South Africa: Decline in rhino poaching cases confirmed
03 august 2024 - 10:09:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Environment Minister Dion George has welcomed the downward trend in rhino poaching numbers in [...] Full text...
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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Environment Minister Dion George has welcomed the downward trend in rhino poaching numbers in [...] Full text...
‘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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UN chief demands better protection for journalists on environment beat
03 may 2024 - 06:03:09New York, US (PANA) - As World Press Freedom Day is marked on Friday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is highlighting an [...] 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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WB supports Congo to address climate change to build resilient economy
24 march 2023 - 05:57:54Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) — The World Bank has approved US$82 million to support the Climate-Resilient and Inclusive Livelihoods Project (ProClimat [...] Full text...
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Nature-based tourism holds tremendous economic potential in Rwanda: WB report
23 february 2023 - 11:18:00Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Spurred by the services sector, especially the revival of tourism, Rwanda’s GDP grew by 8.4 percent [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Perlemoen restaurant wins top global award
28 december 2022 - 11:36:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Western Cape restaurant has won a top global award at a Paris ceremony. Perlemoen, [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Ministry announces imminent release of four nationals held in Chad
13 september 2022 - 13:49:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity (GNU) [...] 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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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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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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South Africa: Princess Charlene discharged from South African hospital
05 september 2021 - 11:02:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Princess Charlene of Monaco has been discharged from a Durban hospital after experiencing a [...] 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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Botswana army kills suspected poacher
10 august 2021 - 18:32:00Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Defence Force (BDF) recently shot dead a poacher on the country’s Okavango Delta. Okavango Delta is [...] Full text...
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Monaco Princess Charlene recovering from illness in South Africa
28 may 2021 - 13:01:42Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Princess Charlene of Monaco is recovering in South Africa after contracting an ear, nose [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to eradicate maritime crimes in Gulf of Guinea waters - Maritime Chief
13 may 2021 - 18:57:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is to eradicate maritime crimes with the receipt of a special mission aircraft on Wednesday [...] 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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Remains of 3 Europeans killed in Burkina Faso repatriated to their countries
29 april 2021 - 17:36:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The remains of the two Spanish journalists and an Irish environmental activist, killed on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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20 civilians killed in armed attacks on villages in the Burkinabe Sahel
27 april 2021 - 18:35:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Some 20 civilians were killed on Monday evening in armed attacks against villages in Seytenga [...] Full text...
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3 foreign journalists missing in eastern Burkina Faso found dead
27 april 2021 - 15:16:35Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three journalists, two Spanish and an Irishman, reported missing on Monday during an alleged terrorist [...] 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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DR Congo registers new birth of gorilla in Virunga Park
23 december 2020 - 21:23:51"Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Virunga National Park (PNVi) announced Wednesday the birth of a new gorilla in the [...] Full text...
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AU Commission chief warns against arms boom in Africa
07 december 2020 - 15:55:30Addis Ababa Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has warned against the profusion of weapons [...] Full text...
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Four suspected poachers killed in Botswana
09 november 2020 - 21:08:11Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Monday reported the death of four suspected poachers in Sedudu (an [...] 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 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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Tourism sector must be rebuilt in safe, equitable, climate friendly way: UN chief
25 august 2020 - 15:43:25New York, US (PANA) - Tourism is much more than visiting cultural landmarks or swimming in tropical beaches; it is [...] 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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4 poachers arrested in northern Niger
08 july 2020 - 15:59:51Zinder, Niger (PANA) - Four poachers caught in the act were arrested last week by the Defense and Security Forces [...] Full text...
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Botswana endangered species war heightens
03 july 2020 - 04:40:52Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana continues to heighten the anti-poaching bar with more poachers death being recorded. The Botswana Defence Force [...] Full text...
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Botswana heightens anti-poaching war
26 june 2020 - 15:58:34Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Poachers’ death toll in Botswana is rising due to the army’s sharp anti-poaching measures. The anti-poaching Botswana [...] Full text...
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Botswana’s ecotourism company committed to anti-poaching
27 may 2020 - 14:00:00Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Wilderness Safaris, an ecotourism focused pan-Africa company based in Botswana, has affirmed its commitment to fight [...] Full text...
