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Appendix II listing | biodiversity loss | BirdLife International | CITES | Conservation Black-casqued Hornbill | The Green Guardian

Africa’s forest hornbills gain global protection as Cites lists species for first time
Byadmin December 7, 2025

Africa’s forest-dwelling hornbills — vital seed-dispersers in the forests of West and Central Africa — have won long-overdue international protection after countries approved a proposal to regulate their global trade. The decision, adopted on Wednesday at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) Conference of the Parties (CoP20)…

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Biodiversity Intactness Index | biodiversity loss | Conservation | ecosystem services | forests | The Green Guardian

Sub-Sahara’s severe nature losses
Byadmin December 7, 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa has already lost nearly a quarter of its biodiversity since pre-industrial times, according to a major new African-led study. The research, published on Wednesday in Nature, found that on average, populations of plants and animals across the region have declined by 24%, with some species — especially large mammals — suffering far more…

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B20 | biodiversity loss | bioeconomy | Brigitte Burnett | climate change | Nedbank CIB B20

The currency of collaboration
Byadmin November 7, 2025

‘The G20 and B20 have provided a framework for turning talk into tangible progress – with an emphasis on how to really work in partnership across sectors to reshape what our economy looks like’: Brigitte Burnett, executive head of sustainability at Nedbank.

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African Birds | Andrew McKechnie | biodiversity loss | Bird Mortality | Blue Waxbill | The Green Guardian

Heat and humidity is a lethal mix for SA’s small birds
Byadmin October 26, 2025

High humidity significantly worsens the threat of lethal hyperthermia in small birds during extreme heat events, new research has found. The collaborative study by the University of Cape Town (UCT), the University of Pretoria, the University of the Witwatersrand and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (Sanbi) raises serious concerns about the survival of species…

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