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Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer [...] Full text...
US, Gabon commit to enhance cooperation
04 october 2024 - 07:11:09Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States of America and Gabon have expressed their commitment to enhance cooperation as they [...] Full text...
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Mpox: What you need to know about the latest public health emergency
20 august 2024 - 06:03:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered the [...] Full text...
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One Health Approach: Unleashing Sudan's potential for better human, animal, and environmental health outcomes: World Bank Blog By Dora N. Cudjoe and Nada Khalil Hashim Amin
02 august 2024 - 07:27:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The adoption of a One Health approach in Sudan has the potential to create more resilient [...] Full text...
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Kenyan President names four key opposition leaders to new Cabinet
24 july 2024 - 15:06:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto named four key opposition leaders to his new Cabinet in an effort [...] Full text...
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World Drug Day report highlights spike in drug use, increased trafficking
26 june 2024 - 13:11:39Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The UN agency tackling crime and drug abuse (UNODC) released its annual World Drug Report on [...] Full text...
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Crimes against nature: UN agency puts environmental legislation under scrutiny
18 may 2024 - 07:10:34Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Global efforts to prevent crimes against nature and bring offenders to justice are being hampered by [...] Full text...
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‘Untold harm to nature’ from wildlife trafficking, warns UN crime agency
13 may 2024 - 13:11:00Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Despite two decades of worldwide efforts, more than 4,000 precious wildlife species still fall prey to [...] Full text...
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Torrential rainstorm continues pounding Kenya, flood death toll climbs to 228
05 may 2024 - 19:37:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 228 people have been killed in Kenya, where heavy rainstorms and flooding continue to [...] Full text...
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Barrow, Faye expresses satisfaction with Senegambia's relationship
20 april 2024 - 19:03:49Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye and host counterpart President Adama Barrow have expressed great satisfaction with [...] Full text...
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Key biodiversity conference begins in South Africa
25 march 2024 - 10:41:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The inaugural Biodiversity Economy and Investment Indaba began in Boksburg on Monday. The conference under [...] Full text...
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Human ingenuity can help to save nature, Guterres says on World Wildlife Day
04 march 2024 - 06:05:53New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for action now to protect nature in his message as World Wildlife [...] Full text...
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Senior officials call for action and solutions at UN Environment Assembly
29 february 2024 - 19:35:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Leaders attending a major UN environmental conference in Nairobi must drive forward solutions to combat climate [...] Full text...
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Kenyan hyenas test positive for rabies, alert issued for mass vaccination of dogs, says Wildlife body
15 february 2024 - 18:55:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan authorities have issued an alert for the immediate vaccination of dogs for rabies after [...] Full text...
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First-ever UN report reveals complex threats to migratory species
13 february 2024 - 05:56:56New York, US (PANA) - Migratory species globally are facing critical challenges, with nearly half in decline and over 20 [...] Full text...
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Hyenas attack university students amid wildlife migration in Kenya
06 february 2024 - 19:28:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Wildlife authorities in Kenya have retrieved the body of unidentified person attacked and killed by hyenas, [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum: Schwab Foundation announces social innovators of 2024
16 january 2024 - 17:20:16Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – From India to Morocco, the United States to Ecuador, the 16 organizations awarded by the Schwab [...] Full text...
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European Council renews EU restrictive measures on DRC for one year
08 december 2023 - 14:42:55Brussels. Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Friday renewed its restrictive measures in view of the gravity of the [...] Full text...
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Global cooperation critical to combat transnational organised crime
07 december 2023 - 19:24:30New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General called for stronger action to fight the growing challenge of transnational organized [...] Full text...
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Senior US official to visist Namibia
05 november 2023 - 08:18:58Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Molly Phee, will travel to Namibia from [...] Full text...
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South African, UK tourists, tour guide killed in Ugandan national park
18 october 2023 - 07:42:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Three people, a South African and UK tourists and a Ugandan tour guide, were [...] Full text...
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Africa Climate Summit addresses pressing environment disasters
05 september 2023 - 21:04:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – At least 20 African leaders, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the US Climate Envoy John [...] Full text...
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US sanctions three 'corrupt' DRC public officials, two others
17 august 2023 - 06:55:22Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Wednesday barred three public officials of the Democratic Republic of Congo responsible [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Quotes and notes by people caught in fighting (Compiled by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
25 may 2023 - 17:06:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Civilians in the, war situation in the Sudan publish different stories and comments about their ordeal. [...] Full text...
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Biodiversity Day: Protecting humanity’s ‘life-support system’
22 may 2023 - 16:18:40New York, US (PANA) - The world is on Monday marking International Day for Biological Diversity on a theme, "Moving from [...] Full text...
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Kenya marks World Migratory birds Day
12 may 2023 - 22:19:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya joins the rest of the world on Saturday in celebrating World Migratory Bird Day, the [...] Full text...