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Poaching dismissed in mysterious elephant deaths in Botswana
19 may 2020 - 10:14:04Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has ruled out poaching in suspected poisoned elephant carcasses in two villages in the north-west [...] 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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Botswana’s army kills five poachers
03 april 2020 - 08:42:03Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s army has killed four poachers in a shooting incident in the north-western corner of the [...] Full text...
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Causalities occur in an army/poachers' shooting incident in Botswana
11 march 2020 - 20:21:29Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana has recorded causalities between the army and poachers in a shootout on Wednesday morning. Botswana Defence [...] 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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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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Botswana soldier threatens tourists and hospitality staff at gunpoint
08 january 2020 - 20:20:54Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A Botswana Defence Force soldier is being investigated for threatening lodge residents and lodge staff at [...] Full text...
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Botswana government steps up efforts to end poaching of rhinoceros
30 december 2019 - 18:34:27Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Government has considerably stepped up efforts to address poaching with interventions that led to recovery [...] Full text...
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One hundred million illicit weapons in circulation in Africa, says Congolese defence minister
06 november 2019 - 11:11:53Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - One hundred million small arms and light weapons (SALW) are believed to be circulating in Africa, Congolese [...] 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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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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The Franz Weber Foundation denounces EU's position at 18th CITES on protection of elephants in Africa
23 august 2019 - 23:58:37Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Franz Weber Foundation (FFW), observer member of the 18th Conference of the Parties to [...] Full text...
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Significant progress made for protection of elephants in Africa
21 august 2019 - 23:15:41Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 18th Conference of parties of the international trade convention on wild fauna and flora [...] Full text...
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Franz Weber Foundation warns on the risk of elephant extinction in Africa
13 august 2019 - 14:56:47Abidjan, Cote d 'Ivoire (PANA) - The Franz Weber Foundation (FFW), fully dedicated to the fight for the protection of [...] 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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Zimbabwe hosts 'Tour de Tuli mountain bike ride'
24 july 2019 - 15:20:54Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is hosting the cycling and safari expedition Tour de Tuli, a 300-kilometre (186 miles), four-day [...] 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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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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Rwanda to import 5 more eastern black rhinos from Europe
21 june 2019 - 01:41:02Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda is set to receive Sunday some five additional eastern black rhinos from Czech Republic to [...] Full text...
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African elephants under continued threat of poaching, warns UN-backed report
10 may 2019 - 15:14:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An updated assessment by a United Nations Environment Programme-administered treaty has confirmed that poaching continues to [...] Full text...
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Botswana Kasane elephant summit kicks off
03 may 2019 - 19:20:00Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Government of Botswana, through the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, began a [...] Full text...
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Kenyan conservationist honoured for epic elephant conservation effort
12 april 2019 - 19:52:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A Kenyan elephant conservationist, Jim Justus Nyamu, has been honoured in a film depicting his illustrious [...] Full text...
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Media professionals in DR Congo urged to contribute to efforts to preserve Virunga park
07 april 2019 - 15:41:34Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo media professionals have been urged to contribute to efforts toward the preservation of [...] Full text...
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Review of elephants without borders 2018 dry season aerial survey of elephants and wildlife in northern Botswana report
24 february 2019 - 23:26:37Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism says it has has [...] Full text...
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Botswana reviews report on elephants without borders
24 february 2019 - 21:25:06Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism says that it has received a report [...] Full text...
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'Queen of Ivory' jailed in Tanzania
19 february 2019 - 17:50:54Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A Chinese national, Yang Feng Glan, nicknamed ‘Queen of Ivory’ has been sentenced to [...] Full text...
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Africa faces challenge of dramatic loss of biodiversity (WBG Feature)
16 february 2019 - 09:08:38Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Africa has been home to a rich and diverse animal, plant, and marine biodiversity [...] Full text...
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Two Central African traffickers of panther skin and meat sentenced to two years in prison
12 february 2019 - 22:28:23Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Impfondo High Court in the Likouala department of northern Congo Tuesday sentenced two traffickers [...] Full text...
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Three ivory traffickers arrested in northern Congo
17 january 2019 - 12:52:59Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Three suspected traffickers, including a serviceman from the Congolese Armed Forces, have been arrested in northern [...] Full text...
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Panther and lion skins seized in Burkina Faso
16 january 2019 - 09:39:02Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three panther and two lion skins were seized in December in Burkina Faso from two [...] Full text...
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Suspects found with dog meat, ivory in Kenya arraigned in court
09 january 2019 - 12:58:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Nairobi court on Wednesday allowed the police to hold three Chinese nationals and one Kenyan [...] Full text...
