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VIDEO: Improving Wildlife Law Enforcement in West Africa: A Look at Progress in Ghana.
Jun 13, 2018Biodiversity, Biodiversity Loss, Capacity Building, CITES, Conservation, ECOWAS, Ghana, Partnership, Video, Wildlife Conservation
Wildlife trafficking remains an issue in West Africa significantly due to the gap in the implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) regulations at the national and regional levels. In 2016, WA BiCC sponsored 11 students from West Africa to undergo a Masters’ Program to strengthen…
Ghana organizes 1st National Sea Turtle Conference
Mar 20, 2018Aquatic ETP, Biodiversity, Conservation, Ghana, Wildlife Conservation
The Wildlife Division hosted the maiden Ghana National Sea Turtle Conference in Accra, Ghana, with support from United States Fish & Wildlife Service, Florida Gulf Coast University, WA BiCC, and Voltic Water. This was aimed at bringing together businesses, organizations, and governmental agencies in Ghana whose activities affect the conservation of sea turtles, positively or…