Centre for Arid Zone and Wetlands Ecology -CAWE, Federal University Dutse

27/09/2026

WORLD RIVERS DAY 2026
Theme: “Waterways in Our Communities”
Sunday, 27th September 2026

Today, the Centre for Arid Zone and Wetlands Ecology (CAWE-FUD) joins over 100 countries in celebrating rivers — the lifelines that connect people, ecosystems, and cultures.

In Northern Nigeria, the Hadejia River is more than water. It is the heartbeat of the Hadejia-Nguru Wetlands, recharging aquifers, sustaining millions of farmers, fishers, and pastoralists, and supporting one of West Africa’s most important freshwater ecosystems.

But this lifeline is under threat:
- Upstream dams reduce floodwaters reaching the wetlands
- Desertification erodes river margins
- Sedimentation fills channels communities depend on
- And climate change is intensifying these pressures

The World Meteorological Organization warns that the current El Niño could be the strongest in 1,000 years — a crisis that will amplify droughts and floods across our region.

At CAWE, protecting and restoring the Hadejia River is central to our mission — because safeguarding the river means safeguarding our communities.

Contribute to Science Today:
iNaturalist — record plants & animals along riverbanks
eBird — track waterbirds on the Hadejia River
Observation.org — share wildlife sightings from wetlands

You don’t need to be a scientist to do science.
You only need to look, record, and share.

The Hadejia River has sustained life for centuries.
Today, we choose to sustain it in return.

Photo: Hadejia River, Jigawa State. Courtesy of Prof. Sulaiman Inuwa Muhammad, Director, CAWE-FUD.

WorldRiversDay2026

RANAR KOGUNA TA DUNIYA 2026
Jigo: “Koguna a cikin Al’ummominmu”
Lahadi, 27 ga Satumba 2026

A yau, Cibiyar Nazarin Yankunan Hamada da Kogunan Ruwa (CAWE-FUD) ta shiga cikin ƙasashe sama da 100 wajen bikin koguna — jini da rai ga al’umma, muhalli da al’adu.

A Arewacin Najeriya, Kogin Hadejia ba ruwa kaɗai ba ne. Shi ne zuciyar Kogunan Hadejia-Nguru, yana cika ruwan ƙasa, yana tallafawa manoma, masunta da makiyaya, kuma yana kare ɗaya daga cikin muhimman tsarin ruwan halitta a Afirka ta Yamma.

Amma wannan jini na rayuwa yana fuskantar barazana:
- Dam ɗin sama suna rage yawan ruwan ambaliya da ke shiga koguna
- Hamada tana cinye gefen kogin
- Ƙasa mai yawan laka tana toshe tashoshin da al’umma ke dogaro da su
- Sauyin yanayi yana ƙara tsananta matsalolin

Hukumar Yanayi ta Duniya (WMO) ta gargadi cewa El Niño na yanzu na iya zama mafi ƙarfi cikin shekaru 1,000 — abin da zai ƙara tsananta fari da ambaliya a yankinmu.

A CAWE, kare da dawo da Kogin Hadejia ba zaɓi ba ne — shi ne zuciyar aikinmu da kuma rayuwar al’ummomin da muke yi wa hidima.

Shiga cikin Kimiyya a yau:
iNaturalist — rubuta tsirrai da dabbobi a bakin koguna
eBird — bibiyar tsuntsayen ruwa a Kogin Hadejia Observation.org — raba bayanan namun daji daga koguna

Ba sai ka zama masani ba don yin kimiyya.
Sai dai ka kalli, ka rubuta, ka raba.

Kogin Hadejia ya tallafa rayuwa tsawon ƙarni.
A yau, mu zaɓi mu tallafa masa a madadin.

Hoto: Kogin Hadejia, Jihar Jigawa. Kyauta daga Farfesa Sulaiman Inuwa Muhammad, Darakta, CAWE-FUD.

