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December 13, 2019
The United Arab Emirates, UAE says it is ready to partner Nigeria in strengthening wild preservation efforts to mitigate the impact of climate change.
UAE Ambassador to Nigeria, Fahad AL-Taffaq, made this knownin his address on sidelines of his official visit to the National Parkheadquarters in Abuja.
The visit focused on the rehabilitation of endangered“Scimitar Oryx” breed of Antelope, and discussions on ways the UAE could workin close collaboration with the National Park Service on zoo and wild-lifedevelopment programmes.
According to the envoy, the event is a base that his countrywill build upon, for the benefit of the National Parks and the Ministry ofEnvironment here in Nigeria.
Also speaking, Conservator-General of National ParkServices, Ibrahim Goni, said that the discussions were the right step beingtaken toward tackling issues with climate change and endangered species inNigeria.
He said that the discussions would go a long way towardmitigating the effects of climate change.