by Pravena Jawahar, Ocean Youth Working Group, Vice-chairperson/Administration and Strategy Lead On the International Day of Biological Diversity, the Ocean Youth Working Group (OYWG) organised an insightful webinar titled “Biodiversity Conservation: Bridging Science and Action.” The event brought together experts, activists, and young leaders to discuss the pressing challenges and innovative solutions in marine biodiversity …

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Wildlife is disappearing at an alarming rate, writes Daniel Olajuyigbe, a 17-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Ekiti State, Nigeria. With many species on the brink of extinction, he is calling on young people to get involved in wildlife conservation. Between 2007 and 2014, Africa’s Savannah elephant population declined by a staggering 30 per cent, according to the Great …

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Sowmyan Jegatheesan, the regional winner of the Commonwealth Youth Awards for the Caribbean and Canada, is a born leader. His web portal SystemaNaturae.org has been helping research centres, think tanks and universities in more than 130 countries, to better understand the factors influencing climate change, wildlife migration patterns and human-wildlife conflict, among other things. Omeye …

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