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Dienaba Diedhiou, an oyster collector in her 70s, poses with her grandchildren. Image by Jennifer O’Mahony for Mongabay.

Women’s work in Senegalese conservation includes exorcising demons

Jennifer O’Mahony 19 Oct 2018
Bassirou Sambou, who heads the biodiversity monitoring section of Kawawana, stands in the ancient woodland surrounding his home. Image by Jennifer O’Mahony for Mongabay.

Watching the wildlife return: Q&A with a rural Senegalese river monitor

Jennifer O’Mahony 15 Oct 2018
A fisherman pulls in a barracuda at sunset on the waters of the Casamance River, accompanied by an apprentice. Image by Jennifer O’Mahony for Mongabay.

Senegal: After reviving fish and forests, Jola villages tackle new threats

Jennifer O’Mahony 10 Oct 2018

Investors learning to pay heed to community land rights

John Cannon 13 Feb 2017

West African countries come together to stop the illegal rosewood trade

Mike Gaworecki 12 Apr 2016

Threatened West African rosewood species gets CITES protection

Mike Gaworecki 16 Feb 2016

Countries call for new CITES protections for rosewood species

Mike Gaworecki 14 Jan 2016

Dolphins caught in fishing nets: to eat or not to eat?

Shreya Dasgupta 24 Sep 2015

Flag states can be held liable for violations of fishing vessels abroad, international tribunal rules

Melati Kaye 19 May 2015

Five new, cryptic bats discovered in Senegal

Bobbie Edwards 11 Nov 2013

New endangered list for ecosystems modeled after ‘Red list’ for species

Mongabay.com 9 May 2013

Alarm rising over food crisis in Sahel region

Jeremy Hance 13 Jun 2012

15 million facing food shortages in Africa’s Sahel region

Jeremy Hance 29 Mar 2012

‘Land grab’ fears in Africa legitimate

Jeremy Hance 31 Jan 2011

Goodbye to West Africa’s Rainforests

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Jan 2006

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