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Chinese trade in rhino horns endangers wildlife species, says Kenya govt
07 november 2018 - 12:08:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government has called a move by the Chinese authorities to authorise trade in rhino [...] Full text...
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Migratory birds connect nations and inspire people, UN says
14 october 2018 - 06:51:21New York, US (PANA) - Highlighting the challenges migratory birds face in their epic journeys, senior United Nations officials have [...] Full text...
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Weak investigation, corruption fuelling wildlife crime - OECD
11 october 2018 - 15:14:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Failure to investigate and sanction corruption is helping the illegal trade in wildlife to flourish, according [...] Full text...
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US First Lady goes on wildlife safari walk in Kenya
05 october 2018 - 17:56:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Melania Trump, US First Lady, visited a wildlife orphanage in Nairobi on Friday, where she interacted [...] Full text...
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US First Lady arrives, visits wildlife orphanage during solo Africa visit
05 october 2018 - 05:56:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US First Lady Melania Trump, who arrived in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, late on Thursday, kicks [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Lake Turkana National Park inscribed on World Heritage Danger List
02 july 2018 - 12:56:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Heritage Committee meeting in Manama since 24 June, has decided to inscribe Kenya's Lake [...] Full text...
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Illicit market demand fuels commercial poaching in SADC region
03 march 2018 - 12:54:24Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Significant strides made in wildlife conservation in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region face severe [...] Full text...
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UN joins call for protection of planet’s big cats
03 march 2018 - 08:09:28New York, US (PANA) - Big cats, the planet’s most majestic predators, are under increasing threat – mostly caused by [...] Full text...
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Kenya translocates 21 jumbos to curb human-wildlife conflict
21 february 2018 - 14:48:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The Kenya Government on Wednesday began translocating 21 elephants from the Mount Kenya region to the Indian [...] Full text...
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Central Africa’s iconic mammals threatened by poachers, armed groups – UNEP
20 january 2018 - 08:06:03Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Elephants, giraffes, rhinos and other magnificent mammals targeted in wildlife conservation areas of Central Africa are [...] Full text...
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Botswana allays advocating for ivory stockpiles sale
14 december 2017 - 12:53:18Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has denied reports alleging that the country will put pressure on Convention on International Trade [...] Full text...
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Wildlife conservation experts raise the alarm over elephant poaching
24 november 2017 - 12:42:49Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Experts in wildlife conservation from Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda on Wednesday in Musanze, a [...] Full text...
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Wildlife conservation, sustainable dev't in spotlight at UN-backed conference
24 october 2017 - 04:42:26Manila, Philippines (PANA) – Unless the international community integrates wildlife conservation with sustainable development, it will not be able to [...] Full text...
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US: African leaders at UN call for more support to fight terrorism in sub-Saharan Sahel
22 september 2017 - 07:53:09New York, US (ANA) – Highlighting the dangers posed by terrorism in Africa’s sub-Saharan Sahel region, African leaders mounted the [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Power line electrocutes elephants in Botswana
20 september 2017 - 13:49:09Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Nine elephants were electrocuted by a high volt 33kV distribution power line in Botswana’s Dukwi, in [...] Full text...
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US: UN salutes park rangers' dedication and commitment
01 august 2017 - 05:46:59New York, US (PANA) – The head of the United Nations entity on protection of endangered species said on Monday [...] Full text...
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US: UN highlights common destiny for wildlife and people on World Migratory Bird Day
10 may 2017 - 19:15:53New York, US (PANA) – A healthy planet for migratory birds means a healthy plant for people, as they share [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Botswana suspends rifles licence issuance
08 may 2017 - 09:10:32Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana has suspended rifles licences issuance, as part of efforts to fight wildlife plundering and escalating [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Botswana citizens urged to protect wildlife
08 march 2017 - 12:03:44Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Citizens of Botswana have been urged to continue to protect and preserve wildlife for posterity. Felix Monggae, [...] Full text...
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UN: UN urges youth involvement in wildlife conservation
03 march 2017 - 15:39:59New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called on governments to harness the power of young [...] Full text...
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UN: UN report links environmental crimes with corruption, other illegal activities
09 december 2016 - 18:29:38New York, US (PANA) - A new report jontly produced by the international police organization (INTERPOL) and the UN Environment [...] Full text...
