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Vodun’s sacred role in saving West Africa’s mangroves 09 May 2026 07:57:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/video/2026/05/voduns-sacred-role-in-saving-west-africas-mangroves/ | ||
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In the Nimba Mountains, a film examines the paradox of mining-funded conservation 08 May 2026 13:55:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/in-the-nimba-mountains-a-film-examines-the-paradox-of-mining-funded-conservation/ | ||
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With its first marine reserve, Ghana protects its ocean to secure its future (commentary) 04 May 2026 13:20:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/with-its-first-marine-reserve-ghana-protects-its-ocean-to-secure-its-future-commentary/ | ||
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International Leopard Day: A spotty outlook for the spotted cat 02 May 2026 21:50:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/world-leopard-day-a-spotty-outlook-for-the-spotted-cat/ | ||
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As Ghana eyes lithium future, affected communities face uncertainty 29 Apr 2026 06:55:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/as-ghana-eyes-lithium-future-affected-communities-face-uncertainty/ | ||
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Nigerian bat specialist wins Goldman Prize for community conservation work 20 Apr 2026 18:59:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/nigerian-bat-specialist-wins-goldman-prize-for-community-conservation-work/ | ||
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Nearly a million birds shipped from Africa to Asia in 15 years; canaries top the list 15 Apr 2026 15:04:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/nearly-a-million-birds-shipped-from-africa-to-asia-in-15-years-canaries-top-the-list/ | ||
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Second progress report shows little action on World Bank redress plan at Liberian plantation 09 Apr 2026 10:07:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/second-progress-report-shows-little-action-on-world-bank-redress-plan-at-liberian-plantation/ | ||
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With high seas treaty in place, West African countries plan for protected area 31 Mar 2026 12:51:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/with-high-seas-treaty-in-place-west-african-countries-plan-for-protected-area/ | ||
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‘Staggering’ trade for belief-based use drives hooded vultures to near-extinction in Benin 25 Mar 2026 16:38:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/staggering-trade-for-belief-based-use-drives-hooded-vultures-to-near-extinction-in-benin/ | ||
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Satellite images identify vulture breeding colonies by their droppings 05 Mar 2026 19:21:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/satellite-images-identify-vulture-breeding-colonies-by-their-droppings/ | ||
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Guinea-Bissau’s transitional government bans fish meal production 02 Mar 2026 11:18:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/guinea-bissaus-transitional-government-bans-fish-meal-production/ | ||
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Big cats get the press, but small wildcats are being poached and trafficked in silence 25 Feb 2026 15:13:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/big-cats-get-the-press-but-small-wildcats-are-being-poached-and-trafficked-in-silence/ | ||
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Recycling startups test limits of private solutions to deluge of waste in Lagos 20 Feb 2026 14:26:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/recycling-startups-test-limits-of-private-solutions-to-deluge-of-waste-in-lagos/ | ||
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Baby gorilla seized from traffickers languishes in Turkish zoo 13 Feb 2026 15:58:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/baby-gorilla-seized-from-traffickers-languishes-in-turkish-zoo/ | ||
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Community complaints in limbo as Socfin cuts ties with Earthworm Foundation 10 Feb 2026 10:15:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/community-complaints-in-limbo-as-socfin-cuts-ties-with-earthworm-foundation/ | ||
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Successful campaign proves Ghana’s forests are worth more than gold (commentary) 05 Feb 2026 16:19:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/successful-campaign-proves-ghanas-forests-are-worth-more-than-gold-commentary/ | ||
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A ‘new baseline’: Study captures accelerating sea-level rise in Africa 30 Jan 2026 20:35:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/a-new-baseline-study-captures-accelerating-sea-level-rise-in-africa/ | ||
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Cameroon cookstove project looks to slow forest loss 30 Jan 2026 09:13:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/cameroon-cookstove-project-looks-to-slow-forest-loss/ | ||
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Francis Hallé, the botanist who took a raft into the rainforest canopy 22 Jan 2026 04:00:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/francis-halle-the-botanist-who-took-a-raft-into-the-rainforest-canopy/ | ||
