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In West Africa, hooded vultures vanish as abattoirs modernize

Africa’s growing cities are endangering birdlife (commentary)

How communities in sacrifice zones suffer environmental injustices in Mexico, Chile, Nigeria and Indonesia (analysis)

Farmers turn to living ‘yam sticks’ to grow their crop and spare the forest

Lake Chad isn’t shrinking — but climate change is causing other problems

‘Some people will die’: Conversations with Nigeria’s gorilla hunters

Nigeria’s new coastal highway runs over communities & biodiversity hotspots

Ogoni women restore mangroves and livelihoods in oil-rich Niger Delta

World’s record heat is worsening air pollution and health in Global South

How the Sahel junta is responding to climate change amid political isolation

Across continents, Mongabay fellows share insights from reporting in the field

From Bhutan to Nigeria & Kenya, women endure climate change differently than men

Climate change fuels African floods that hit harder in vulnerable regions

A Nigerian reserve, once a stronghold for chimps, is steadily losing its forest to farming

New approach to land management in Africa aims to climate-proof ecosystems

Search for rare Nigerian damselflies finds forest habitats under threat

Protecting Nigeria one child & one tree at a time: Interview with Doyinsola Ogunye

Investigation confirms more abuses on Cameroon, Sierra Leone Socfin plantations

Action plan to save West African vultures targets threat from belief-based use

‘Weather whiplash’ cycles of floods & droughts imperil Nigerian farming

Climate change, extreme weather & conflict exacerbate global food crisis

In 2023, Mongabay’s reporting fellows covered Earth amid crisis — and hope

Poverty and plantations: Nigerian reserve struggles against the odds

10 years after land grab, local Nigerian farmers continue fight against palm oil producer

Protecting Nigeria’s gorillas & other endangered species: Q&A with WCS’ Andrew Dunn

Forests & Finance: Cameroon raw log ban expands and Nigerian villagers act against ‘forest bandits’

Poverty-fueled deforestation of Nigerian reserve slashes hope for rare chimps

Element Africa: Ghanaian communities challenge mining regulation and Shell spills more oil in the Niger Delta

Spotlighting oil majors’ ‘ecocide’ of Niger Delta: Q&A with Michael J. Watts

As Shell, Eni quit Niger Delta, state-backed report describes legacy of carnage

Element Africa: Gold in Ghana, oil in Nigeria, and fracking in South Africa

‘Brought down by gold’: Communities and nature suffer amid Nigerian bonanza

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