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US: Recent violence in CAR spotlights subregion's volatility, Security Council told
08 december 2016 - 05:35:49New York, US (PANA) - Despite a peaceful and successful transition in the Central African Republic (CAR) earlier in 2016, [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Wildlife charities warn CITES on trading in endangered species
19 september 2016 - 10:51:58Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - International wildlife charities, Born Free Foundation and Born Free USA, on Monday issued a [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Born Free welcomes IUCN call for ban of domestic ivory trade
12 september 2016 - 17:40:52Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - International wildlife charity, Born Free Foundation, has welcomed a motion passed at the International [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Police helicopter crash linked to human rights violation
11 august 2016 - 12:37:40Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Twelve days after six police officers survived a helicopter crash in Botswana’s Central Kalahari Game Reserve [...] Full text...
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Kenya: 'Poachers kill 25,000 elephants annually', says report
03 august 2016 - 15:22:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Scientists estimate that 25,000 elephants are killed each year for their ivory, The Nature Conservancy, an [...] Full text...
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UN: UN official says African elephants face 'high level' of poaching
28 july 2016 - 15:42:26New York, US (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius acquires plane to improve maritime surveillance
14 july 2016 - 08:09:49Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday commissioned a new Dornier aircraft acquired by the Mauritius Police Force/National Coast Guard [...] Full text...
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UN: UN report confirms corruption is biggest threat to ivory, wildlife officials arrested
14 june 2016 - 13:21:10Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A new UN report has confirmed that corrupt officials are at the heart of wildlife crime [...] Full text...
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UN: 19 African, Asian countries gets US$40 million for wildlife protection programme
10 june 2016 - 16:39:45New York, US (PANA) - A UN-backed partnership fund has approved an additional US$40 million to expand its support of [...] Full text...
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UN: UN officials urge more action to deal with wildlife poachers
05 june 2016 - 16:41:59New York, US (PANA) - Marking the World Environment Day, which this year focuses on the illegal trade of wildlife, [...] Full text...
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Kenya: UNEP voices concern on high prices for illegal wildlife products
28 may 2016 - 17:28:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director Achim Steiner has expressed concern over the high prices for wildlife [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya to seek total ban on ivory trade at CITES Summit
26 may 2016 - 13:59:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya said Thursday the recent burning of tonnes of ivory was a pledge [...] Full text...
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UN: UN urges action to tackle wildlife crime
24 may 2016 - 18:58:44New York, US (PANA) - The poaching and illegal trade of thousands of species across the global present real environmental [...] Full text...
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UN: UN calls for end to illegal poaching, trade of migratory birds
10 may 2016 - 17:05:10New York, US (PANA) - Millions of migratory birds are being lost each year as a result of illegal killing, [...] Full text...
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UN: UN officials reaffirms zero tolerance on wildlife poaching
02 may 2016 - 19:00:56New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials have expressed support for Kenyan-led efforts to end illegal wildlife trade, according [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Oscar-winning actress joins Kenya's anti-poaching 'hearts and minds' campaign
27 april 2016 - 10:22:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In the run-up to the world's largest ever ivory bonfire, to be conducted by the Kenya [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Botswana opposes destruction of elephant tusks
26 april 2016 - 18:58:10Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has taken a stance against the burning of ivory ahead of the Giant’s Club Summit [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Kenya's ivory, rhino horn destruction to raise awareness on illegal wildlife trade
26 april 2016 - 11:55:30Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Seeking to raise national and international awareness on illegal wildlife trade, the Kenyan government, [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: AWF commends South Africa's decision to shelve proposal on rhino horn trade
21 april 2016 - 18:40:37Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) president Kaddu Kiwe Sebunya on Thursday commended the South African [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Botswana zooms in on small animals poaching
12 april 2016 - 18:36:16Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s wildlife and national parks department has reported alarming increase of small game poaching in rural [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Germany donates anti-poaching aircraft to Tanzania
07 april 2016 - 14:13:07Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The German government has donated a special aircraft to Tanzania to reinforce anti-poaching [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Elephant poaching, illegal ivory trade remain high in Africa, Asia
03 march 2016 - 18:15:15Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - An estimated 141,712 elephants have been tragically killed for their ivory since 2012, as [...] Full text...
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UN: UN calls for global actions to end wildlife poaching
03 march 2016 - 14:58:25New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Thursday said time is running out to end wildlife poaching [...] Full text...
