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Ghana targets end to raw mineral exports by 2030 to boost local industry 29 Oct 2026 13:51:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/10/ghana-targets-end-to-raw-mineral-exports-by-2030-to-boost-local-industry/ | ||
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‘Design conservation with those who will live with it’: 30 by 30 in Africa 29 Oct 2026 08:58:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/design-conservation-with-those-who-will-live-with-it-30-by-30-in-africa/ | ||
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As the sea swallows a Nigerian community, migratory bird habitat disappears 28 Oct 2026 07:58:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/as-the-sea-swallows-a-nigerian-community-migratory-bird-habitat-disappears/ | ||
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At Yerevan’s COP17 biodiversity summit, a steep climb ahead for ‘30 by 30’ target 26 Oct 2026 16:37:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/at-yerevans-cop17-biodiversity-summit-a-steep-climb-ahead-for-30-by-30-target/ | ||
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5 million Nigerians gain clean cooking access annually, but it’s not enough, experts say 26 Oct 2026 06:40:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/5-million-nigerians-gain-clean-cooking-access-annually-but-its-not-enough-experts-say/ | ||
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Heavy rains during critical period of cacao cultivation hit Ghana’s yields 21 Oct 2026 10:32:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/heavy-rains-during-critical-period-of-cacao-cultivation-hit-ghanas-yields/ | ||
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Nigeria’s parks chief stresses conservation gains amid struggle to protect wildlife 20 Oct 2026 12:03:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/nigerias-parks-chief-stresses-conservation-gains-amid-struggle-to-protect-wildlife/ | ||
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‘Exceptionally severe’ oil well eruption in Niger raises fears for threatened desert wildlife 19 Oct 2026 22:01:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/10/exceptionally-severe-oil-well-eruption-in-niger-raises-fears-for-threatened-desert-wildlife/ | ||
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Nigeria drove thousands of gold miners from a national park. But can it keep them out? 17 Oct 2026 16:18:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/nigeria-drove-thousands-of-gold-miners-from-a-national-park-but-can-it-keep-them-out/ | ||
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As sand becomes more valuable, Sierra Leone’s Mahera Coast grows more vulnerable 13 Oct 2026 17:27:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/as-sand-becomes-more-valuable-sierra-leones-mahera-coast-grows-more-vulnerable/ | ||
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Fishmeal factories take Senegal’s fish from the dinner table 09 Oct 2026 13:00:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/fishmeal-factories-take-senegals-fish-from-the-dinner-table/ | ||
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‘Lost’ bird reappears in West Africa’s forests after more than a decade 24 Sep 2026 14:27:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/lost-bird-reappears-in-west-africas-forests-after-more-than-a-decade/ | ||
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Illegal mines threaten biodiversity and drinking water in Ghana’s Atewa Forest 21 Sep 2026 14:28:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/illegal-mines-threaten-biodiversity-and-drinking-water-in-ghanas-atewa-forest/ | ||
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World’s smallest crocodile in high demand for bushmeat trade in Nigeria 17 Sep 2026 11:07:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/worlds-smallest-crocodile-in-high-demand-for-bushmeat-trade-in-nigeria/ | ||
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Report links fishmeal production to decline in key species for Guinea-Bissau communities 15 Sep 2026 19:23:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/report-links-fishmeal-production-to-decline-in-key-species-for-guinea-bissau-communities/ | ||
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Nigeria’s Rachel Ikemeh wins Rolex Award for efforts to save rare red monkey 11 Sep 2026 09:51:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/nigerias-rachel-ikemeh-wins-rolex-award-for-efforts-to-save-rare-red-monkey/ | ||
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As saltwater advances, Gambian farmers rethink how to protect rice fields 10 Sep 2026 15:42:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/as-saltwater-advances-gambian-farmers-rethink-how-to-protect-rice-fields/ | ||
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To save Europe’s raptors, conservationists say, look to West Africa 09 Sep 2026 06:07:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/to-save-europes-raptors-conservationists-say-look-to-west-africa/ | ||
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‘Birds know no borders’: Interview with BirdLife Africa’s Alex Ngari 08 Sep 2026 07:36:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/birds-know-no-borders-interview-with-birdlife-africas-alex-ngari/ | ||
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Guinea’s Iron Frontier 07 Sep 2026 09:00:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/specials/2026/09/guineas-iron-frontier/ | ||
