On Thursday, the French Embassy in Ghana and NGO Noé launched ECONOBIO II, the second phase of Noé Conservation’s flagship program supported by the AFD (Agence Française De Développement). The event, graced by the French Ambassador H. E. Anne Sophie Avé and Ghana’s Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Hon. Samuel Abu Jinapor, marked...
By spreading their roots and preventing the rain from hitting the ground hard, the 521 trees planted will reduce the flow of red soil onto the mangrove and into the lagoon.Thirty-two people were mobilised for the occasion. Young and old were delighted to contribute to the restoration of the forest next to their homes. It must be said that it is...
Yayra Glover Limited is implementing its sustainable organic cocoa model to protect biodiversity and provide sustainable livelihood to organic cocoa farmers at the peripheries of the Ankasa-Tano Rainforest.The agreement binds the CREMA to preserve the forest through conservation actions such as reforestation, patrolling and enforcement of...
Held every four years, the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) World Conservation Congress brings together the world's conservation community, including leading international experts in conservation science, policy and practice.The goal: to enable IUCN's 1,400 Member organizations, including states, civil society and indigenous...
But there is a glimmer of hope: the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has proposed to the United Nations an ambitious target of effectively protecting 30% of the planet's surface (land and sea) by 2030, known as the "30x30" target. This is to be discussed in October 2021 in Kunming, China, at the COP15 of this international convention....