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WHO enhances preparedness to tackle rising zoonotic diseases in Africa
05 april 2023 - 11:41:50Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The ongoing Marburg virus disease outbreaks in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania are the latest of several [...] Full text...
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Organised crime infecting African and global supply chain
28 february 2023 - 12:29:53Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Africa’s fishing and cocoa industries are good examples of how multinational logistics systems present [...] Full text...
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Nearly half of world’s terror victims are African, with organised crime increasingly entrenched
07 october 2022 - 05:24:10New York, US (PANA) - The threat of terrorism and organised crime is becoming increasingly entrenched across Africa, the head [...] Full text...
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Prince William salutes poacher's heavy sentence in South Africa
22 august 2022 - 13:00:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Prince William has released a statement praising the heavy sentence handed to South African [...] Full text...
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Botswana condemns vulture poisoning
15 august 2022 - 16:03:06Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has raised alarm over suspected poisoning of over fifty vultures in the tourist district of [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $150 million for Kenya highway project
18 july 2022 - 05:27:57Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved financing of $150 [...] Full text...
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Senior US diplomat to visit Mozambique, Namibia
16 july 2022 - 08:08:40Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to Mozambique [...] Full text...
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Africa sees 63% jump in diseases spread from animals to people in last decade
14 july 2022 - 14:29:23Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa is facing a growing risk of outbreaks caused by zoonotic pathogens, such as the monkeypox virus [...] Full text...
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Sea cucumber smuggling in East Africa threatens livelihoods and ecosystems
01 july 2022 - 05:40:24Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - The high demand for sea cucumbers in China is leading to their over-exploitation along the East [...] Full text...
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EU supports sustainable development in Rodrigues
16 june 2022 - 08:08:23Port Mathurin, Rodrigues (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is funding a project by the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation (MWF) entitled [...] Full text...
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More violence feared over bid to evict Maasai from ancestral lands in Tanzania
15 june 2022 - 19:04:37Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The reported use of live ammunition by security forces in Tanzania against ethnic Maasai [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches community-based coral farming project
09 june 2022 - 08:20:47Le Morne, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Wednesday launched an 18-month coral farming and fish farming assistance project by training [...] Full text...
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UN marks World Migratory Bird Day
14 may 2022 - 13:15:59New York, US (PANA) - Governments, cities, companies, and communities around the world are taking action to address a significant [...] Full text...
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UN meets to help reverse ‘precipitous drop’ in tourism
05 may 2022 - 05:52:36New York, US (PANA) - As part of the “long journey” to recover from the ravages of COVID-19, UN General [...] Full text...
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Biodiversity and ecosystem protection highlighted on Mother Earth Day
23 april 2022 - 06:59:47New York, US (PANA) - Marking International Mother Earth Day, UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid, on Friday called for [...] Full text...
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UN-backed report warns of rising wildfire threat
23 february 2022 - 20:57:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Wildfires are projected to rise by 50 per cent by the end of the century due [...] Full text...
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Mauritius releases 10 Echo Parakeets in the wild
11 february 2022 - 08:03:34Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - The National Parks and Conservation Service (NPCS) in Mauritius on Thursday released 10 Echo parakeets at [...] Full text...
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African leaders seek aviation, transportation logistic overhaul to spur free trade agenda
08 february 2022 - 05:04:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African political and business leaders have called for a logistical overhaul and broad investment in [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to declare the Kestrel, a national bird
18 december 2021 - 09:22:23Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government Friday declared the Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus) a 'National Bird' to coincide with [...] Full text...
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US imposes visa restrictions on eight DRC nationals to disrupt wildlife trafficking networks
14 december 2021 - 08:34:41Washington, US (PANA) - The US Department of State has imposed visa restrictions on eight nationals from the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches Kestrel Recovery Project
06 december 2021 - 08:15:48Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Wildlife Foundation (MWF) Sunday launched the Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus) Recovery Project to safeguard [...] Full text...
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Kenya to spearhead climate change mitigation effort in Africa
03 november 2021 - 22:30:48Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday announced Kenya's plan to work with African countries that form the [...] Full text...
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Tanzania likely to be hit by drought with adverse effects on economy
29 october 2021 - 13:38:27Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania is likely to be hit by drought and with possible far-reaching adverse impact [...] Full text...
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Plastic pollution on course to double by 2030
22 october 2021 - 06:00:58New York, US (PANA) - Plastic pollution in oceans and other bodies of water continues to grow sharply and could more than double by 2030, according [...] Full text...
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Libya's Ashaafean site among UNESCO's 20 new biosphere reserves
20 september 2021 - 12:47:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ashaafean area in Libya is among 20 new sites added to the World Network of [...] Full text...
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Eating wild meat significantly increases zoonotic disease risk: UN report
16 september 2021 - 06:04:30New York, US (PANA) - The domestic consumption of meat from wild animals has significant impacts on most species protected under the Convention [...] Full text...