WorldRiversDay2026

18/09/2026

RANAR KULA DA INGANCIN RUWA TA DUNIYA 2026
18 ga Satumba, 2026

Ruwa ba abin sha kawai ba ne. Rayuwa ce, muhalli ne, kuma ginshikin lafiyar al’umma da halittu ne.

A yau, Cibiyar Nazarin Yankunan Hamada da Dausayin Ruwa (CAWE), Jami’ar Tarayya Dutse, na tunatar da al’umma muhimmancin sanin halin da ruwan da ke kewaye da mu yake ciki.

Koguna, tafkuna, rijiyoyi da sauran wuraren tara ruwa suna da muhimmiyar rawa wajen tallafa wa mutane, noma, dabbobi da halittun ruwa. Amma ayyukan ɗan Adam da sauye-sauyen muhalli na iya sauya yanayin waɗannan albarkatun ruwa.

🔎 Me za mu iya yi?

Ba sai mutum ya kasance masanin kimiyya ba kafin ya kula da muhalli.

Dalibai, malamai, manoma da sauran jama’a za su iya taimakawa wajen samar da bayanai ta hanyar:

📍 lura da sauye-sauyen da ke faruwa a wuraren ruwa;
📷 ɗaukar hotuna masu ma’ana domin adana bayanan muhalli;
📝 rubuta lokaci da wurin da aka yi abin lura;
🌿 kula da tsaftar wuraren ruwa da dausayi;
🤝 da kuma raba sahihan bayanai da masu bincike da hukumomin da abin ya shafa.

Irin waɗannan bayanai na iya taimakawa wajen fahimtar sauye-sauyen muhalli, musamman idan an tattara su cikin tsari kuma aka tabbatar da ingancinsu.

🌍 Saƙon CAWE

Mu san ruwanmu.
Mu kula da dausayinmu.
Mu tattara bayanai.
Mu tallafa wa binciken kimiyya.
Mu kare albarkatun da ke tallafa wa rayuwa.

Inda Hamada ta haɗu da Dausayi, Rayuwa tana bunƙasa.

Centre for Arid Zone and Wetlands Ecology (CAWE)
Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria

09/09/2026

05/09/2026

INTERNATIONAL VULTURE AWARENESS DAY 2026
Saturday, 5th September 2026

Today, the Centre for Arid Zone and Wetlands Ecology (CAWE), Federal University Dutse (FUD), marks International Vulture Awareness Day with a reminder that these misunderstood birds are not symbols of death. They are nature's most efficient defence against it.
Vultures are among the most specialised obligate scavengers in the bird world — consuming carcasses that would otherwise spread deadly diseases like anthrax and rabies across landscapes and into human communities.

Their highly corrosive stomach acid neutralises lethal pathogens that would kill almost any other animal. When poachers illegally kill wildlife and abandon carcasses, it is vultures circling overhead that alert rangers and authorities to the crime. They are not just ecosystem cleaners. They are wildlife defenders.

Nigeria was historically home to seven vulture species. Today, a peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Ornithology in April 2026 — the most current field assessment of Nigerian vultures, conducted across all six geo-ecological zones — found only two species still being recorded at survey sites: the Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) and the Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis). Local extinction has been confirmed in Kano, neighbouring Jigawa State. Plateau State has lost over 90% of its vultures since 2017. In less than a decade, one of Nigeria's most ecologically important bird guilds has been pushed to the edge of existence.

The drivers are well documented — poisoning through veterinary drugs used on livestock carcasses, trade in vulture parts for traditional medicine, habitat loss from advancing desertification, declining prey availability and deliberate persecution. Notably, CAWE's own Deputy Director, Dr. Abubakar Surajo Ringim, co-authored research in 2022 documenting the extreme extent of vulture decline across Northern Nigerian states — findings that foreshadowed the crisis confirmed by the 2026 study. An arid zone without vultures risks accumulating disease burden and losing the ecological balance that sustains all life — including human life.