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For two of the world’s most at-risk primates, threats abound and the future looks grim 20 Jan 2026 10:54:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/for-two-of-the-worlds-most-at-risk-primates-threats-abound-and-the-future-looks-grim/ | ||
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Hopes and fears as Guinea exports iron ore from Simandou mines 16 Jan 2026 08:30:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/hopes-and-fears-as-guinea-exports-iron-ore-from-simandou-mines/ | ||
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Ghana repeals legislation that opened forest reserves to mining 08 Jan 2026 17:45:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/ghana-repeals-legislation-that-opened-forest-reserves-to-mining/ | ||
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Rare bats at risk as iron ore mine advances in Guinea’s Nimba Mountains 30 Dec 2025 14:47:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/rare-bats-at-risk-as-iron-ore-mine-advances-in-guineas-nimba-mountains/ | ||
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Clark Lungren and the case for compromise in conservation 28 Dec 2025 00:02:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/clark-lungren-and-the-case-for-compromise-in-conservation/ | ||
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Huge ‘blue carbon’ offsetting project takes root in the mangroves of Sierra Leone 23 Dec 2025 20:15:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/huge-blue-carbon-offsetting-project-takes-root-in-the-mangroves-of-sierra-leone/ | ||
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West and Central Africa tackle coastal erosion 16 Dec 2025 12:22:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/west-and-central-africa-tackle-coastal-erosion/ | ||
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Artisanal fishers in Liberia question benefits of new tracking devices from government 15 Dec 2025 14:24:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/artisanal-fishers-in-liberia-question-benefits-of-new-tracking-devices-from-government/ | ||
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Banned for years, dangerous pesticides persist in Nigerian farming 12 Dec 2025 20:15:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/banned-for-years-dangerous-pesticides-persist-in-nigerian-farming/ | ||
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As fish catches fall and seas rise, Douala’s residents join efforts to restore mangroves 11 Dec 2025 16:18:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/as-fish-catches-fall-and-seas-rise-doualas-residents-join-efforts-to-restore-mangroves/ | ||
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Wildlife and communities bear the cost as Simandou rail corridor advances across Guinea 11 Dec 2025 09:17:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/wildlife-and-communities-bear-the-cost-as-simandou-rail-corridor-advances-across-guinea/ | ||
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Can two Amazons survive? Invisible e-waste is poisoning the world 03 Dec 2025 21:18:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/can-two-amazons-survive-invisible-e-waste-is-poisoning-the-world/ | ||
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West Africa’s oceans get $68 million lifeline amid fisheries decline 12 Nov 2025 21:36:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/west-africas-oceans-get-68-million-lifeline-amid-fisheries-decline/ | ||
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Sierra Leone communities sign carbon agreement based on carbon justice principles 11 Nov 2025 14:28:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/sierra-leone-communities-sign-carbon-agreement-based-on-carbon-justice-principles/ | ||
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‘Not good’: Ocean losing its greenness, threatening food webs 10 Nov 2025 17:46:28 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/not-good-ocean-losing-its-greenness-threatening-food-webs/ | ||
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African summit seeks clean energy future to combat climate change impacts 10 Nov 2025 12:50:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/african-summit-seeks-clean-energy-future-to-combat-climate-change-impacts/ | ||
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Study finds deforestation fuels West Africa’s water crisis 07 Nov 2025 15:02:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/study-finds-deforestation-fuels-west-africas-water-crisis/ | ||
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As Ghana ships first ‘gold standard’ timber to EU, questions about FLEGT’s future remain (commentary) 03 Nov 2025 17:17:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/as-ghana-ships-first-gold-standard-timber-to-eu-questions-about-flegts-future-remain-commentary/ | ||
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At COP30, Africa can lead the way to a sustainable future — but will it? (commentary) 03 Nov 2025 15:36:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/at-cop30-africa-can-lead-the-way-to-a-sustainable-future-but-will-it-commentary/ | ||
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Nigeria passes tough new wildlife law; enforcement doubts remain 31 Oct 2025 21:16:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/nigeria-passes-tough-new-wildlife-law-enforcement-doubts-remain/ | ||
