September 28, 2020
East Africa: Satellites Track Locust Swarms As They Attack Crops in East Africa, Earth Observation Webinar Hears
The African Development Bank's Climate for Development Africa Special Fund (CDSF) is using earth observation to build Africa's resilience to extreme weather events, through the… Read more »
March 04, 2018
Africa: Partnerships Are Key to Protecting the Continent's Wildlife
The African Development Bank Group joined the international community to commemorate World Wildlife Day on March 3, 2018. On the occasion, we spoke with Anthony Nyong, the Bank's… Read more »
March 02, 2016
Africa: World Wildlife Day, March 3 - Act Now to Save the African Elephant
March 3 marks World Wildlife Day - an event established by the United Nations in December 2013 in honour of the adoption of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered… Read more »
March 03, 2015
Africa: World Wildlife Day - AfDB On the Front Lines in the Fight Against the Illegal Wildlife Trade
Less than two years ago, on December 20, 2013, the UN proclaimed March 3 (the date of adoption of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and… Read more »
October 30, 2014
Africa: AfDB Strongly Committed to Preserving Ecosystems and Wildlife in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) participated to the Twelfth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP12) of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) that… Read more »
September 12, 2014
Congo-Kinshasa: Congo Seeks AfDB Help for Protection of Plant and Animal Species
On September 12, 2014 in Abidjan, African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka received the Congolese Minister of the Environment, Sustainable Development and the… Read more »
February 14, 2014
Africa: AfDB, World Leaders Commit to Intensify Fight Against Wildlife Trade
La Déclaration de Londres s’appuie sur la Déclaration de Marrakech de la BAD et du WWF La BAD va dégager 5 millions de dollars pour renforcer la gestion… Read more »
December 09, 2013
Botswana: Urgent Measures to Save Elephants in Africa Adopted At Bostwana Summit
Over the last two decades, wildlife crime has developed into a multi-billion-dollar industry and is now considered to be the fifth largest international criminal activity after… Read more »
May 30, 2013
Africa: AfDB and WWF Call for Urgent Action to Combat Wildlife Crime
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and WWF will launch today a joint global call for action and commitment from governments and other institutions to combat the rampant illicit… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and WWF Call for Urgent Action to Combat Wildlife Crime
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and WWF will launch today a joint global call for action and commitment from governments and other institutions to combat the rampant illicit… Read more »
September 18, 2012
Africa: AfDB Discusses Elephant Poaching At World Conservation Congress in South Korea
Natural resources and environmental representatives from the African Development Bank attended the 2012 World Conservation Congress, the largest and most important conservation… Read more »