Out in today's Guardian: our round up of new species to science published in 2022 @KewAfrica

6 sessions, 11 speakers and each session was a hit!🔥🔥🔥🔥 We’d like to thank our amazing facilitators for impacting us on biodiversity and climate change in Nigeria. Your sessions have made us better youth and have deepened our passion for protecting mother earth.

At #COP28 today at 16:30, “Supercharging Africa´s Battery & EV Ambitions” – AFC is hosting key discussion alongside the ECA , and co-convened with the African Union, BADEA Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, African Export-Import Bank - Afreximbank, and the ALSF.

USA 🇺🇸 Vice-President ⁦Kamala Harris⁩ said in Dubai that “Too many innocent Palestinians have been killed. Frankly, the scale of civilian suffering & the images and videos coming from Gaza are devastating.’’ US must lead on peace ☮️ plan. OTHER apnews.com/article/harris…

Africa must own the carbon offsets value chain amid market failures, AFC says In a report published at COP28 today.

A new AFC Foundation will help raise knowledge and awareness among governments and communities to halt the destruction of natural carbon sinks, raise financing for their conservation, and advocate for a ban on their wholesale long-term lease or sale.

Read the full announcement and access the report here: africafc.org/news-and-insig…

STRI-ForestGEO is heading to Dubai to attend UN Climate Change Conference, COP28, this week to launch GEO-TREES! 🌳 Check out this Smithsonian Panama article to read all about GEO-TREES here! rb.gy/62jq8a

Africa Finance Corporation A fantastic white paper based on real values, real data highlighting the central role of Africa in global carbon sequestration. Look after what we already have. Nigerian Montane Forest Project Sharon Ikeazor Mr. Climate @UCNZbiology Ridwan Jaafar Laila Johnson-Salami Laila Johnson-Salami

Africa Nature Investors Foundation was excited to present the Gashaka Gumti Carbon Project COP28 UAE at the COMIFAC - Commission des Forêts d'Afrique Centrale Pavillion regarding biodiversity, pastoralism & carbon finance. We are proud to be a Partenariat Forêts Bassin du Congo member & hope we can pilot new approaches to conservation for the region.

The perfect disguise. 😂 🎥 Lucy Jones

AgResearch @science_nz So proud of my amazing husband- totally deserved! Nigerian Montane Forest Project peter gluckman @peterkdearden

I’ve written to the Environment Secretary asking for urgent answers on plans to relocate the world-leading herbarium from Kew to Reading

Dear Governor the recent explanation/justification from your government for clearing an urban forest is very unfair to the citizenry. That hoodlums are able take over a space is not a justification for it to be cleared but a reason to provide security/1

Applications are invited for postgraduate study in the Dept of Zoology Please see our website for project, supervisor and application info: zoo.cam.ac.uk/study/postgrad… Apply by 4 January 2024 to be considered for University funding/fully-funded departmental studentships

Good news for wildlife. 🇳🇬💪 Environmental Investigation Agency ANI Terseer Ugbor 👏

Join us on May 22, 2024, to mark the International Day for Biological Diversity 🌿🌍. Guest Speaker: Gideon G. Deme, PhD Topic: Be Part of the Plan: The Drive to Conserve Tropical Biodiversity in Human-Dominated Environments ⏰ 3 PM Nigerian Time Stay tuned! #PartofThePlan 💚

For ⁦Costus spectabilis⁩ on Mambilla

A new project with ⁦M i j i n y a w a Jnr⁩ - investigating why the absolutely huge numbers of Anthonotha seeds on the forest floor. More than in 20 years! Have the rats gone or are the trees making more fruit? ⁦UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao⁩

Welcome to the Nigerian Bird Atlas Project: if you love nature & enjoy the outdoors, this is the project for you! facebook.com/groups/Nigeria…