Tanzania to use paramilitary force to protect wildlife
The Tanzanian Government will use paramilitary force to protect wildlife and other natural resources in the country. According to the country’s authorities, the paramilitary...
Erik Solheim of Norway Takes Over as UNEP Executive Director
Erik Solheim, a former environment and international development minister in Norway, has taken over as executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)....
Kenya’s oldest Elephant attacked in poaching attempt
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Malawi to relocate 500 elephants to new sanctuary
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UAE bans ownership of ‘exotic animals’
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Climate Change drives the Bramble Cay melomys to extinction
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Famous lion Killed in Namibia
Animal lovers have expressed their outrage around the world after a famous endangered lion was shot dead with two others fighting for their lives...
Norway announces a total Ban on Deforestation
Norway has become the first country to ban deforestation. The Norwegian Parliament pledged that the government’s public procurement policy will be deforestation-free. Any product...
JKIA records highest number if ivory seizures in 7 years
Seventeen percent of illegal ivory seized worldwide in the past seven years was confiscated at Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. According to a report...
China come up with timetable to cease all domestic trade in ivory
China will publish a timetable by the end of the year to halt its domestic commercial trade in ivory, a senior official said on...
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