The Habibat Project Newsletter

Why Ghana Needs Grassroots Regulation to Combat Galamsey

Ghana’s persistent galamsey crisis continues to devastate the environment, prompting urgent calls for grassroots regulation to combat illegal gold…

Jul 4 • The Habibat Project

June 2026

GEF-9: How Nigeria is Preparing for the New Funding Cycle

Nigeria is preparing GEF-9 projects with greater focus on livelihoods, despite ongoing challenges with funding and monitoring in initiatives like the…

Jun 29 • The Habibat Project

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Small Island Nations Confront a Funding Vacuum in Race to Protect Biodiversity

Small island nations are struggling with chronic funding shortages that threaten their ability to protect biodiversity and meet the global 30x30 target.

Jun 29 • The Habibat Project

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How the Nigerian Conservation Foundation Is Supporting Nigeria’s Sustainability Ambitions in the Ninth GEF Funding Cycle

Read the article on The Habibat Project website

Jun 12 • The Habibat Project

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November 2025

Short Documentary on the Perret's Toad

The short documentary below provides additional visuals on our previous report on the people expediting the extinction of the Perret’s toad, what their…

Nov 28, 2025 • The Habibat Project and THISESI

How Nigerian Toad Was Lost, Found and Is Now Almost Extinct

A version of this story was originally published in Daily Trust.

Nov 24, 2025 • The Habibat Project

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October 2025

Urgent Intervention Required for Women Fishers and Mangrove-Coastal Ecosystems in Mauritius

"…the government intervened to protect the mangroves, which was good but overly strict, neglecting traditional and ancestral uses, like people using…

Oct 15, 2025 • The Habibat Project

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May 2025

Human-Bear Conflicts, Gold Mining, and Other Threats Endanger Andean Species, but Conservationists Respond

“Human-wildlife conflicts are significant, as the bears destroy corn and avocado farms and kill cattle, prompting retaliatory hunting by farmers.”

May 22, 2025 • The Habibat Project

April 2025

Battling Chytrid: A Conservationist’s Journey to Protect Frog Populations from a Ravaging Panzootic

"Long-term, conservation needs to change; we need to future-proof our efforts. Providing frogs with heritable resistance to disease may be the way…

Apr 4, 2025 • The Habibat Project

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January 2025

In Bagamoyo, Women Pioneer Seaweed Farming to Protect Coastal Ecosystems

"[Green] seaweeds absorb carbon dioxide from the surrounding water and air during photosynthesis, help to mitigate ocean acidification, and reduce the…

Jan 30, 2025 • The Habibat Project

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December 2024

Amid Discrimination and Ejection, the Batwa Community Pays Homage to the Rainforest Through Sustainability and Conservation Efforts

"…we can't necessarily return the Batwa to the forest at this point in time, but we can return the forest to the Batwa..."

Dec 31, 2024 • The Habibat Project

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October 2024

Glacial Lake Outburst Floods Threaten Nepal's Himalayan Communities

Increasing global temperatures are predisposing the South-Asian Himalayan nation to worse floods

Oct 8, 2024 • Mukesh Pokhrel

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