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In the forested highlands of southern Nigeria’s Cross River state, plumes of smoke signal the…To tackle trafficking in gibbons, experts probe what drives demand
Apr 20, 2026, 2:37 pm By
“When we first got Joy, we thought he was a monkey,” says Esther. A hunter had come to her…Conservation collects more data than ever. What is it for?
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Before launching a monitoring program, conservationists are often asked how data will be…Brazil taps legal loophole to issue bids for Amazon ‘tipping point’ road
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Heavy machinery will soon be working on the road that may determine the future of the Amazon…Emmanuel de Merode, director of Virunga National Park: “If Conservation Creates Hardships, It Won’t Work”
Apr 20, 2026, 9:34 am By
SALONGA NATIONAL PARK, Democratic Republic of the Congo — For over two decades, Emmanuel de Merode…DRC: Can the Kivu-Kinshasa Green Corridor Transform a War Economy into an Economy of Hope?
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KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo — Félix Tshisekedi is banking on one of Africa’s…
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