CAWE CALLS ON ALL OF US:
Researchers — document and report every vulture sighting across Northern Nigeria's arid zones
Policymakers — strengthen legislation against vulture poisoning, illegal trade and traditional medicine harvesting
Communities — challenge the myths and traditional beliefs that drive vulture persecution
Conservation partners — invest urgently in vulture monitoring and protection across the Sahel
Contribute to Science Today:
iNaturalist — photograph and submit any vulture sighting you observe
eBird — record vulture species and locations
Every observation from Jigawa State contributes directly to Nigeria's vulture conservation database
You do not need to be a scientist to do science.
You only need to look, record and share.
The vulture does not bring death.
It is the only thing standing between death and disease.
Protect it.
Information adapted from Journal of Ornithology (April 2026), Ringim et al. (2022), BirdLife International and IUCN Red List.
Photo: GabrielBuissart, Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus). Wikimedia Commons, 2007. CC BY-SA 3.0.


RANAR WAYAR DA KAI GAME DA UNGULU TA DUNIYA 2026
Asabar, 5 ga Satumba 2026

A yau, Cibiyar Nazarin Muhallin Yankunan Fari da Dausayi (CAWE), Jami'ar Tarayya ta Dutse (FUD), tana tunawa da Ranar Wayar da Kai game da Ungulu ta Duniya — tare da wannan tunasarwa: waɗannan tsuntsaye da aka fahimce su ba daidai ba ba alamar mutuwa ba ne. Su ne mafi ingancin tsaron yanayi daga gare ta.

Ungulu na cikin mafi ƙwarewa a cikin tsuntsayen da ke cin gawarwaki — suna ci da cire gawarwakin da da za su yaɗa cututtuka masu mutuwa kamar anthrax da rabies a cikin muhalli da al'ummomin ɗan adam. Sinadarin acid da ke cikin ciyawarsu mai ƙarfi sosai yana kashe ƙwayoyin cuta masu mutuwa da za su kashe kusan kowace wata dabba. Idan maharba s**a kashe namun daji ba bisa doka ba s**a bar gawarwakin, sai ungulu da ke zagaya sama ke jagorantar masu gadi da hukumomi zuwa wurin laifin. Ba masu tsaftace muhalli kaɗai ba ne. Su ne masu kare namun daji.

Nijeriya a da tana da nau'ukan ungulu guda bakwai. A yau, wani bincike da aka buga a cikin Journal of Ornithology a watan Afrilu 2026 — mafi kwanan nan kimantawa ta filin ungulu a Nijeriya, da aka gudanar a duk yankuna shida na ƙasa — ya sami nau'ukan biyu kawai a wuraren da aka bincika: Ungulun Hooded (Necrosyrtes monachus) da Ungulun Palm-nut (Gypohierax angolensis). An tabbatar da ɓacewar ungulu gaba ɗaya a Kano — jihar da ke makwabtaka da Jihar Jigawa. Jihar Plateau ta rasa sama da kashi 90% na ungulunta tun 2017. A cikin ƙasa da shekaru goma, ɗaya daga cikin mafi muhimmancin ƙungiyoyin tsuntsaye na Nijeriya ta kusanci ƙarshen wanzuwarta.
Dalilan sun kasance a rubuce — gubar da ke fitowa daga magungunan dabbobi da ake amfani da su a kan gawarwakin shanu, cinikayya da sassan ungulu don magunguna na gargajiya, asarar mazaunin daga ci gaban hamada, raguwar naman daji da kuma tsanantawa da gangan. Muhimmanci, Mataimakin Daraktan CAWE, Dr. Abubakar Surajo Ringim, ya haɗa hannu wajen rubuta bincike a shekarar 2022 yana rubuta matsanancin raguwar ungulu a yankuna na Arewacin Nijeriya — binciken da ya yi hasashen rikicin da binciken 2026 ya tabbatar. Yankin fari marar ungulu yana fuskantar haɗarin tarawar cuta da rashin daidaiton muhalli da ke tallafa wa dukkan rayuwa — ciki har da rayuwar ɗan adam.

