Philip Sifon

Fewer than 300 Nigerian forest elephants remain across the entire country, with some areas reporting as few as 40 individuals. These elusive creatures are not disappearing by choice. They are …

What happens when ancient herbal recipes start appearing in $100 skincare creams? Or when Nigerian fabrics make their debut at global fashion shows? This is how local traditions are influencing …

Most people do not often think about wetlands. However, Nigeria’s wetlands maintain a delicate balance between nature and culture. From the Niger Delta to Hadejia-Nguru, these ecosystems support thousands of …

Most people are familiar with the Niger Delta as Nigeria’s oil-producing region. But long before oil, it was a place where nature and people had coexisted for generations. From the …

Nigeria has lost over 1.4 million hectares of forest since 2001. That is more than 12% of its total tree cover gone in just two decades. But this crisis is …

In Nigeria, plants have always done more than just feed us. They have healed us. For centuries, families turned to herbs like neem leaves for malaria, bitter leaf for fever, …

Climate change is no longer a distant threat. In Nigeria, it has become a silent force reshaping forests, drying wetlands, and displacing wildlife. While poaching and deforestation remain challenges, climate …

The struggle to protect biodiversity in the Niger Delta is no longer just about conservation. It is about survival. For decades, oil spills, deforestation, and unchecked industrial activity have pushed …

What happens when you wake up to find crude oil in your well, and no one comes to fix it? That has been the reality for many people living in …

Iroro Tanshi is one of Nigeria’s leading conservation biologists, best known for rediscovering the country’s only known population of the short-tailed roundleaf bat after it had been missing for 45 …