Avian flu reported in 108 countries across five continents, says WHO

18 december 2024 - 05:31:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Avian influenza has caused the deaths of more than 300 million birds worldwide and the virus [...] Full text...

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Plastic pollution treaty negotiations to resume next year

02 december 2024 - 05:32:40
Busan, South Korea (PANA) - Countries negotiating a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution concluded their fifth session in the [...] Full text...

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Transnational organised crime: ‘It’s time we pull together to push back’

15 november 2024 - 06:37:32
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Marking the inaugural International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational [...] Full text...

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Senior US diplomat travels to South Africa

03 november 2024 - 05:36:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer [...] Full text...

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US, Gabon commit to enhance cooperation

04 october 2024 - 07:11:09
Washington, 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 - 06:03:32
Geneva, 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 - 07:27:42
Khartoum, 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 - 15:06:45
Nairobi, 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 - 13:11:39
Vienna, 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 - 07:10:34
Vienna, 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 - 13:11:00
Vienna, 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 - 19:37:42
Nairobi, 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 - 19:03:49
Banjul, 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 - 10:41:46
Cape 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 - 06:05:53
New 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 - 19:35:28
Nairobi, 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 - 18:55:59
Nairobi, 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 - 05:56:56
New 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 - 19:28:06
Nairobi, 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 - 17:20:16
Davos-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 - 14:42:55
Brussels. 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 - 19:24:30
New 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 - 08:18:58
Washington, 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 - 07:42:24
Cape 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 - 21:04:58
Nairobi, 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 - 06:55:22
Washington, 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 - 17:06:17
Khartoum, 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 - 16:18:40
New 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 - 22:19:29
Nairobi, 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 - 11:41:50
Brazzaville, 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 - 12:29:53
Dar 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 - 05:24:10
New 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 - 13:00:21
Cape 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 - 16:03:06
Gaborone, 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 - 05:27:57
Abidjan, 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 - 08:08:40
Washington, 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 - 14:29:23
Brazzaville, 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 - 05:40:24
Zanzibar, 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 - 08:08:23
Port 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 - 19:04:37
Dar 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 - 08:20:47
Le 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 - 13:15:59
New 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 - 05:52:36
New 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 - 06:59:47
New 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 - 20:57:58
Nairobi, 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 - 08:03:34
Ebene, 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 - 05:04:26
Addis 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 - 09:22:23
Port-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 - 08:34:41
Washington, 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 - 08:15:48
Port-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 - 22:30:48
Glasgow, 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 - 13:38:27
Dar 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 - 06:00:58
New 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 - 12:47:01
Tripoli, 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 - 06:04:30
New 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 - 17:07:10
Nairobi, 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 - 23:33:24
Accra, 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 - 15:57:37
Gaborone, 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 - 05:30:24
Washington, 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 - 18:00:36
Gaborone, 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 - 13:41:35
Washington, 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 - 16:43:55
Khartoum, 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 - 10:24:33
Ouagadougou, 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 - 06:12:34
New 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 - 09:42:55
Baringo, 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 - 17:56:07
Geneva, 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 - 17:18:18
Abuja, 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 - 07:00:29
Kyoto, 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 - 18:38:52
Gaborone, 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 - 18:10:52
Nakuru, 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 - 18:21:23
Gambia, 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 - 11:36:27
Nairobi, 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 - 18:46:57
Nairobi, 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 - 16:36:49
Nairobi, 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 - 12:36:20
Nairobi, 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 - 00:22:23
Nairobi, 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 - 17:17:13
Kigali, 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 - 07:23:36
New 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 - 23:37:03
Nairobi, 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 - 12:41:03
Nairobi, 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 - 17:39:21
Gaborone, 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 - 16:54:37
Brazzaville, 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 - 12:46:01
Rome, 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 - 22:18:07
Geneva, 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 - 15:58:15
Gaborone, 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 - 19:25:16
Nairobi, 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 - 19:50:17
New 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 - 08:27:21
Gland, 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 - 17:07:19
Brazzaville, 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 - 09:06:15
Nairobi, 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 - 22:46:53
Nairobi, 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 - 11:42:12
Nairobi, 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 - 10:24:53
Gaborone, 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 - 12:07:25
Nairobi, 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 - 11:54:53
Gaborone, 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 - 15:04:29
