has taken another bold step in the global fight against wildlife trafficking, seizing 9,493 kg of pangolin scales in one of the largest wildlife crime busts in recent years. The Comptroller General of…
NCF Hosts 3-Weeks Eco-Adventure Challenge for Kids in the 2024 Summer Camp
From August 12th to August 30th, 2024, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) hosted the 2024 Summer Camp at the Lekki Conservation Centre (LCC), themed “Eco-Adventure Challenge”. The camp, designed for children aged 5 to 17 years, brought together a diverse…
HOMEF’s Ecology School Interrogates New and Emerging Technologies in Africa
Currently, the world is struggling to address two major crises – food insecurity and climate change. To this end, various technological solutions have been proposed/implemented. Some of these technologies are being deployed in Africa without adequate regulatory procedures or risk…
June Climate Meetings Take Modest Steps Forward; Steep Mountain Still to Climb Ahead of COP29
The Bonn Climate Change Conference concluded today after two weeks of intensive work across a range of issues where progress is needed on the path to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) this November in Baku, Azerbaijan. “We’ve taken modest…
Full Text of #WorldEnvironmentDay Press Briefing by NIEE Lagos
LAGOS STATE CHAIRMAN’S ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE COMMEMORATION OF THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2024 OF THE NIGERIAN INSTITUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS (NIEE) LAGOS STATE CHAPTER (A DIVISION OF NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS)
Record-breaking World Environment Day spotlights land restoration, desertification and drought resilience
With a focus on restoring degraded lands, combatting desertification and building drought resilience, countries around the world came together today to mark World Environment Day 2024, under the rallying call ‘Our Land. Our Future. We are #Generation Restoration’. On the…
Chevron Nigeria Limited’s Commitment to Sustainability and Restoration
Since 1973, June 5 every year has been celebrated as World Environment Day (“WED”); a day set aside to raise awareness and promote actions to address environmental issues including marine pollution, overpopulation, global warming, sustainable development, wildlife crime, among others.…
NCF set to host its 22nd Annual Flagship Lecture
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), the foremost environmental NGO dedicated to nature conservation and biodiversity resources management is set to host its annual/flagship policy and advocacy lecture tagged Chief S.L. Edu Memorial Lecture, on Tuesday, 28th May 2024. This is…
Deforestation, Encroachment Threaten West Africa’s One Health Plans
By Stella Paul Thirty-three years ago, Bala Amerasekaran – a Sri Lankan by birth – visited Freetown, Sierra Leone. Since then, the West African nation has been his home, where Amerasekaran has dedicated his life to conserving the chimpanzee…
Winners Emerge at 2023 African Conservation Awards
Africa Celebrates Conservation Heroes at the 2023 African Conservation Awards This prestigious event honoured outstanding conservationists and showcased their exceptional contributions to protecting Africa’s natural heritage Winners have emerged at the 2023 African Conservation Awards, hosted by the Game…