CAWE NA KIRA GA DUKKANMU:
Masu Bincike — rubuta da ba da rahoto game da kowace ganin ungulu a yankunan fari na Arewacin Nijeriya
Masu Tsara Manufofi — ƙarfafa dokokin da ke adawa da gubar ungulu, cinikayya ba bisa doka ba da amfani da su a magungunan gargajiya
Al'ummomi — ƙalubalanci tatsuniyoyin da ke haifar da tsanantawa ga ungulu
Abokan Hulɗa na Kiyayewa — saka hannun jari cikin gaggawa a sa ido kan ungulu da karewa a faɗin Sahel
Taimaka wa Kimiyya A Yau:
iNaturalist — ɗauki hoto kuma tura kowace ganin ungulu da ka gani
eBird — rubuta nau'in ungulu da wuraren da aka gan su
Kowace lura daga Jihar Jigawa tana taimakawa kai tsaye ga bayanin kiyaye ungulu na Nijeriya
Ba kwa buƙatar zama masanin kimiyya don yin kimiyya.
Duba, rubuta da raba kawai.
Ungulu ba ta kawo mutuwa ba.
Ita ce kawai abin da ke tsakanin mutuwa da cuta.
Kare ta.
An tsara bayanai daga Journal of Ornithology (Afrilu 2026), Ringim et al. (2022), BirdLife International da IUCN Red List.
Hoto: GabrielBuissart, Ungulun Hooded (Necrosyrtes monachus). Wikimedia Commons, 2007. CC BY-SA 3.0.

25/08/2026

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzrM1d9Wc28

Credit: UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme

23/08/2026

💧🌍 WORLD WATER WEEK 2026
"Water for People and Progress"
Sunday 23rd — Thursday 27th August 2026
In Northern Nigeria, water is not an abstract resource. It is the difference between survival and collapse. It is the farmer watching the rains fail yet again. The pastoralist herder pushing his cattle further south in search of water. The woman walking miles across cracked, arid soil to reach the nearest water source. The wetland community whose fishing grounds have shrunk to a fraction of what their grandparents knew. This is the reality that the Centre for Arid Zone and Wetlands Ecology (CAWE), Federal University Dutse (FUD), carries into World Water Week 2026 — the world's leading annual conference on water issues, convening policymakers, researchers and practitioners around one of humanity's most fundamental challenges.

This year's theme — "Water for People and Progress" — places human beings at the centre of the global water conversation. At CAWE, that conversation has always been grounded in a specific landscape: the Hadejia-Nguru Wetlands — one of the most ecologically and economically significant freshwater systems in West Africa. These wetlands recharge groundwater aquifers, sustain agricultural production, support pastoral livelihoods, moderate local climate and maintain the biodiversity of one of Northern Nigeria's most critical ecosystems. Yet they are shrinking. Reduced upstream water flow, advancing desertification, sedimentation from degraded rangelands and the intensifying drought cycles driven by El Niño — confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization to be active and strengthening through November 2026 — are reducing the wetland's extent and ecological function year by year, threatening the food security, livelihoods and stability of millions who depend on them.

This World Water Week, CAWE reaffirms its commitment to research, awareness and advocacy for water security in Northern Nigeria's arid zones and wetlands. Water security is not a luxury. It is the foundation upon which food security, ecological health, community stability and human progress are built. At CAWE, we have always understood that the meeting point of dry and wet is not a boundary — it is a beginning. Where dry meets wet, life thrives. And it is precisely that life — extraordinary, irreplaceable and worth protecting — that we dedicate our work to every single day.
Water is life. Progress without water security is not progress at all.

Today — and every day — we commit to protecting it.
World Water Week 2026 — Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Stockholm and Online, 23rd—27th August 2026
Information adapted from SIWI, UN-Water and WMO official communications.