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A fisheries observer disappeared at sea. His family still waits for answers 31 Oct 2025 12:35:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/a-fisheries-observer-disappeared-at-sea-his-family-still-waits-for-answers/ | ||
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Two years later, no closure for family of missing Ghanaian fisheries observer 29 Oct 2025 08:11:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/two-years-later-no-closure-for-family-of-missing-ghanaian-fisheries-observer/ | ||
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Senegal’s great green wall progress falters amid unfulfilled pledges: Study 28 Oct 2025 14:26:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/senegals-great-green-wall-progress-falters-amid-unfulfilled-pledges-study/ | ||
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Study reveals overlooked cultural threat to wildcats across Africa 22 Oct 2025 13:52:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/study-reveals-overlooked-cultural-threat-to-wildcats-across-africa/ | ||
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West Africa’s leopards now officially endangered after 50% population crash 17 Oct 2025 09:01:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/west-africas-leopards-now-officially-endangered-after-50-population-crash/ | ||
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Benin puts solar power at the heart of its energy policy 16 Oct 2025 11:03:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/benin-puts-solar-power-at-the-heart-of-its-energy-policy/ | ||
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Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil must halt Liberian palm oil company’s abuses (commentary) 15 Oct 2025 13:33:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/roundtable-on-sustainable-palm-oil-must-halt-liberian-palm-oil-companys-abuses-commentary/ | ||
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Linking biodiversity protection with community development in an era of crisis (commentary) 10 Oct 2025 12:52:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/rethinking-conservation-in-an-era-of-crisis-commentary/ | ||
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A cacao rush drives ‘alarming’ deforestation in Liberia 10 Oct 2025 07:37:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/a-cacao-rush-drives-alarming-deforestation-in-liberia/ | ||
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Burkina Faso’s women farmers reviving the land with fertilizer trees 25 Sep 2025 14:35:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/burkina-fasos-women-farmers-reviving-the-land-with-fertilizer-trees/ | ||
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In southeast Nigeria, pangolins hunted for meat, not scales, study finds 10 Sep 2025 18:18:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/in-southeast-nigeria-pangolins-hunted-for-meat-not-scales-study-finds/ | ||
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Fear & uncertainty grip Nigerian community after fatal elephant attack 09 Sep 2025 16:48:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/fear-uncertainty-grip-nigerian-community-after-fatal-elephant-attack/ | ||
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EUDR implementation comes laden with potential unintended consequences 04 Sep 2025 19:05:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/eudr-implementation-comes-laden-with-potential-unintended-consequences/ | ||
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‘Let’s understand the value of the forest’ says Liberia’s Silas Siakor 01 Sep 2025 11:25:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/lets-understand-the-value-of-the-forest-says-liberias-silas-siakor/ | ||
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Liberia has a new plan to protect its rainforests. Can it work? 01 Sep 2025 11:20:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/liberia-has-a-new-plan-to-protect-its-rainforests-can-it-work/ | ||
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Liberian communities await justice at Salala rubber plantation after World Bank complaint 29 Aug 2025 10:15:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/liberian-communities-await-justice-at-salala-rubber-plantation-after-world-bank-complaint/ | ||
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Ghana passes landmark legislation to protect artisanal fisheries 22 Aug 2025 16:02:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/ghana-passes-landmark-legislation-to-protect-artisanal-fisheries/ | ||
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Goliath versus Goliath (cartoon) 20 Aug 2025 06:52:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/custom-story/2025/08/goliath-versus-goliath-cartoon/ | ||
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Agroecological market gardening: Benin’s climate-resilient farming solution 13 Aug 2025 12:55:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/agroecological-market-gardening-benins-climate-resilient-farming-solution/ | ||
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New list of primates in peril aims to focus attention and inspire action 05 Aug 2025 09:54:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/new-list-of-primates-in-peril-aims-to-focus-attention-and-inspire-action/ | ||
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