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Airlines fuel West African wildlife species trafficking to Europe
04 september 2021 - 17:07:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Commercial aviation has largely interfered with the conservation of wildlife species and promoted trade in rare [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Wildlife officials hunt for strayed elephant in North East Region
26 august 2021 - 23:33:24Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission Thursday began a hunt for one of three rampaging [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s eco-tourism attracts De Beers, National Geographic
25 august 2021 - 15:57:37Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Giant mining De Beers and the National Geographic have inked a five-year deal to protect the [...] Full text...
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US congratulates Gabon on 61st independence anniversary
17 august 2021 - 05:30:24Washington, DC US (PANA) - The United States of America on Tuesday congratulated the people of the Gabonese Republic on [...] Full text...
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Botswana ready to exploit drone technology - VP
13 august 2021 - 18:00:36Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana will soon improve its agricultural sector through a public/private partnership (PPP), designed to drive the [...] Full text...
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South Africa invests in biodiversity to promote rural development and conservation
14 july 2021 - 13:41:35Washington, DC, US (PANA) - South Africa is stepping up investment for its wildlife and biodiversity sectors thanks to a [...] Full text...
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Key national parks in Sudan to benefit from initiative to increase protection
30 may 2021 - 16:43:55Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ahead of World Environment Day on 5 June, a US$23.6 million initiative to improve protection for [...] Full text...
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UNESCO condemns murder of two journalists in Burkina Faso
30 april 2021 - 10:24:33Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has condemned the ambush of an [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for commitment to restore the planet
22 april 2021 - 06:12:34New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for commitment to restoring the planet, and to making [...] Full text...
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US wildlife conservationists evacuate nine giraffes from rising tides in Kenya
14 april 2021 - 09:42:55Baringo, Kenya (PANA) - An international rescue of nine critically endangered Rothschild’s giraffe has been completed from an Island in [...] Full text...
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WHO and partners urge countries to halt sale of wild mammals at food markets
13 april 2021 - 17:56:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have called for countries to suspend the sale of [...] Full text...
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Buhari expresses Nigeria’s condolences to UK over death of Prince Philip
09 april 2021 - 17:18:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has extended Nigeria’s condolences to Her Majesty, the Queen of England, over the [...] Full text...
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World’s crime fighters push back against COVID-19’s ‘divisions and inequalities’
13 march 2021 - 07:00:29Kyoto, Japan (PANA) - The world’s largest crime prevention and criminal justice gathering wrapped up on Friday, rejecting “the divisions [...] Full text...
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Botswana dismisses alarming rhino poaching reports
02 march 2021 - 18:38:52Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has allayed social media reports that purports that 120 rhinos with and without horns have [...] Full text...
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Nine perish in horrific road accident in Kenya
12 february 2021 - 18:10:52Nakuru, Kenya (PANA) - Nine people were killed on Friday morning in a grissly road accident, a head-on collision in [...] Full text...
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Gambia moves to prevent outbreak of Bird Flu
13 january 2021 - 18:21:23Gambia, Banjul (PANA) - The Gambian government is set to take measures to prevent the country from the outbreak of [...] Full text...
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British supermodel Naomi Campbell to promote Kenya tourist destination
12 january 2021 - 11:36:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - British super model, Naomi Campbell, has agreed to become the top model to promote destination Kenya [...] Full text...
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Kenya arrests six suspects in international trafficking in wildlife species
29 december 2020 - 18:46:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – An international ring involved in trafficking pangolin scales, has been cracked with the arrest of six [...] Full text...
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Kenya creates air services wing to improve airspace safety
17 december 2020 - 16:36:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has created a new air support department with a fleet of 36 aircraft, manned by [...] Full text...
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Kenyan tourism arrivals drop 72% on international travel restrictions
04 december 2020 - 12:36:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International tourism arrivals in Kenya dropped by 72% to 470,971 between January to October 2020, compared [...] Full text...
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Environment ministers to meet on green stimulus plan for Africa
27 november 2020 - 00:22:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African ministers of environment will meet here from 30 November to 4 December to discuss a [...] Full text...
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Rwanda introduces GPS collars for wild species in national parks
06 november 2020 - 17:17:13Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - In a move to protect rare animals in its national parks, Rwanda has introduced next generation [...] Full text...
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UNDP, ICC team up to strengthen private sector leadership in wildlife habitats protection
06 november 2020 - 07:23:36New York (PANA) - The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and UN Development Programme (UNDP) have teamed up to strengthen [...] Full text...
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Kenya ready to undertake geospatial surveys to map out mineral potential
16 october 2020 - 23:37:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is prepared to carry out an underground survey of its earth surfaces to obtain a [...] Full text...
