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 known in his address on sidelines of his official visit to the National Park headquarters in Abuja.
The visit focused on the rehabilitation of endangered “Scimitar Oryx” breed of Antelope, and discussions on ways the UAE could work in close collaboration with the National Park Service on zoo and wild-life development programmes.
According to the envoy, the event is a base that his country will build upon, for the benefit of the National Parks and the Ministry of Environment here in Nigeria.
Also speaking, Conservator-General of National Park Services, Ibrahim Goni, said that the discussions were the right step being taken toward tackling issues with climate change and endangered species in Nigeria.
He said that the discussions would go a long way toward mitigating the effects of climate change.
