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Plastic Pollution: Olumirin Waterfall

From identifying problems to mapping out solutions. 🌿

Our experience at #OlumirinWaterfall and some natural sites showed us that plastic pollution is a growing threat to Nigeria’s natural heritage.
But at ESRI, we are not just identifying problems; we are working towards solutions.

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World River’s Day

In celebration of this year’s #WorldRiversDay, we highlight some of our work on two rivers along the Cameroon–Nigeria border, in line with this year’s theme: #SaveOurRivers #SaveOurFuture.

This year’s celebration is a call to reflect

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Conserving Odonates in the Obudu Mountains.

Still in the spirit of acknowledging the role of community stakeholders in conservation, we celebrate our incredible partners who have supported our project to conserve the damselflies of the hashtag #Obudumontaneregion, funded by The Rufford Foundation, 

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WorldWetlandsDay2026: Celebrating Wetlands and Traditional Knowledge

At Ecophilic Scientific Research and Innovations (ESRI), we recently held our quarterly in-house workshop with members of our team and volunteers.

The workshop provided an opportunity to reflect on our work, strengthen collaboration, and enhance our productivity and public engagement. A key part of the training was hands-on learning in the use of iNaturalist for biodiversity documentation

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The Need to Designate More #RamsarSites in #Nigeria — A Call to Action

Over the past seven years, our team has had the privilege of exploring some of Nigeria’s most remote yet ecologically significant freshwater ecosystems. These include rare geomorphological and hydrological systems, as well as habitats supporting #vulne #endangered freshwater invertebrates, particularly damselflies, along Nigeria’s border with Cameroon.

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World Biodiversity Day

Today, on #WorldBiodiversityDay, our team, Ecophilic Scientific Research and Innovations (ESRI), marked the occasion with a school outreach to raise awareness about the importance of protecting our environment and preserving biodiversity. 🌱

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