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Celebrating African youth turning the tide on plastic pollution
16 october 2020 - 12:41:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - More than 400 young Africans were on Friday honoured for their leadership in addressing plastic pollution [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s tourism freelance guides get wage subsidy
07 october 2020 - 17:39:21Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Authorities in Botswana have invited freelance guides to register for wage subsidy, as government makes efforts [...] Full text...
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Congo: Six wildlife traffickers arraigned in court
06 october 2020 - 16:54:37Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Six alleged traffickers of wildlife products, accused of wildlife crime, will be arraigned in court on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: FAO calls for transformational change in management of forests and food systems
06 october 2020 - 12:46:01Rome, Italy (PANA) - Transformational change is needed in the way countries manage forests and their biodiversity, people produce and [...] Full text...
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WTO: Zimbabwean currency instability seen as global trade's weakest link
30 september 2020 - 22:18:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has completed a trade policy review on Zimbabwe, urging the Southern [...] Full text...
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Human wildlife conflict unrelenting in Botswana
28 september 2020 - 15:58:15Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - More human wildlife conflict is reported in Botswana as elephants continue to be spotted roaming in [...] Full text...
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Kenya wildlife investigators arrest two suspected rhino poachers
26 september 2020 - 19:25:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two traffickers of rhino horns have been arrested in Kenya after a three-month investigation into a [...] Full text...
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Celebrities call for green, gender-equal coronavirus recovery
24 september 2020 - 19:50:17New York (PANA) - Goodwill ambassadors of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said here Thursday the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic [...] Full text...
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Report reveals two-thirds decline in wildlife populations on average since 1970
10 september 2020 - 08:27:21Gland, Switzerland (PANA) – Global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have suffered an average two-thirds decline in [...] Full text...
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Congo: Three panther skull and skin traffickers arrested in Dolisie in the south of the country
02 september 2020 - 17:07:19Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Agents of the Departmental Directorate of Forest Economy, elements of the police and gendarmerie on Monday [...] Full text...
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Kenyan inland waterways project to bolster trade, tourism in East Africa
31 august 2020 - 09:06:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and the African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Raila Odinga are [...] Full text...
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AWF, partner team up in restoring native bamboo species in Rwanda
27 august 2020 - 22:46:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) Thursday announced the delivery of 11,400 bamboo plants to Rwanda as part [...] Full text...
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Kenya branded with safe tourism award
26 august 2020 - 11:42:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is the first country globally to be awarded the recommended status of the “Safer Tourism [...] Full text...
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Tourism gets boost in Botswana
26 august 2020 - 10:24:53Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s tourism sector has received 4.8 million Euros from the German government to cushion it from effects [...] Full text...
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Scientists continue plan to create test tube northern white rhino
20 august 2020 - 12:07:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The international team of scientists and conservationists working to conserve the northern white rhino has made [...] Full text...
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Botswana government dismisses claims of poisoning of elephants
18 august 2020 - 11:54:53Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The authorities in Botswana have dismissed claims that the recent elephant mortalities are due to deliberate [...] Full text...
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Elephants continue to roam around in Botswana villages
17 august 2020 - 15:04:29Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Sighting of elephants within villages continues to be noticed in Botswana, despite authorities’ efforts to curb [...] Full text...
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Niger's president condemns attack that killed eight people in wildlife park
10 august 2020 - 11:11:36Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Niger's president, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Sunday condemned an attack at a wildlife park in the [...] Full text...
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Eight people killed in Niger wildlife park attack
10 august 2020 - 09:44:12Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Eight people were killed on Sunday by gunmen on motorcycles in the Kouré area, 60 km [...] Full text...
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Congo: Two alleged wildlife product traffickers arrested in Pointe-Noire
06 august 2020 - 20:06:16Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Two persons have been arrested in Pointe-Noire, Congo's main economic and industrial center, for illegal possession, [...] Full text...
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Rights group says Kenyan Mau Forest evictees’ plight intensifies as authorities fail to provide vital assistance
23 july 2020 - 10:20:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police violence and property destruction during elections on Kenya's Rift Valley and a lack of support afterward has [...] Full text...
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Kenya wildlife agency fitting artificial contraceptive implants on lions
16 july 2020 - 17:52:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan Wildlife Services (KWS) is using artificial hormone contraceptives which it implants in lions to control [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso signs tripartite agreements on the Fomek project amounting to 1 billion CFAF
15 july 2020 - 15:56:45Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Two draft tripartite agreements between the body of Water and Forests, the Army and a [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: IFAD chief spots crucial partners to build a better post–pandemic world
14 july 2020 - 10:40:04Rome, Italy (PANA) - Indigenous peoples and their unique knowledge are essential to address the COVID-19 outbreak and to build [...] Full text...
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UNEP supports global food systems providing net positive impacts on nutrition, environment
13 july 2020 - 11:17:41Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – While progress on reducing hunger has stagnated in the last five years, evidence suggests [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Wildlife crime puts environment and health at risk - UN report
11 july 2020 - 09:52:54Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic shows how wildlife crime is a threat not only to the environment but [...] Full text...
