WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROTECTING & RESTORING SPECIES' POPULATIONS AND HABITATS IN AFRICA'S MOST POPULOUS NATION
In the words of Hansjorg Wyss “For the sake of all living things, let’s see to it that far more of our planet is protected by people, for people and for all time”
"Our vision is to stop species extinction and protect more places in Nigeria"
"Our mission is to provide the conservation solutions that will ensure the survival of threatened species and forest habitat in Nigeria"
WE BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO BETTER
TIME THAN NOW TO SAVE OUR SPECIES
Wildlife and their habitats are struggling to survive all over the world most especially in landscapes with high human population density. In Nigeria, we work in areas that should be declared as a “state of conservation emergency” where local widespread extinction is taking place in real-time, requiring critical urgent actions to save the day! The challenges in the landscapes where we work are overwhelming and complicated, but we are confronting them head on. Stepping into conflicts and knotty situations to bring back species from the brink of extinction and restore forests. As conservationists, we believe that by conserving one acre at a time and one species after the other, we are transforming whole landscapes into a safe haven for biodiversity. So that theres a generation that can step into a sustainable future without fear of natural disasters, pandemics and climate crisis – an enriching life full of possibilities.
That's why we work to:
- Reduce Threats To Species
- Restore Wildlife Populations
- Protect Wild Places
- Build a Professional Team
- Advocate & Advance Solutions
- Engage & Educate Stakeholders
- Support Policy Development
- Campaign & Increase Awareness
OUR IMPACT
OUR WORK
Conservation
Intervention
Establishing protected areas & protected area management; habitat management & species-focused conservation efforts
Research &
Monitoring
Population Studies; Distributional surveys for georeferenced data; Evolutionary relationship studies using molecular genetics.
Policy
Advocacy
Consultations with government authorities; local communities; Negotiating alternatives and solutions.
COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT &
EMPOWERMENT
Alternative livelihood programmes; Linking social benefits to conservation actions; enhancing socio-economic benefits for local communities close to forest area.
EDUCATION &
OUTREACH
Community Outreach; Education programmes; Media and Public Awareness; Sensitization workshops for decision makers and decision takers; Networking events and Campaigns.
TRAINING & CAPACITY
BUILDING
Training protection staff on monitoring and surveillance techniques; Building local capacity of youths in local communities, students in local institutions and of government institutions.
OUR PROGRAMMES
ISE FOREST
CONSERVATION AREA
Located in Ise-Ekiti, the Ise Forest Conservation Area covers 3,300hectares of forest gazetted as a Protected Area on the 29th of July 2021. Our integrated conservation approach has enabled stakeholders – both government and local communities – to become co-managers of this important forest area.
NIGERIA DELTA RED
COLOBUS CONSERVATION
With just a few hundred left in the wild, the Niger Delta Red Colobus Monkey known in ljaw language as ‘Epieni is critically endangered. For a forest-dependent species and with a leaves-based diet, this red colobus survival is dependent on undisturbed swamp forests and is ever known to occur only in the central Niger Delta.
SW CHIMPANZEE
CONSERVATION
Chimpanzee populations in SW Nigeria were identified as biologically unique albeit with close genetic affinity to the Nigerian-Cameroon subspecies. However, despite the ecological and biological importance, the populations) in southwestern Nigeria remained largely unprotected and highly vulnerable to local extirpation.
TEAM PROFILE
Here are some of the team members
behind our outstanding result -
Team work and team spirit is a major attribute of what drives our conservation efforts. The project’s team is made up entirely of young people from local institutions and local communities, that’s why we remain the foremost grassroots-focused conservation organization in Nigeria.
WOULD YOU CONSIDER SAVING SPECIES WITH US?
We are a grassroots-focused organization and we need all the help we can get.
5 REASONS WHY YOU MAY LIKE TO SUPPORT US :
1. Our work is prioritizing conservation of species populations on the brink of extinction.
2. We are preserving highly threatened and fragile forest habitat overlapping areas with one of the highest human population densities in the world.
3. Our project is a multi-stakeholder collaboration effort involving local communities and governments at all levels. We are applying public-private conservation model and a community-based conservation approach to promote local stewardship.
4. We are helping local people and the Nigerian public to appreciate native species and their immediate natural environment.
5. We are promoting local initiatives and grassroots-tailored solutions while contributing to global conservation objectives.
VARIOUS TESTIMONIALS
IN THE MEDIA
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