Friday, September 19, 2025
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Biodiversity

Nigeria’s new biodiversity blueprint signals shift toward systemic eco-governance 

Nigeria has officially adopted its updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) 2025–2030, cementing its role as a frontrunner in Africa’s commitment to halting and reversing biodiversity loss. This move is more than symbolic, it signals a critical pivot toward systemic environmental governance across West Africa and reinforces Nigeria’s alignment with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (K-M GBF), the landmark international agreement adopted at COP15 in 2022. 

There is need to translate biodiversity pledges into tangible actions

One of the driving forces behind these biodiversity pledges is the growing awareness of the intrinsic link between biodiversity and economic well-being

The Sixth Mass Extinction Event; Are We in It?

The Anthropocene era, still a subject of ongoing scientific debate regarding its exact commencement, is characterized by significant impact of human activities on the environment and society. This impact becomes evident through unregulated resource extraction, greenhouse gas emissions, intensive pastoral farming, transportation systems, and deforestation.

There is need to shift to sustainable farming to protect biodiversity

Biodiversity loss is accelerating around the world with the global food system being the primary driver of this trend. The irony is that agricultural...

Kenya’s Oil Pipeline To Have A Biodiversity Office

Kenya will create an office in charge of safeguarding biodiversity – nature and environment – during and after construction of its proposed crude oil...

Climate Change Could Cause Abrupt Biodiversity Losses This Century

The impacts of climate change on species and ecosystems are already evident. Poleward shifts in the geographic distributions of species, catastrophic forest fires and...