Gaborone, 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 - 11:11:36
Ouagadougou, 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 - 09:44:12
Niamey, 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 - 20:06:16
Brazzaville, 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 - 10:20:12
Nairobi, 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 - 17:52:35
Nairobi, 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 - 15:56:45
Ouagadougou, 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 - 10:40:04
Rome, 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 - 11:17:41
Dar 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 - 09:52:54
Vienna, 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 - 17:14:12
Brazzaville, 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 - 18:57:00
Abidjan, 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 - 17:30:28
Gaborone, 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 - 14:15:14
Ouagadougou, 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 - 18:47:25
Nairobi, 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 - 14:51:10
Gaborone, 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 - 16:01:49
Brazzaville, 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 - 19:48:00
Banjul, 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 - 05:16:52
New 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 - 10:52:49
Gaborone, 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 - 08:19:19
Gaborone, 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 - 03:39:08
Harare, 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 - 14:29:40
Harare, 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 - 19:41:51
New 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 - 10:32:20
Gaborone, 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 - 11:29:59
Gaborone, 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 - 21:27:42
Nairobi, 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 - 16:42:33
Nairobi, 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 - 19:33:29
Nairobi, 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 - 12:49:18
Nairobi, 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 - 23:26:31
Nairobi, 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 - 14:41:36
Gaborone, 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 - 22:12:08
Nairobi, 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 - 07:17:08
New 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 - 17:27:03
Cotonou, 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 - 18:25:46
Gaborone, 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 - 17:55:28
Nairobi, 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 - 13:43:47
Nairobi, 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 - 15:01:08
Nairobi, 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 - 21:04:28
Gaborone, 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 - 15:55:00
Gaborone, 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 - 16:08:01
Nairobi, 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 - 14:19:48
Brazzaville, 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 - 18:00:50
Brazzaville, 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 - 15:54:05
Dar 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 - 15:40:52
Gaborone, 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 - 14:38:35
Brazzaville, 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 - 16:01:06
Abidjan, 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 - 18:28:53
Gaborone, 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 - 14:29:37
Gaborone, 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 - 13:30:29
Nairobi, 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 - 15:01:29
Gaborone, 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 - 16:08:32
Bujumbura, 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 - 12:54:10
Brazzaville, 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 - 10:44:25
Gaborone, 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 - 11:58:17
Gaborone, 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 - 15:51:31
Brazzaville, 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 - 20:08:07
Gaborone, 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 - 21:26:07
Gaborone, 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 - 20:27:59
Gaborone, 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 - 10:56:26
Gaborone, 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 - 15:53:39
Kinshasa, 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 - 11:12:45
Gaborone, 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 - 09:45:33
Cotonou, 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 - 19:15:18
Gaborone, 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 - 19:20:23
Abidjan, 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 - 13:59:52
Gaborone, 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 - 16:16:15
Nairobi, 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 - 13:58:17
Gaborone, 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 - 19:55:33
Gaborone, 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 - 10:54:39
Naivasha, 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 - 23:15:29
Naivasha 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 - 15:31:37
Geneva, 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 - 06:58:08
Geneva, 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 - 18:54:20
Brazzaville, 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 - 14:47:46
Nairobi, 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 - 15:20:57
Gaborone, 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 - 13:10:07
Gaborone, 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 - 14:45:10
Gaborone, 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 - 15:23:09
Nairobi, 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 - 14:12:36
 Bamako, 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 - 19:33:12
Cotonou, 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 - 20:45:26
Paris, 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 - 13:07:52
Nairobi, 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 - 03:02:14
Abidjan, 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 - 13:01:57
Lomé, 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 - 13:12:39
Gaborone, 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 - 19:59:01
Nairobi, 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 - 19:16:46
Gaborone, 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 - 14:10:34
Gaborone, 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 - 19:37:10
Cape 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 - 14:53:49
Harare, 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 - 14:32:36
Gaborone, 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 - 11:54:21
Gaborone, 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 - 14:19:08
Algiers, 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 - 20:42:00
Gaborone, 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 - 16:55:34
Harare, 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 - 23:05:35
Victoria 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 - 21:15:09
Gaborone, 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 - 07:39:49
Gaborone, 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 - 19:13:06
Gaborone, 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 - 17:22:30
Harare, 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 - 10:47:43
Gaborone, 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 - 19:09:24
Gaborone, 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 - 22:25:29
Gaborone, 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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