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Botswana: US, China join hands to fight poaching in Botswana
01 february 2016 - 16:28:59Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - United States and Chinese ambassadors to Botswana have embarked on a three-day tour to the resort [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Four passengers arrested after detection dogs find ivory in luggage at Kenyan airport
15 january 2016 - 19:54:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Authorities in Kenya have arrested four passengers found with smuggled ivory in their luggage at Nairobi's [...] Full text...
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China: Wildlife ambassadors, Chinese celebrities say consuming rhino horn no better than fingernails
13 january 2016 - 08:54:11Beijing, China (PANA) - With rampant poaching threatening the survival of Africa’s rhinos, an all-star team of Chinese celebrities and [...] Full text...
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COP21: Angola named as global host of World Environment Day 2016
11 december 2015 - 14:06:48Paris, France (PANA) - Angola, which is seeking to conserve its biodiversity-rich wildlife and rebuild its elephant population, will host [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Sino-African group urges for wildlife conservation at China-Africa summit
03 december 2015 - 18:09:12Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - On the eve of the heads-of-state summit of the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation in South [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South African animal rights group outraged over rhino judgment
27 november 2015 - 17:53:16Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The National Council of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Born Free Foundation condemns S. Africa's decision to overturn rhino horn trade ban
26 november 2015 - 16:29:23Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Born Free Foundation has strongly condemned the decision of the High Court in [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Tanzanian musician appeals for inclusion of wildlife at China-Africa Summit
26 november 2015 - 09:27:16Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian singer-songwriter Ali Kiba will join a Sino-African delegation in South Africa ahead of [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Wildlife issues on agenda for upcoming China-Africa presidential summit
17 november 2015 - 08:12:39Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Wildlife and environmental issues will be on the official agenda when Chinese and African [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Southern African govts urged to be proactive in fighting organised crime
29 october 2015 - 19:29:25Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Attorney General Athaliah Molokomme on Thursday said Southern African governments should actively fight transitional organised [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: New partnership to promote conservation of Africa's threatened species, ecosystems
24 september 2015 - 17:24:58Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) –Thomson Safaris, a leader in responsible Tanzanian Safaris, has partnered with African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya fights poaching with electronic inventory of wildlife trophies
16 september 2015 - 21:46:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has launched an electronic inventory of wildlife trophies which would help the East African nation [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: African countries move to strengthen cross-border wildlife law enforcement
07 september 2015 - 08:56:16Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Law enforcement and wildlife officials from eight African countries Monday joined three international partners [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Germany assists Tanzania to develop better access to health services
23 august 2015 - 13:11:52Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Germany has offered to assist Tanzania in developing a sustainable health financing regime, which [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: US official praises formation of alliance to combat wildlife trafficking
05 august 2015 - 20:49:36Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - US Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell on Wednesday praised the formation of a [...] Full text...
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UN: UN urges more action to tackle illegal wildlife trade
31 july 2015 - 16:40:53New York, US (PANA) - Recognizing that wild animals and plants are an irreplaceable part of the natural systems of [...] Full text...
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Congo: WB to support Congo in fight against poaching
30 july 2015 - 10:53:24Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Bank will provide technical and financial support to the Congo in the fight against [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Ivory detection dogs ready to combat wildlife trafficking in Kenya, Tanzania
24 july 2015 - 16:28:55Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A corps of ivory detection dogs graduated Friday from African Wildlife Foundation (AWF)'s Conservation [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Govt. intensifies anti-poaching initiatives
08 july 2015 - 15:03:52Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - To drive home its zero tolerance for poaching, Botswana recently erected an elephant sculpture at its [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Heavy jail sentences for plant poachers
06 july 2015 - 14:57:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In a ground-breaking ruling, a plant poacher has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment [...] Full text...
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US: US agency destroys confiscated ivory to save African wildlife
19 june 2015 - 08:27:32New York, US (PANA) - The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) on Friday in New York City destroyed more than [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Leading conservationists join Tanzania in anti-poaching campaign
18 june 2015 - 09:30:53Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Two leading conservation organizations, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and WildAid, Thursday launched here a [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: US Government moves to crush ivory trade
15 june 2015 - 17:59:47Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced Monday it will destroy more than [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Security Council condemns attacks against civilians in Central Africa
11 june 2015 - 20:58:40New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday condemned what it called "appalling attacks" on thousands of [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan govt. links poaching to terror financing
05 june 2015 - 21:02:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Interior Minister Joseph Nkaissery said Friday a series of arrests linked to a recent ivory [...] Full text...
