Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
Tourism activities occurring on communal lands such as Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) are increasing in Tanzania. This is the result of natural resources governance reforms aimed to empower communities to manage and benefit directly from resources found in their jurisdictions. This article explores the impacts of taxes imposed on tourism …
Good news about the environment is rare these days, but in Tanzania there are signs that local wildlife conservation efforts can effectively protect the natural resources that provide the lion's share of revenue for the economy. Eco-tourism is Tanzania's largest economic sector and biggest dollar earner for this developing nation, …
Sitting in the back of a pick -up from the Pendjari National Park, in northern Benin, Matthieu Yoa smiles with the satisfaction of the work accomplished: with his rangers colleagues, he has just put a satellite collar on an elephant to ensure its protection. “It was very strong,” he breathes …
TANGUIETA - Matthieu Yoa smiles at a job well done. The ranger and his colleagues have just put a satellite tracking collar on an elephant in the Pendjari National Park in northern Benin. "It was very strong," he says in halting French, visibly emotional about what he has just done …
The NCF is determined to build on more than three decades of conservation leadership in Nigeria and will be part of the Pan- African strategy to combat illegal exploitation and trade in wildlife in the continent To halt over exploitation of wildlife resource and its threat to biodiversity, stakeholders in …
The European Union has invested $20 million in a new cross-regional wildlife programme to assist wildlife rich countries in East, Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean regions to fight poaching and trafficking of wildlife products. The deal — signed between the EU, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), …
The new entity is coordinated by the State Minister and Head of the President’s Civil Office, which also includes the Ministers of National Defense, Interior, Environment, Hotels and Tourism and the President’s aide for Local and Regional Affairs . The presidential order, which sets up the referred Executive Committee, requires …
The state of conservancies report consolidates information and data on conservancies based on national indicators.The report provides a baseline for measuring future impacts and contribution to wildlife conservation and community livelihoods.The findings also enrich understanding of the challenges and complexities that conservancies face as they restore biodiversity. The findings will …
Hunters tend to target the animals that have largest tusks, horns or antlers, and this could be a disaster for wild populations AFP/Getty Images When hunters kill animals for trophies, they often target the biggest and the best individuals. Unfortunately, according to a new study these individuals are not only …
The ministers responsible for wildlife conservation of the IGAD member states; namely Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda, have agreed to enforce the Regional Biodiversity Policy and the IGAD Biodiversity Protocol for cooperation on the wildlife anti-trafficking. IGAD Executive Secretariat Engineer, Mahboub Maalim underlined the need for …
Cape Town – While the world awaits US President Donald Trump’s decision on elephant trophy imports, the Centre for Biological Diversity and Natural Resources Defence Council in the US sued the Trump administration for allowing US hunters to import elephant and lion trophies. Although Trump and his Department of Interior …
With an estimated population of less than 800, the newly described Tapanuli orangutan is already at risk of extinction due to habitat destruction and fragmentation. The Indonesian government will come up with a strategy to protect the orangutan, including the establishment of protected forest areas and wildlife sanctuaries. The government …
Durban - Calls to legalise the trade in rhino horn are to come under the spotlight at this week’s 2017 Symposium of Contemporary Conservation Practice, which gets under way in Howick in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands on Monday. More than 350 scientists, conservationists, legal experts, wildlife managers and environmentalists will gather …
India unveiled the third National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017-2031 spelling out the future road map for wildlife conservation. The third action plan comes after the first plan in 1983 and second from 2002 till 2016. The third National Wildlife Action Plan is unique as this is the first time …
CHAMA district commissioner Leonard Ngoma says the human-animal conflict in Chama in Muchinga Province is rife with some wild animals terrorising villages and attacking livestock belonging to the farmers in the area. Mr Ngoma said in an interview yesterday that dangerous animals such as lions usually terrorise people in Chief …
They are young and restless to make real improvements in poverty eradication and environmental sustainability. These locally led green start-ups across Africa are not just promising but also innovative in their approach. From providing clean energy to ensuring safe sanitation and reducing carbon emission to improving public health, the activities …
Most population monitoring surveys of wild animals and plants are poorly designed, a new study says. Populations that are monitored are sometimes not representative of the community we seek to understand, for example, which can lead to highly misleading estimated trends, scientists say. Existing monitoring programs should be reviewed, scientists …
NAIROBI (Kenya Wildlife Service) -- A report detailing Wildlife Migratory Corridors and Dispersal Areas in Kenya has been unveiled. Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources Prof. Judi Wakhungu has launched the report at the historic ‘Ivory Burning Site’ located within Nairobi National Park. The report spells out among other …
NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Kenya said on Wednesday that the increased demand for land and urban development is threatening wildlife conservation that remains the country’s main foreign exchange earner. Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Cabinet Secretary Judi Wakhungu said on Wednesday that urgent conservation measures must be put in place …
NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Kenya said on Wednesday that the increased demand for land and urban development is threatening wildlife conservation that remains the country’s main foreign exchange earner. Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Cabinet Secretary Judi Wakhungu said on Wednesday that urgent conservation measures must be put in place …
