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Uganda-Tanzania oil pipeline gets greenlight amid environmental concerns ((News Feature) by Kennedy Abwao - PANA Correspondent
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The ink has not dried on the East African Court of Justices ruling giving the US$4 billion East African Pipeline the greenlight to proceed, amid a local community outcry on its massive environmental concerns Full text...
Finance experts urge African states to track US$1.2 trillion laundered through wildlife conservancies
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – African countries must urgently take steps to track some US$1 Full text...
Primate conservationists in Virunga Park upbeat over fresh effort to end cross-border biodiversity loss (By Kennedy Abwao PANA Correspondent)
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – A sombre mood engulfed the small Island of Ngamba in Uganda as conservationists led a funeral procession for a 30-year-old chimpanzee on 6 November 2025 Full text...
AU sustainable development chief calls for deepening of community-led conservation efforts in Botswana
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The sight of wild animals freely roaming the floodplains of the Chobe National Park in the northern tip of Botswana, the border confluence of four other countries, is worth the troubling journey of nearly a thousand miles Full text...
AU Chairman urges rich countries to concretise aid pledges to support conservation
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco has called on the rich countries to make good on their pledge to support environmental conservation Full text...
African Summit on environmental conservation opens in Gaborone
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The first of its kind African Summit on biodiversity conservation opened in Gaborone on Wednesday, banking on goodwill from African leaders, to agree a landmark proposal to create a new green conservation fund to substitute dwindling donor-funding Full text...
AU Summit outlines roadmap to exploitation of US$2.8 trillion natural wealth
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) has urged countries in the continent to stop “exporting jobs elsewhere” and rapidly exploit the US$2 Full text...
AU Summit launches talks on US$800 million green conservation Trust Fund
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Talks on the creation of a US$800 million environmental support facility to be funded from 1% of the Gross Domestic Product of all African countries to support green conservation has been launched at the inaugural Biodiversity Summit in Gaborone Full text...
Rwanda restores ecosystems, boosts climate resilience in Nyungwe–Ruhango Corridor
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Communities in Rwanda’s Southern Province are set to benefit from restored ecosystems, improved agricultural productivity, and expanded sustainable livelihood opportunities in areas vulnerable to climate-related shocks Full text...
South Africa exports endangered rhinos to Mozambique
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ten critically endangered black rhinos were successfully translocated from South Africa to Zinave National Park in Mozambique this week Full text...
World Bank economic update proposes policy options to promote Gabon’s forest conservation
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon experienced lower growth in 2023 (2 Full text...
Zambia, World Bank sign agreement to cut carbon emissions in Eastern Province
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Communities in Zambia’s Eastern Province are set to reap the benefits of their efforts in forest conservation, climate-smart agriculture, and other activities such as fuel efficient cookstoves and sustainable charcoal production Full text...
Prince William to host global award ceremony in Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – For the first time since its inception, Prince William’s Earthshot Prize will be hosted in Cape Town Full text...
Court bars oil giant from surveying South African waters
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Eastern Cape High Court on Thursday ruled that the exploration rights granted by South Africa to Impact Africa and Shell oil giant were illegal and they would not be permitted to carry out a seismic survey in the Indian Ocean Full text...
Kenyatta to attend international environmental Summit in Stockholm
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta will co-chair a two-day meeting, dubbed ‘Stockholm+50’ with the host Prime Minister, Magdalena Andersson Full text...
Mauritius to declare the Kestrel, a national bird
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government Friday declared the Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus) a 'National Bird' to coincide with the 30th Full text...
Airlines fuel West African wildlife species trafficking to Europe
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Commercial aviation has largely interfered with the conservation of wildlife species and promoted trade in rare birds, snakes and other reptiles which are exported from West Africa to destinations in Europe and Asia, where they are traded as pets and shipped to international zoos Full text...
South Africa invests in biodiversity to promote rural development and conservation
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - South Africa is stepping up investment for its wildlife and biodiversity sectors thanks to a grant of US$8 Full text...
Ramaphosa salutes South African Oscar winners
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has saluted the directors of South Africa's documentary, My Octopus Teacher, which won an Oscar on Sunday Full text...
EU to fund conservation project in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Government on Friday announced that a financial agreement will be signed shortly between the European Union and the Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security for the part financing of the “Mauritius Ridge to Reef Project” to a tune of 4 million euros Full text...
UNDP, ICC team up to strengthen private sector leadership in wildlife habitats protection
New York (PANA) - The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and UN Development Programme (UNDP) have teamed up to strengthen greater private sector investment in biodiversity Full text...
Congo: Six wildlife traffickers arraigned in court
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Six alleged traffickers of wildlife products, accused of wildlife crime, will be arraigned in court on Wednesday in Ouesso, capital of the Sangha department, northern Congo, according to the Congolese public radio Full text...
UN urges Maghreb countries to preserve the Sahara aquifer system
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has urged Algeria, Tunisia and Libya to take urgent transboundary and sectoral measures to address the degradation of the Northern Sahara Aquifer System (SSAS), shared by the three countries Full text...
AWF, partner team up in restoring native bamboo species in Rwanda
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) Thursday announced the delivery of 11,400 bamboo plants to Rwanda as part of efforts to assist the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), an official source said here Full text...
World Economic Forum, partner launch global trillion trees project
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