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An EU-funded initiative has been launched in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, shared by South Africa and Botswana and one of southern Africa’s most important ecosystems

A new IUCN report shows African forest elephants are more numerous than previously believed, not due to recovery, but thanks to groundbreaking DNA-based surveys that have…

The World Restoration Flagships, spanning 18 countries, showcase large-scale efforts to revive forests, grasslands, farms and coastlines, restore biodiversity and secure…

Two out of every five species are threatened, a new global assessment has found

With 16 000 species worldwide already facing extinction, the number of species that are endangered is increasing

Butterfly and moth species, which are indicators of change in ecosystems, are declining with some becoming extinct.

Residents must have permits to have the endangered plants but they are victim to criminal demand for the ‘living fossils’

The deep oceans are a fragile final frontier, largely unknown and untouched but mining companies and governments — other than those in Africa — are eying its mineral riches

The quantity of rubbish in the sea is driving a growing alarm among countries whose economies rely on tourism

Spills and pollution would harm the Okavango Delta and the Tsodilo Hills world heritage sites

Forest elephants are on the brink of extinction and savanna elephants are now classified as endangered

But endangered sharks and rays are falling through the net, and other imperilled species are being scooped up as bycatch, conservation groups warn

Wildlife rangers are out of work and reduced patrols abet poaching