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Advances in data availability and accessibility have resulted in a groundbreaking new study on wild animal hunting in African tropical forests. It suggests that the commercial trade in wild-sourced meat is increasing, and highlights the urgent need for countries to develop robust frameworks to ensure hunting and trade is sustainable in a growing commercialized sector.

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Kenya鈥檚 president said Wednesday he will not sign a finance bill that included tax hikes, bowing to pressure from protestors had stormed parliament, launched demonstrations across the country and... ...

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In only nine years between 2010 and 2019, Africa has turned from being a net carbon sink, to being a net carbon source.

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Through a multi-institutional partnership funded by the U.S. Department of State, a new research partnership seeks to reduce vulnerability to labor trafficking by enabling youth and young adults to achieve financial security and stability at home.

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Droughts have the potential to increase the spread of HIV for women living in rural parts of Africa, researchers at the University of Bristol have found.

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The Wildlife Conservation Society was honored to be invited to participate in a high-level event today hosted by His Excellency Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, the President of the Republic of Mozambique, at Maputo National Park.

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Conservation measures have successfully stopped declines in the African savanna elephant population across southern Africa, but the pattern varies locally, according to a new study.

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Researchers who have studied malaria for decades, hoping to find a cure, long thought they鈥檇 identified a type of blood that seemed to defend against the disease. But a new study published Dec. 5 in Cell Host & Microbe concludes that even some people with the protective blood type became infected. The question now is, 鈥渉ow?鈥�

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Madagascar鈥檚 Makira-Masoala wilderness will receive an annual $1 million grant through a new agreement between the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Legacy Landscapes Fund (LLF), with support from Arcadia.

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Scientist to collaborate with South African researcher to test glass powder for antibacterial properties.

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Changes in the law will ensure that companies can鈥檛 go on ignoring inequalities in earnings and wealth in South Africa.

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Named after its habitat preference, Paroedura manongavato, from the Malagasy words 鈥渕anonga鈥� (to climb) and 鈥渧ato鈥� (rock), is a bouldering expert. Part of its 鈥渉ome range鈥� is also very well-known to rock climbers for its massive granitic domes.

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One of the world鈥檚 largest crop pathogen surveillance systems is set to expand its capacity to protect wheat productivity in food vulnerable areas of East Africa and South Asia.

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Thousands of people are dead and at least 10,000 missing after devastating flooding in Libya. The Mediterranean storm brought heavy rains to the northeastern part of the country, already crumbling from more than a decade of conflict. 聽 鈥淎lthough Storm Daniel caused the devastating flood, a combination of factors exacerbated the nation's vulnerability to natural hazards, resulting in enormous casualties,鈥� says Virginia Tech geophysicist Manoochehr Shirzaei.

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Among the negative impacts of extreme weather events around the world is one that most people may not think of: an increase in child marriages.