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UN: Small Arms Survey 2015 highlights increased firepower to wildlife poaching
01 june 2015 - 19:23:30New York, US (PANA) - A UN survey launched on Monday in New York said illegal trade in wildlife and [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Classical Chinese pianist joins campaign to save Africa’s elephants
01 june 2015 - 12:02:56Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - World-famous classical pianist Lang Lang on Monday took a stand against ivory consumption, with [...] Full text...
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US: US commends China's efforts to stop ivory trade
30 may 2015 - 05:04:57New York, US (PANA) - The US has commended the Chinese government for destroying over 600 kilograms of ivory in [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: AWF lauds China’s steps to stem illegal African ivory trade
29 may 2015 - 15:30:21Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) on Friday applauded the Chinese government for taking steps to [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: New survey says Hong Kong public supports elephant ivory sales ban
26 may 2015 - 16:41:52Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) — As elephant poaching crisis continues, over three quarters of citizens living in key [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Congo burns five tons of seized illegal ivory, hardwood timber
29 april 2015 - 21:36:39Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Authorities in Congo on Wednesday incinerated nearly five tons of poached ivory, [...] Full text...
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Congo: Sassou Nguesso says ‘forests, wildlife part of common heritage in Africa’
27 april 2015 - 19:17:18Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – "Forests and wildlife are part of our common African heritage but are disappearing at an alarming [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Africa sets common roadmap to combat illegal wildlife trade
27 april 2015 - 14:23:33Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A four-day International Conference on Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora in Africa [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Conservationists undertake trek through Cameroon’s Dja Faunal Reserve
22 april 2015 - 10:36:42Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Conservationists from Central and West Africa will Saturday embark on a week-long trek through [...] Full text...
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UN: UN conference stresses 'grave' need to combat wildlife crime
14 april 2015 - 07:45:35New York, US (PANA) - With wildlife and forest crimes on the rise, yielding enormous profits for criminal networks, UN [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Convicted ivory traffickers in Zambia jailed 5 years
10 april 2015 - 16:36:30Livingstone, Zambia (PANA) - A magistrate’s court in Zambia has sentenced five men to five years each in jail [...] Full text...
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Kenya: South Africa weighs legalisation of rhino horn trade, AWF opposes
25 march 2015 - 19:15:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Committee of Inquiry established by South Africa's Department of Environmental Affairs on Wednesday began hearing [...] Full text...
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Botswana: UK ready to support efforts to wipe out poaching
25 march 2015 - 15:19:53Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The UK minister for natural environment, Lord de Mauley, has said his country is committed to [...] Full text...
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Botswana: President Khama seeks collaboration in fighting poaching
25 march 2015 - 11:02:24Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s President Ian Khama has bemoaned the alarming level that wildlife poaching and trafficking have reached [...] Full text...
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UN: New UN-backed report says elephant poaching persists across Africa
23 march 2015 - 16:41:05New York, US (PANA) - An ongoing decline in overall elephant numbers remains likely as the poaching of African elephants [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Assembly President urges cooperation to combat wildlife crime
05 march 2015 - 07:33:54New York, US (PANA) - President of the UN General Assembly Sam Kutesa has called for a coordinated international response [...] Full text...
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UN: UN officials urge more global action to deal with wildlife crime
03 march 2015 - 20:08:19New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says illegal wildlife trade undermines rule of law, degrades ecosystems and [...] Full text...
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US: Strong support in China for action to end ivory, rhino horn trade
03 march 2015 - 11:35:09Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - Chinese consumer awareness of the ivory and rhino horn trade's devastating impact on African wildlife [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Threat of species' extinction real as World Wildlife Day is marked
02 march 2015 - 10:37:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ahead of this year's World Wildlife Day to be marked 3 March by governments, conservation groups [...] Full text...
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Senegal: AMI, AWF sign partnership deal to train journos in wildlife conservation
24 february 2015 - 16:55:49Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Media Initiative (AMI) has entered into an agreement with the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) [...] Full text...
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Congo: US helps Central African countries fight poaching, maritime piracy
07 february 2015 - 16:10:05Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Robin D. Meyer, the director of affairs for Central Africa at the US State department, currently [...] Full text...
