Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  A forest fire suspected to have been caused by burning activities broke out earlier this week inside a major national park of Nyungwe in South Western Rwanda, a senior local administrative official in the region confirmed here Friday Full text...

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Pan-Africa eco-tourism business, Wilderness Safaris, which has its headquarters in Botswana, has announced plans to set a new environment benchmark at one of its tourism camps Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan Wildlife Services (KWS) is using artificial hormone contraceptives which it implants in lions to control births their rapid population growth, top KWS scientists said on Thursday Full text...

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's elephant management plans are at an advanced stage, the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, Conservation and Tourism said on Tuesday Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The family of South African music legend, Johnny Clegg, has prevented a shark cage-diving operator from using his songs to lure the predators for deep-sea viewing excursions Full text...

Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) – Nearly a third of Seychelles’ ocean will be shielded from climate change and unregulated economic exploitation with new Marine Protection Areas unveiled on Thursday Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The death of the world's most famous elephant, fondly known as Tim, the 'Big Tusker', has shocked the wildlife conservation community Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States (US) Mission has announced the award of a grant of US$400,000 for the conservation of the late 14th century Sungbo Eredo Earthworks of the Yoruba Ijebu Kingdom in Nigeria Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A migratory Osprey bird, rescued after making an epic 6,948-km flight from Finland to western Kenya, has died from organ failure caused by starvation during its long flight, conservationists said Monday Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The rare migratory bird known as Osprey from Finland, rescued in Siaya and brought to Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) headquarters in Nairobi, will be released back to the wild in March after its full recovery, the KWS said on Saturday Full text...

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Government has considerably stepped up efforts to address poaching with interventions that led to recovery of some trophies and hunting weapons Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Though raising political temperatures, the removal  of illegal settlers from East Africa's biggest water tower and planting of trees was a major step in Kenya's environment conservation efforts in 2019 Full text...

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)  - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism(MENRT) said here Saturday that two hunters had surrendered their hunting licenses for shooting and killing a collared research elephant Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania is finalizing preparations for establishing three new national parks which will cover a total of 47,000 square meters Full text...

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The acceleration of climate change in the world will result in the loss of more than 60% of agricultural jobs that currently exist, which will pose new challenges and the need to find solutions in Tunisia and other countries," said the Tunisian Minister of Local Affairs and Environment, Mokhtar Hammami Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Gishwati-Mukura National Park, a natural reserve comprising of more than 600 hectares of natural forest in western Rwanda, will be officially opened to visitors by December next year Full text...

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  Tunisia Sunday celebrated its National Tree Day, providing free of charge 20 forest plants free of charge for each citizen toward the exercise Full text...

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Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Land Rover Expedition Tour 2019, a biennial event, currently underway in southern Africa, will end in Botswana's Okavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA), its organisers said on Friday Full text...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Two persons have been arrested in Dolisie town of southern Congo on charges of trafficking  panther skins and teeth, the public radio announced on Thursday,

Their arrest was carried out by agents of the Niari Departmental Forest Economy Directorate and gendarmes Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The "Landscape Restoration and Resilience in Burundi" (PRPB) Project was officially launched on Thursday by the Minister of the Environment, Agriculture and Livestock, Déo Guide Rurema, with funding from the World Bank (WB), up to US$ 30 million, reported the public radio and television (RTNB) from Muyinga, one of the pilot provinces in the north-east of the country Full text...

Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  -  A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released Wednesday on the sidelines of the Africa Climate Risks Conference (ACRC) currently taking place here has warned that land is under growing human pressure across many parts of the Sub-Saharan African region Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi is preparing to sign the amendment to the Montreal (Canada) Protocol on the Protection of the Ozone Layer and Climate, the Burundian Minister of the Environment, Déo Guide Rurema, said Sunday on the Public Broadcasters (RTNB), on the eve of the celebration of the World Day Against Ultraviolet Radiation of the Sun, Harmful to Human Beings Full text...

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)  -  The Foundation Franz Weber (FFW) Tuesday expressed satisfaction with the vote to ban elephant exports from Botswana and Zimbabwe, describing it as a decisive step towards the protection of Africa’s elephants Full text...

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Franz Weber Foundation (FFW), observer member of the 18th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Geneva, Switzerland, denounced Friday the vote of the European Union (EU) countries against full protection of African elephants Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -   The Burundi Ministry of the Interior and Natural Disaster Prevention officially launched here Wednesday a national project to strengthen community resilience to climate change and natural disasters Full text...

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The 18th Conference of parties of the international trade convention on wild fauna and flora species threatened with extinction (CITES) that opened in the Swiss capital, Geneva, Wednesday approved proposals by the Alliance of 32 African countries under the aegis of the African Elephant Coalition (AEC) Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Triple-bottom Purdue improved crop storage (PICS) bags are being rolled out in Burundi to better conserve cereals and legumes and limit losses by as much as 85%, with old methods storage at the mercy of pests, PANA learned on Thursday from sources close to the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Livestock Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has released 6 Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)   -   Rwanda is set to receive Sunday some five additional eastern black rhinos from  Czech Republic to be added to another group of 18 imported  from South Africa in 2017, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) said here Thursday Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A Kenyan elephant conservationist, Jim Justus Nyamu, has been honoured in a film depicting his illustrious 15,411-km trek across eight countries to raise awareness on the need to conserve the African elephant, whose populations continue to dwindle as a result of illicit poaching Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Rapid growth in mineral extraction is a major contributor to climate change and biodiversity loss – a challenge likely to worsen unless countries make changes to mining regulations to improve conservation efforts, a UN Environment Assembly report said on Tuesday Full text...