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EU suspends funding to WWF-Congo for human rights violations
09 june 2020 - 17:14:12Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has suspended funding to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for serious human [...] Full text...
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Protect the planet to build a better post-Covid-19 world (An AfDB feature)
05 june 2020 - 18:57:00Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The whole world is celebrating June 5, World Environment Day as it has been since [...] Full text...
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Authorities in Botswana warn residents of poisoned elephants
15 may 2020 - 17:30:28Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks has warned residents in the Seronga village in the [...] Full text...
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Local legislator says terrorists raise own flags in eastern Burkina Faso
07 may 2020 - 14:15:14Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An opposition member of Union for Change and Progress (UPC) party said Thursday in Ouagadougou [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya takes measures against price hike - financial markets, transport worst hit
16 march 2020 - 18:47:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Competition Authority has ordered a supermarket in Nairobi to return extra-funds charged on hand-washing detergents [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s human-wildlife conflict challenges escalate
12 march 2020 - 14:51:10Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Over thirty elephants have been spotted in a village in Botswana's central district as human/wildlife conflict [...] Full text...
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Germany committed to project facilitation in the Congo Basin
10 march 2020 - 16:01:49Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Federal Republic of Germany has agreed to resume technical and financial assistance under the Congo [...] Full text...
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'Vulnerability to climate change, climate variability are Gambia's main challenges’ says President Barrow
04 march 2020 - 19:48:00Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - “The main challenges facing the Gambia in the context of climate change, is its high vulnerability [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges ‘more caring’ relationship with nature on World Wildlife Day
03 march 2020 - 05:16:52New York, US (PANA) - People everywhere need to remember that we depend on Mother Earth to survive, the UN [...] Full text...
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Botswana pleads with UK over hunting trophies
02 march 2020 - 10:52:49Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has pleaded with authorities in the United Kingdom not to ban import of her hunting [...] Full text...
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Botswana reiterates position on lifted hunting ban
24 february 2020 - 08:19:19Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The authorities in Botswana have continued to fight international condemnation following its decision last year to [...] Full text...
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Climate change takes toll on Zimbabwe’s natural habitat, UN deputy chief observes
24 february 2020 - 03:39:08Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Alongside the human population, Africa’s animals are suffering greatly from the effects of climate change, which [...] Full text...
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Billionaire Kenneth Bordewick to build US$50 million hotel in Zimbabwe
23 february 2020 - 14:29:40Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Billionaire investor, Kenneth Bordewick, has partnered Zimbabwean-born and Dubai-based businesswoman, Edith Chibhamu, to invest in hotel [...] Full text...
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Ten new migratory species protected under global wildlife agreement
22 february 2020 - 19:41:51New Delhi, India (PANA) - Asian elephants, jaguars and great Indian bustards were among 10 new species added to a [...] Full text...
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Private companies help community fight human-wildlife conflict
21 february 2020 - 10:32:20Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As human wildlife conflict persists in Botswana, private companies are joining hands with government to ease [...] Full text...
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Elephants spotted near Botswana’s capital
17 february 2020 - 11:29:59Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks has issued a warning that elephants have been spotted [...] Full text...
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Giant tusker elephant dies in Kenya's Amboseli park
05 february 2020 - 21:27:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The death of the world's most famous elephant, fondly known as Tim, the 'Big Tusker', has [...] Full text...
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Wetlands Day emphasises need to conserve swamps as Lake Victoria, Nile River lifelines
31 january 2020 - 16:42:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is marking the World Wetlands Day on Sunday to emphasise the importance of conserving the [...] Full text...
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Rare migrant bird from Finland dies of starvation in Kenya
27 january 2020 - 19:33:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A migratory Osprey bird, rescued after making an epic 6,948-km flight from Finland to western Kenya, [...] Full text...
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Rare migrant bird from Finland to resume epic flight in March after recovery in Kenya
26 january 2020 - 12:49:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The rare migratory bird known as Osprey from Finland, rescued in Siaya and brought to Kenya [...] Full text...
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Finish prey bird makes epic flight to Kenya
24 january 2020 - 23:26:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Osprey bird, a migratory bird species, flew 6,948 kilometres from Finland to Imbo Usenge village [...] Full text...
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Botswana urged to control livestock manure methane emissions
20 january 2020 - 14:41:36Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has been challenged to promulgate a climate change policy, incorporating the mitigation and control of [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Scientists fertilise another embryo from northern white rhino
16 january 2020 - 22:12:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Scientists have created a new embryo out of an artificial fertilisation of eggs taken from one [...] Full text...
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2019 second hottest year on record, UN confirms
16 january 2020 - 07:17:08New York, US (PANA) - Last year was the second warmest year on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Wednesday. “The [...] Full text...