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Congo: Russia to help Congo combat poaching
04 february 2015 - 10:43:15Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Russian Federation will support Congo to organise the 27-30 April international conference on illegal logging [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: German President Gauck on state visit to Tanzania
02 february 2015 - 12:32:40Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - German President Joachim Gauck, is due in Dar es Salaam late Monday for a [...] Full text...
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UN: Security Council urges more potent fight against transnational crime, terrorism
19 december 2014 - 20:50:54New York, US (PANA) - Amid a proliferation of well-funded and well-organized transnational criminal activities in Africa, the Middle East [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan President signs controversial terrorism law
19 december 2014 - 15:00:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday signed the new Security Act 2014 into law, shortly after [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Tributes pour in for leading conservationist Ian Player
01 december 2014 - 11:40:43Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Tributes are pouring for Dr. Ian Player, one of Africa’s leading conservationists who died [...] Full text...
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Congo: China to help Congo protect resources of the Odzala-Kokoua park
25 november 2014 - 21:25:16Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - China and Congo on Tuesday signed an agreement under which China will grant FCFA 50 million [...] Full text...
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UN: UN-backed INTERPOL operation targets environmental fugitives
18 november 2014 - 07:29:26New York, US (PANA) - Nine fugitives are being pursued as part of a UN-backed joint INTERPOL global operation targeting [...] Full text...
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UN: New UN guidelines to counter illegal elephant poaching in Africa
14 november 2014 - 06:24:14New York, US (PANA) - The illegal killing of elephants for their ivory is now at critically high levels in [...] Full text...
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UN: UN envoy urges increased efforts to protect DRC's National Park
14 october 2014 - 08:21:05New York, US (PANA) - Head of the UN Organisation Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Interpol launches Regional Environment Security Office in Nairobi
07 october 2014 - 13:18:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International police organisation Interpol Tuesday launched a regional Environmental Security Office office in the Kenyan capital, [...] Full text...
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Congo: 60% of elephant population destroyed in Central Africa
09 september 2014 - 12:12:38Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Forest Economy and Sustainable Development Minister Henri Djombo has said about 60% of the elephant [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Massive elephant population reported in Serengeti-Mara ecosystem
22 august 2014 - 14:52:12Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The elephant population in East Africa's Serengeti-Mara ecosystem has increased by 266 percent in [...] Full text...
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US: Family raises the alarm over missing pilot in Africa
21 august 2014 - 07:22:21New York, US (PANA) - The family of an American pilot who went missing in Africa two months ago has [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: African leaders to discuss security during US-Africa Summit
10 july 2014 - 16:20:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US President Barrack Obama will engage African leaders on matters of health, security and democracy [...] Full text...
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UN: Report says illegal trade in wildlife, timber products funding armed groups
24 june 2014 - 21:55:02New York, US (PANA) - A new joint UN-INTERPOL report says global environmental crime, worth more than US$200 billion annually, [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Environmental crime threatening sustainable development, says UNEP
24 june 2014 - 17:16:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global environmental crime, worth up to US$213 billion each year, is helping finance criminal, militia and [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Germany provides 1m euros for endangered wildlife protection
24 june 2014 - 11:57:33Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Germany has pledged a 1-million-euro grant to Tanzania in support of government efforts to [...] Full text...
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US: New UN-backed report raises alarm on elephant poaching across Africa
13 june 2014 - 20:26:32New York, US (PANA) - A UN-backed report released on Friday says the level of elephant poaching across Africa remains [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Police impound ivory consignment
05 june 2014 - 08:29:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police in Kenya's port city of Mombasa have impounded a consignment of ivory worth millions of [...] Full text...
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US: UN adopts new global platform to tackle wildlife, forest crime
21 may 2014 - 21:43:33New York, US (PANA) - In response to the rising levels of illicit trafficking of fauna and flora, the UN [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: UNDP's comment on constitution, "sinking" Dar es Salam reported in Tanzania
17 may 2014 - 08:44:27Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Remarks by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator, Helen Clark, on the peoples' constitution [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Rwanda, Uganda and the DRC sign agreement on biodiversity conservation
15 may 2014 - 21:03:19Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Countries responsible for the conservation of biodiversity within the the Greater Virunga, shared by Rwanda, Uganda [...] Full text...
