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AGFUND to expand development initiatives in Africa, seeks Nigerian partners - Saudi Prince

Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- The Chairman of Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND), Prince Abdulaziz bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, says the fund is seeking partnerships with governments, local organi... Read More


CBD COP17: Why African countries struggle to mobilise biodiversity funding - AfDB official

Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- African governments must demonstrate stronger commitment to biodiversity conservation by integrating it into national investment priorities and allocating resources for implementat... Read More


Nigerian company wins $200,000 AGFUND Development Prize in Armenia

Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- A Nigerian climate technology and agritech startup, D-Olivette Labs, has emerged as one of four winners of the 2025 Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development, receivin... Read More


CBD COP17: Indigenous groups urge UN to halt wildlife carbon, biodiversity credits

Nigeria, Oct. 28 -- Indigenous Peoples and civil society groups have called on the United Nations to halt the monetisation of sacred animals and nature as "natural capital" for carbon and biodiversity... Read More


CBD COP17: Nigeria urges developed countries to fulfil $30bn annual biodiversity funding pledge

Nigeria, Oct. 28 -- Nigeria has urged developed countries to fulfil their commitment to mobilise at least $20 billion annually by 2025 and $30 billion annually by 2030 to enable developing countries t... Read More


CBD COP17: Global biodiversity fund receives $60 million in new pledges

Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity said national and sub-national governments have pledged $60 million to the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) to streng... Read More


CBD COP17: Experts explore new conservation models to advance Africa's 30x30 goals

Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- Representatives of African governments and civil society organisations on Monday discussed emerging conservation models that could help countries across the continent achieve the g... Read More


CBD COP17: Nigeria seeks West African Alliance to Protect High Seas

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- The Nigerian government has identified regional coordination, scientific cooperation, effective enforcement, and sustainable financing as key strategies to establish effective high... Read More


CBD COP17: Namibian Biosafety Expert Martha Kandawa-Schulz dies in Yerevan

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Martha Kandawa-Schulz, Namibia's Cartagena Protocol National Focal Point, died in Yerevan, Armenia, while participating in the ongoing United Nations Biodiversity Conference (CBD C... Read More


CBD COP17: Nigeria, six others each win $50,000 grant for biodiversity projects

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Nigeria and six other countries under the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People have won $50,000 seed grants each under the Rapid Deployment Mechanism (RDM) to execut... Read More