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Benin: Seven wildlife criminals arrested in the second half of 2019
15 january 2020 - 17:27:03Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Seven traffickers were arrested and 65 trophies of protected species seized as part of the fight [...] Full text...
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Botswana taking action on cruel elephant calf killing by local hunters
30 december 2019 - 18:25:46Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - An elephant calf was cruelly killed by three suspects using dogs and stones on 6 Dec [...] Full text...
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Elephant tramples woman in Kenyan forest
27 december 2019 - 17:55:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -A 36-year-old woman was on Friday trampled to death by an elephant in Ol Arabei forest in [...] Full text...
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Analysis: Re-foresting water tower key step in Kenya environment conservation effort
26 december 2019 - 13:43:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Though raising political temperatures, the removal of illegal settlers from East Africa's biggest water tower and planting of [...] Full text...
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Heavy flooding may disrupt Christmas tourism adventures in Kenya
21 december 2019 - 15:01:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Heavy rains and flood waters at Kenya's main wildlife reserves have disrupted the flow of air [...] Full text...
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Research elephant killing in Botswana, hunters surrender hunting licenses
14 december 2019 - 21:04:28Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism(MENRT) said here Saturday that two hunters [...] Full text...
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Professional hunters shoot and kill research elephant n Botswana
13 december 2019 - 15:55:00Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism has received reports that a collared research [...] Full text...
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Lion mauls man to death in Kenya
10 december 2019 - 16:08:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An overnight hunt continued on Tuesday for a lion which escaped from the Nairobi National Park, [...] Full text...
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Congo hosts sub-regional meeting on forest governance
03 december 2019 - 14:19:48Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is organizing a technical workshop in Brazzaville from December [...] Full text...
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Congo validates national sustainable financing strategy for its protected areas
28 november 2019 - 18:00:50Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Documents related to the establishment of secure investment mechanisms for the conservation and improvement of sustainable [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian president urges African countries to vie for economic liberation
08 november 2019 - 15:54:05Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli on Friday opened the 18th Africa-Nordic meeting of foreign [...] Full text...
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US props fight against animal trafficking in Botswana
08 november 2019 - 15:40:52Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The U.S. Embassy in Botswana is collaborating with Kalahari Conservation Society (KCS), Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH), [...] Full text...
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Two alleged traffickers of panther skins, teeth arrested in Congo
24 october 2019 - 14:38:35Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Two persons have been arrested in Dolisie town of southern Congo on charges of trafficking panther [...] Full text...
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Judges in West Africa sub-region trained to protect endangered species
23 october 2019 - 16:01:06Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Judges from seven French-speaking countries in West Africa have been training in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, [...] Full text...
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Suspected Anthrax outbreak in Chobe National Park
22 october 2019 - 18:28:53Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks says an increase in elephant mortalities in the [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s heat wave intensifies
22 october 2019 - 14:29:37Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's Ministry of Environment Wildlife and Tourism and that of Health and Wellness have warned the [...] Full text...
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:Over 1,900 move out Kenya's Mau Forest ahead of eviction deadline
22 october 2019 - 13:30:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 1,950 households have moved out of Maasai Mau Forest following a 60-day eviction notice given [...] Full text...
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Botswana government drills boreholes for wildlife
21 october 2019 - 15:01:29Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has said that his government dug 18 boreholes for wildlife in a [...] Full text...
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WB to restore degraded landscapes in Burundi with US$ 30 million
17 october 2019 - 16:08:32Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The "Landscape Restoration and Resilience in Burundi" (PRPB) Project was officially launched on Thursday by the [...] Full text...
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Congolese officials arrest smuggler of python skin, elephant tails in Sibiti town
09 october 2019 - 12:54:10Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Officers from the Lekoumou Department of Water and Forests in southern Congo Republic and the national [...] Full text...
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Botswana rhinos under siege
09 october 2019 - 10:44:25Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A rhino was killed on 2 October, following a recorded poaching incident on 27 September in [...] Full text...
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Botswana dedicated to resolve human wildlife conflict - President Masisi
05 october 2019 - 11:58:17Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President, Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi, has asserted government’s determination to resolve human wildlife conflict in favor [...] Full text...
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Congo: Alleged wildlife traffickers in court
03 october 2019 - 15:51:31Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Two hearings on wildlife crime are scheduled for October 8 and 10 at the Brazzaville and [...] Full text...
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Elephants roam some parts of Botswana in search of water
02 october 2019 - 20:08:07Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Department of Wildlife and National Parks says elephants are roaming around in Seronga and surrounding [...] Full text...
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Underground water management still not a possibility in Botswana
01 october 2019 - 21:26:07Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Underground water management is still a farfetched dream in Botswana due to illegal waste dumping in [...] Full text...
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The Okavango Delta where floods are a blessing
01 october 2019 - 20:27:59Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - In the Okavango Delta, term “flood” does not have a negative meaning, as the Okavango flood [...] Full text...