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UN: UNODC says wildlife crime worth US$10 billion annually
14 may 2014 - 15:32:48New York, US (PANA) - Mr. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), has [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: UNDP chief says community initiatives key to wildlife management
12 may 2014 - 09:39:27Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Community-based natural resource management is key to a long-term solution to elephant poaching and [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: UNDP chief calls for global action to save African wildlife
10 may 2014 - 14:45:12Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Strengthened governance is critical to combating the global menace of illegal trade in wildlife [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Plight of elephants catches attention of local dailies
10 may 2014 - 10:15:10Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Protection of elephants against poachers and conservation of wildlife in general was a shared [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Govt. seeks int'l support to stop elephant poaching
09 may 2014 - 17:16:38Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Concerned that its tourism industry is at risk of collapse due to a surge [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius to acquire 1 Fast Patrol Vessel from India
07 may 2014 - 13:33:27Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and India Wednesday signed a contract for the design, construction and delivery of one Fast [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Chinese Premier unveils major industrial development plan for Africa
05 may 2014 - 18:51:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Chinese Prime Minister, Li Keqiang, has kicked off an African tour with a promise to [...] Full text...
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Congo: Brazzaville to host conference on fight against poaching
22 april 2014 - 11:39:12Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - An international conference on the fight against poaching will be held in Brazzaville, the Congolese capital, [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Police arrest 3 suspects for killing rhinos
16 march 2014 - 17:09:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Wildlife rangers in Kenya have arrested three suspected poachers who have been handed to the Police [...] Full text...
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Cameroon/Special African Forces: Cameroonian Defence Force lacks modern equipment - Expert
09 march 2014 - 16:01:49By Elizabeth Benkam, PANA Correspondent Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – A defence expert has bemoaned the quality of equipment of the [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Tackling game poaching, cervical cancer, traders’ wrangle make headlines
15 february 2014 - 10:28:54Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s battles against wildlife poaching on the one hand and against cervical cancer on [...] Full text...
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France: African NGOs to attend London summit on ivory
12 february 2014 - 20:02:19Paris , France (PANA) - Several environment organizations will on Thursday participate in a summit to be hosted by British [...] Full text...
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Kenya: US bolsters fight against wildlife crime
12 february 2014 - 16:29:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The US on Wednesday announced a National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking. The Strategy will strengthen [...] Full text...
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US: Togo commended for efforts to combat wildlife trafficking
07 february 2014 - 14:43:01Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has commended Togo for its ''major strides'' to combat international wildlife trafficking, including [...] Full text...
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France: 3 tons of illegal ivory destroyed in Paris
06 february 2014 - 20:27:03Paris, France (PANA) - The French Minister of Ecology, Philippe Martin, on Thursday supervised the destruction of three tons of [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Local dailies focus on endangered elephant population
11 january 2014 - 10:40:31Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - There is evidence of belated seriousness at Tanzania’s National Resources and Tourism ministry on [...] Full text...
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EU calls for court dedicated to crime against fauna in Congo
11 december 2013 - 20:34:22Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The EU representative in Congo, Marcel Van Opstal, on Wednesday called for the setting up of [...] Full text...
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'Illegal ivory seized in France to be destroyed'
07 december 2013 - 18:17:25Paris, France (PANA) – French Ecology Minister Philippe Martin has told African leaders participating in a roundtable discussion on the [...] Full text...
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Yaya Toure shortlisted for FIFPro World XI
06 december 2013 - 16:10:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Manchester City Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure is among the 15 midfielders shortlisted on Friday for the [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief warns on cycle of violence in CAR
08 november 2013 - 20:12:49New York, US (PANA) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, on Friday warned that the [...] Full text...
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Ivorian football star Yaya Toure becomes UN Goodwill Ambassador
29 october 2013 - 20:11:13New York, US (PANA) - Cote d' Ivoire's international football star, Yaya Toure, on Tuesday joined the roster of [...] Full text...
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Botswana, US make 'important strides' in HIV/AIDS fight
30 september 2013 - 07:53:42Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has said its partnership with Botswana in the fight against HIV/AIDS has made [...] Full text...
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UN report says transnational organised crime on the rise in Eastern Africa
05 september 2013 - 07:13:38New York, US (PANA) - A UN report released Wednesday said organised criminal activities such as migrant smuggling, ivory trafficking [...] Full text...
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Ban urges action to fight piracy, armed robbery at sea in Central Africa
24 august 2013 - 15:33:26New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on Central African leaders to collectively focus on conflict [...] Full text...
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