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West Africa’s plan to save its vultures struggles to take flight 03 Sep 2026 07:58:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/west-africas-plan-to-save-its-vultures-struggles-to-take-flight/ | ||
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Rapid wetland loss and ‘real estate boom’ increasing flood risk in Lagos 02 Sep 2026 12:52:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/rapid-wetland-loss-and-real-estate-boom-increasing-flood-risk-in-lagos/ | ||
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Togo cosponsors proposal to review commercial whaling ban 01 Sep 2026 22:29:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/togo-cosponsors-proposal-to-review-commercial-whaling-ban/ | ||
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Nigeria can build the new coastal highway and also protect natural areas (commentary) 26 Aug 2026 16:03:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/nigeria-can-build-the-new-coastal-highway-and-also-protect-natural-areas-commentary/ | ||
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‘They will do it legally or illegally’: Interview with James Giahyue on Liberia’s cocoa boom 26 Aug 2026 11:05:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/they-will-do-it-legally-or-illegally-interview-with-james-giahyue-on-liberias-cocoa-boom/ | ||
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EU’s deforestation rule could derail Liberia’s cocoa trade 25 Aug 2026 15:12:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/eus-deforestation-rule-could-derail-liberias-cocoa-trade/ | ||
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‘Cocoa fever’ in Liberia’s Grand Gedeh is wiping out native forests 18 Aug 2026 07:17:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/cocoa-fever-in-liberias-grand-gedeh-is-wiping-out-native-forests/ | ||
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Urban heat islands have solutions; many tropical cities can’t afford them 13 Aug 2026 00:34:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/urban-heat-islands-have-solutions-many-tropical-cities-cant-afford-them/ | ||
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Illegal mining threatens Ghana’s first marine protected area 12 Aug 2026 09:41:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/illegal-mining-threatens-ghanas-first-marine-protected-area/ | ||
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Cacao plantations in Liberia encroach into proposed Kwa national park 12 Aug 2026 08:29:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/cacao-plantations-in-liberia-encroach-into-proposed-kwa-national-park/ | ||
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What makes chimpanzee conservation last? Lessons from Sierra Leone 11 Aug 2026 10:03:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/what-makes-chimpanzee-conservation-last-lessons-from-sierra-leone/ | ||
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Before giant meat producer JBS expands to Nigeria, people deserve answers (commentary) 31 Jul 2026 00:17:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/before-giant-meat-producer-jbs-expands-to-nigeria-people-deserve-answers-commentary/ | ||
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Forests in Liberia are falling to cocoa, in half a year the EU could ban imports 28 Jul 2026 20:35:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/07/forests-in-liberia-are-falling-to-cocoa-in-half-a-year-the-eu-could-ban-imports/ | ||
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Women’s collectives are protecting Nigeria’s gorilla wildlife sanctuary 28 Jul 2026 15:01:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/womens-collectives-are-protecting-nigerias-gorilla-wildlife-sanctuary/ | ||
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Ghana’s High Court sentences politician to 20 years in illegal mining case 24 Jul 2026 09:16:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/ghanas-high-court-sentences-politician-to-20-years-in-illegal-mining-case/ | ||
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One scientist’s mission to save Ghana’s disappearing guitarfish 24 Jul 2026 08:34:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/one-scientists-mission-to-save-ghanas-disappearing-guitarfish/ | ||
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Oil has harmed the nature and people of the Niger Delta; human rights may save it 21 Jul 2026 23:06:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/07/oil-has-harmed-the-nature-and-people-of-the-niger-delta-human-rights-may-save-it/ | ||
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Pangolin DNA study links local wild meat markets to global trafficking networks 21 Jul 2026 11:39:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/pangolin-dna-study-links-local-wild-meat-markets-to-global-trafficking-networks/ | ||
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Something strange is happening in Liberia 19 Jul 2026 18:31:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/something-strange-is-happening-in-liberia/ | ||
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Why are forests vanishing in southeastern Liberia? 18 Jul 2026 08:34:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/video/2026/07/why-are-forests-vanishing-in-southeastern-liberia/ | ||