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Prince Harry to meet young HIV activists in Botswana
26 september 2019 - 10:56:26Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Duke of Sussex Prince Harry will meet young people speaking up for their peers living [...] Full text...
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9,138 tons of ivory, pangolin scales from DR Congo seized in Asia
21 september 2019 - 15:53:39Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Three environmental protection organizations in DR Congo on Friday announced the seizure in Asia of [...] Full text...
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Botswana government drills boreholes for herders at Lake Ngami
20 september 2019 - 11:12:45Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana government will equip the Lake Ngami area with five boreholes to assist farmers with [...] Full text...
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Smuggler of skins of protected animals jailed for two years
19 september 2019 - 09:45:33Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A smuggler who illegally owns protected animal skins has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment and [...] Full text...
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Botswana advises against fake online elephant hunting advertisements
18 september 2019 - 19:15:18Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks is advising tourists, trophy hunters and the general [...] Full text...
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Angolan ecologist, Adjany Costa, wins Young Earth Champions for Africa Award
17 september 2019 - 19:20:23Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Angolan ethno-ecologist specialist in wildlife, Adjany Costa, has been named winner of the Young Earth [...] Full text...
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Drought forces Botswana to open exportation of live cattle
13 september 2019 - 13:59:52Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security has allowed the immediate export of live [...] Full text...
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Scientists make breakthrough in international bid to save white rhino from extinction
11 september 2019 - 16:16:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Scientists have achieved a milestone with the successful creation of two embryos from eggs havested from [...] Full text...
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Vulture mortalities threaten their survival
11 september 2019 - 13:58:17Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Several conservation Non-Governmental Organisations, including Birdlife Botswana, are advocating for safety of the vulture which is [...] Full text...
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Botswana to hold International vulture awareness day
05 september 2019 - 19:55:33Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Park and the Department of Environmental affairs under the [...] Full text...
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Search continues for missing foreign tourist after Kenya tragic park flooding
02 september 2019 - 10:54:39Naivasha, Kenya (PANA) - One foreign tourist was among the seven tourists who drowned in a flooded gorge at the [...] Full text...
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Seven tourists killed in flash floods in Kenya
01 september 2019 - 23:15:29Naivasha Kenya (PANA) - Six local tourists and their tour guide were killed Sunday after flash floods hit the Hells [...] Full text...
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UNCTAD brings new technology to wildlife trade management
30 august 2019 - 15:31:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Friday it is bringing new technology [...] Full text...
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‘Extinction crisis’ pushes countries to agree stronger protection for global wildlife
29 august 2019 - 06:58:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At-risk wildlife that is facing a “growing extinction crisis” received a boost on Wednesday, as countries [...] Full text...
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Congo: 4 alleged wildlife offenders brought before prosecutor's office for poaching
27 august 2019 - 18:54:20Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The National Liaison Office Afripol, a criminal police agency, in collaboration with the World Fund for [...] Full text...
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Kenya leads international effort to save northern white rhinos from extinction
27 august 2019 - 14:47:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan and Italian scientists have joined forces to stop the northern white rhino from going extinct [...] Full text...
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Effects of drought show face in some parts of Botswana
24 august 2019 - 15:20:57Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana experienced low rains in the 2018/19 season which has led the semi-arid land- locked country [...] Full text...
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Botswana environment minister attends CITES summit in Geneva
24 august 2019 - 13:10:07Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)- Botswana's Minister of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, Onkokame Kitso Mokaila has left for Geneva, Switzerland [...] Full text...
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Children in the Wilderness mark another successful Tour de Tuli cycling event
17 august 2019 - 14:45:10Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – As the organiser and beneficiaries of the annual Nedbank Tour de Tuli, Children in the Wilderness [...] Full text...
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French national arrested in Kenya for possessing Ivory bangle
15 august 2019 - 15:23:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A French national, Laazibi Amal, who was arrested on Wednesday at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in [...] Full text...
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Directors of Liptako-Gourma member countries meet in Bamako
15 august 2019 - 14:12:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Bamako, the Malian capital, is hosting the 13th meeting of directors of the Liptako-Gourma member countries [...] Full text...
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Police intercept 57 skins of protected animal species in South Benin
14 august 2019 - 19:33:12Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese police have arrested an alleged trafficker with 57 skins of protected animal species in Azovè, [...] Full text...
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Photojournalism award dedicated to challenges faced by DR Congo
08 august 2019 - 20:45:26Paris, France (PANA) - Organisers of the 11th Edition of the Carmignac Photojournalism Award have announced that the competition will [...] Full text...
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Kenya launches campaign for international protection of endangered elephants
31 july 2019 - 13:07:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta, a conservation icon, has launched an international campaign to save [...] Full text...
