West Africa Nodal Office (GLP-NOWA)

Scientific and Innovation Pole
skonate2@yahoo.fr
konatesoul_sn@una.edu.ci

University Felix Houphouet Boigny (UFHB)
Abidjan
Ivory Coast

Focus on: Research and training on land systems and related discipline (Climate Change, Biodiversity, and landscape ecology) at the national and regional levels, on behalf of the GLP and Future Earth.

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News

 
November 12, 2022

Environmental Contamination of a Biodiversity Hotspot—Action Needed for Nature Conservation in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

A new article in Sustainability investigates the extent and impact of oil spills on different land use types, protected areas, and species in the Niger Delta of Nigeria by using vegetation indices and remote sensing.

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September 6, 2022

2023 Whitley Awards now open for leaders of Global South wildlife conservation projects

To be eligible, projects must involve communities at the grassroots level and deliver practical action that is founded on science. Deadline: 31 October

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September 6, 2022

Migration in West Africa: a visual analysis of motivation, causes, and routes

A new paper in Ecology & Society shows a novel combination for visualizing the routes and reasons for migration in West Africa, among others.

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September 1, 2022

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Call for Panel: XIX Biennial IASC Conference 2023

We are pleased to announce the Call for Panel for the XIX Biennial IASC Conference 2023. The IASC has been shaping the debate on alternative development pathways by way of putting the commons center stage. In times of profound crises, we have seen states being caught up in emergency mode. This unfolds, among others, in a tendency to respond within national borders, and it has brought the importance of building genuine resilience that leaves no one behind. New deadline: 3 October 2022

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