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– Nigeria pledges full alignment with Kunming‑Montreal biodiversity targets and expands protected areas.
– Aiming to safeguard 30% of land via new national parks and ECOWAS regional cooperation.
– Focus on enforcement, awareness campaigns, funding, and benefit‑sharing with local communities.
Nigeria has reaffirmed its dedication to achieving zero net biodiversity loss by 2030, aligning its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The government plans to expand protected areas by establishing 10 new national parks and creating marine protected zones, following the global “30 by 30” agenda to secure at least 30 percent of its land and coastal ecosystems by 2030. As part of regional efforts, Nigeria—alongside ECOWAS partners—is actively coordinating to scale up biodiversity preservation across West Africa.
However, authorities acknowledge significant obstacles, including weak enforcement of environmental laws, low public awareness, poaching, deforestation, and funding shortages. To address these challenges, the government is strengthening institutions like NESREA, boosting community-led conservation, launching educational campaigns, and mobilizing new financial mechanisms (such as green bonds and public–private partnerships) . Nigeria’s comprehensive strategy—spanning legal reforms, protected-area expansion, and regional collaboration—reflects a bold shift toward a nature-positive future within the next five years.