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Pharmaceutical company Merck to assist in reproduction of northern white rhino
30 july 2019 - 03:02:14Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Pharmaceutical company Merck is contributing its expertise to the BioRescue project team in the development [...] Full text...
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Togo develops legal guide for forest offences
24 july 2019 - 13:01:57Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo will soon have a legal instrument on forest offences to fill the existing legal void [...] Full text...
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Botswana aims to boost tourism (Feature by Andrew Maramwidze, PANA correspondent)
17 july 2019 - 13:12:39Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Hospitality and Tourism Association of Botswana (HATAB) is working on a three-year blueprint expected to position [...] Full text...
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UNEP youth summit focuses on community action against climate change
15 july 2019 - 19:59:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The youth from regions affected by cyclones and other climate disasters, meeting in Nairobi Monday, have [...] Full text...
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Busanga Plains turns every guest into conservationist
14 july 2019 - 19:16:46Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Wilderness Safaris camps of Shumba and Busanga situated far off the beaten track in Zambia’s Busanga [...] Full text...
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Botswana Gov't cancels installation of non-lethal game proof electric wildlife fence
09 july 2019 - 14:10:34Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment Natural Resources and Tourism has cancelled the installation of a proposed [...] Full text...
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South Africa trumpets multi-billion-dollar tourism industry (Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA correspondent)
08 july 2019 - 19:37:10Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Despite deep divisions caused by decades of racial segregation, most South Africans agree on [...] Full text...
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American animal rights organization petitions Zimbabwe president to stop exporting baby elephants
07 july 2019 - 14:53:49Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - American animal rights organization, Network for Animals (NFA), has petitioned Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stop [...] Full text...
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America shows support for Botswana’s anti -poaching efforts
05 july 2019 - 14:32:36Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The United States Friday donated camping equipment worth over US$356.000 to Botswana’s ministry of Environment, Natural [...] Full text...
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America shows support for Botswana’s anti -poaching efforts
05 july 2019 - 11:54:21Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The United States Friday donated camping equipment worth over US$356.000 to Botswana’s ministry of Environment, Natural [...] Full text...
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236 forest fire outbreaks recorded in June in Algeria
04 july 2019 - 14:19:08Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - In June, the Algerian General Forestry Directorate (DGF) recorded a total of 236 outbreaks of forest [...] Full text...
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Wilderness Safaris’ environment friendly Jao Camp Reopens in the Okavango Delta
03 july 2019 - 20:42:00Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - To boost the tourism industry in the country, Wilderness Safaris’ extraordinary new Jao Camp has reopened in [...] Full text...
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"We have brought normalcy with the return of the Zimbabwe dollar", says President Mnangagwa
25 june 2019 - 16:55:34Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, says the reintroduction of the Zimbabwe dollar has brought the country back [...] Full text...
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Wildlife resources have potential for socio-economic development in Africa: - Mnangagwa
24 june 2019 - 23:05:35Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa said here Monday that thriving wildlife resources had tremendous potential for [...] Full text...
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Vultures poisoned in Botswana
21 june 2019 - 21:15:09Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)- The Department of Wildlife and National Parks recently identified a poisoning site in a Wildlife Management Area [...] Full text...
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Some 500 vultures dead after feeding on poisoned elephant carcasses in Botswana
21 june 2019 - 07:39:49Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Over 500 vultures have died in Botswana after feeding on poisoned carcasses of three poached elephants, [...] Full text...
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Desertification, a major challenge in Botswana - says Environment permanent secretary
17 june 2019 - 19:13:06Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Permanent Secretary in the Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, Thato Raphaka, [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe, AU and UN to hold inaugural Africa Wildlife Economy Summit
17 june 2019 - 17:22:30Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe, with the African Union (AU) and the UN (United Nations) Environment Programme, will host the [...] Full text...
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Elephants kill 2 men in Botswana
15 june 2019 - 10:47:43Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Two men were killed by elephants this week in Gunitshoga, a village in the Okavango panhandle [...] Full text...
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Opposition condemns lifting of hunting ban in Botswana
03 june 2019 - 19:09:24Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s main opposition party, Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), has condemned the country’s recent decision to [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s ecotourism company to preserve cross border wildlife corridors
31 may 2019 - 22:25:29Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s ecotourism company, Wilderness Safaris, said here Friday it was committed to promoting sustainable ecotourism initiatives [...] Full text...
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Mauritius set to save endangered Pink Pigeon
30 may 2019 - 08:00:26Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Agro-industry and Food Security Ministry has set up an Awareness Centre and a Pink [...] Full text...
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Mixed climate patterns focus for greater Horn of Africa region
28 may 2019 - 19:18:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Eastern Africa region will experience extremely dry weather conditions during the months of June [...] Full text...
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Botswana lifts hunting ban on certain categories of animals
23 may 2019 - 18:32:35Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Following the June 2018 Botswana government review on the ban on hunting, the Botswana Department of [...] Full text...
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