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‘Chasing Deforestation’ in Liberia: Behind the scenes with Mongabay 16 Jul 2026 21:46:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/chasing-deforestation-in-liberia-behind-the-scenes-with-mongabay/ | ||
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The vanishing forests on Liberia’s cocoa frontier 16 Jul 2026 21:38:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/the-vanishing-forests-on-liberias-cocoa-frontier/ | ||
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How a spiritual practice is preserving Benin’s mangroves 15 Jul 2026 03:46:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/how-a-spiritual-practice-is-preserving-benins-mangroves/ | ||
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Conserving Sierra Leone’s western chimpanzees: Interview with Tacugama’s Willie Tucker 10 Jul 2026 19:24:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/conserving-sierra-leones-western-chimpanzees-interview-with-tacugamas-willie-tucker/ | ||
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Confronting culture to protect vultures: Interview with Nigeria’s Michael Williams 08 Jul 2026 15:09:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/confronting-culture-to-protect-vultures-interview-with-nigerias-michael-williams/ | ||
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Cabo Verde program and its fishers have been protecting the sea for 10 years 07 Jul 2026 16:44:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/cabo-verde-program-and-its-fishers-have-been-protecting-the-sea-for-10-years/ | ||
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Belief-based use increasing threat to yellow-billed kite, an important African scavenger 07 Jul 2026 14:52:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/belief-based-use-increasing-threat-to-yellow-billed-kite-an-important-african-scavenger/ | ||
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The women leading a quiet conservation revolution in a Nigerian gorilla sanctuary 06 Jul 2026 19:06:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/the-women-leading-a-quiet-conservation-revolution-in-a-nigerian-gorilla-sanctuary/ | ||
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Researchers in Nigeria successfully cultivate wild mushroom in agricultural waste 03 Jul 2026 12:30:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/researchers-in-nigeria-successfully-cultivate-wild-mushroom-in-agricultural-waste/ | ||
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Endangered West African leopards show signs of recovery, despite odds. ‘It’s a win’ 02 Jul 2026 13:13:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/endangered-west-african-leopards-show-signs-of-recovery-despite-odds-its-a-win/ | ||
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Secret Amazon species may be new source of ibogaine for addiction treatment 30 Jun 2026 17:49:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/secret-amazon-species-may-be-new-source-of-ibogaine-for-addiction-treatment/ | ||
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Six marine sanctuaries recognized as Blue Parks, four of them in Africa 24 Jun 2026 15:39:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/six-marine-sanctuaries-recognized-as-blue-parks-four-of-them-in-africa/ | ||
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Leaked study warns of irreversible damage from iron ore mine in Guinea UNESCO site 24 Jun 2026 10:36:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/leaked-study-warns-of-irreversible-damage-from-iron-ore-mine-in-guinea-unesco-site/ | ||
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Hope for vultures in Nigeria as some belief-based users adopt plant alternatives 24 Jun 2026 05:44:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/hope-for-vultures-in-nigeria-as-some-belief-based-users-adopt-plant-alternatives/ | ||
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‘Rare animals, photography and Instagram’ could help an Ivorian rainforest 23 Jun 2026 10:31:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/rare-animals-photography-and-instagram-could-help-an-ivorian-rainforest/ | ||
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EU votes to end illegal logging agreement with Liberia 22 Jun 2026 19:47:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/eu-votes-to-end-illegal-logging-agreement-with-liberia/ | ||
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A few seconds with one of West Africa’s rarest birds 22 Jun 2026 06:37:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/a-few-seconds-with-one-of-west-africas-rarest-birds/ | ||
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Demand for vultures in West Africa threatens Central African populations 19 Jun 2026 10:21:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/demand-for-vultures-in-west-africa-threatens-central-african-populations/ | ||
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Côte d’Ivoire’s tree-climbing crocodile needs to be protected, scientist says 19 Jun 2026 08:00:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/cote-divoires-tree-climbing-crocodile-needs-to-be-protected-scientist-says/ | ||
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In search of the ‘rare and beautiful’ in an Ivorian rainforest 18 Jun 2026 15:29:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/in-search-of-the-rare-and-beautiful-in-an-ivorian-rainforest/ | ||
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