Photo: Hadejia-Nguru Wetlands. Courtesy of Prof. Sulaiman Inuwa Muhammad, Director, CAWE, Federal University Dutse.



💧🌍 MAKON RUWA NA DUNIYA 2026
"Ruwa Domin Mutane da Ci Gaba"
Lahadi 23 — Alhamis 27 ga Agusta 2026
A Arewacin Nijeriya, ruwa ba abu ne da ake ɗauka a sauƙi ba. Shi ne tsakanin rayuwa da mutuwa. Shi ne manomi da ke kallon sama, yana jira ruwan sama da bai zo ba. Makiyayi da ke turawa garken shanu zuwa kudu, yana neman ruwa da ciyayi. Mace da ke tafiya nesa a ƙarƙashin rana mai zafi, ta nemi ruwa domin iyalinta. Al'ummar da ke zaune a bakin fadama, tana kallo kaɗan kaɗan yadda ruwan da kakanni s**a san shi ke raguwa. Wannan ita ce gaskiyar da Cibiyar Nazarin Muhallin Yankunan Fari da Dausayi (CAWE), Jami'ar Tarayya ta Dutse, ke ɗauka zuwa Makon Ruwa na Duniya 2026 — babban taron shekara-shekara na ƙwararrun ruwa na duniya.

Jigon wannan shekara — "Ruwa Domin Mutane da Ci Gaba" — ya sa ɗan adam a tsakiyar tattaunawar ruwa ta duniya. A CAWE, wannan tattaunawar tana da sunan wuri na musamman: Fadamar Hadejia-Nguru — ɗaya daga cikin mafi muhimmancin tsarin ruwa na ɗan adam da muhalli a Yammacin Afirka. Wannan fadama tana cika ruwan ƙasa, tana tallafa wa noman da kiwo, tana daidaita yanayi da kare ɗimbin halittu a cikin yankin. Amma tana raguwa. Raguwar ruwan da ke zuwa daga sama, yaɗuwar hamada, laka daga filayen kiwo da s**a lalace da kuma farin El Niño mai ƙarfi — wanda Hukumar Yanayi ta Duniya (WMO) ta tabbatar da yana aiki kuma yana ƙarfafawa har zuwa Nuwamba 2026 — duk suna rage fadamar kowace shekara, suna barazana ga miliyoyin mutanen da rayuwarsu ta dogara gare ta.
A wannan Makon Ruwa na Duniya, CAWE tana sabunta alkawarin bincike, wayar da kai da kuma fafutukar kare hakkin ruwa a yankunan fari da dausayi na Arewacin Nijeriya. Tsaron ruwa ba abin ƙari ba ne — shi ne ginshiƙin tsaron abinci, lafiyar muhalli, zaman lafiyar al'umma da ci gaban ɗan adam. A CAWE, mun fahimci tun da daɗewa cewa wurin da fari da dausayi s**a haɗu, ba iyaka ba ne — farkon rayuwa ne. Inda busasshiyar ƙasa ta haɗu da ruwa, rayuwa na bunƙasa. Wannan rayuwar — mai ban mamaki, mara madaidaiciya kuma mai cancanta a kare ta — ita ce muke sadaukar da aikinmu don kiyaye ta kowace rana.

Ruwa rayuwa ne. Ci gaba ba tare da tsaron ruwa ba, ci gaba ne na ƙarya.
A yau — da kowace rana — muna ɗaukar nauyin kiyaye shi.
Makon Ruwa na Duniya 2026 — Cibiyar Ruwa ta Ƙasa da Ƙasa ta Stockholm (SIWI), Stockholm da Kan Layi, 23—27 ga Agusta 2026
An tsara bayanai daga SIWI, UN-Water da WMO
Hoto: Fadamar Hadejia-Nguru. Lamuni daga Prof. Sulaiman Inuwa Muhammad, Darakta, CAWE, Jami'ar Tarayya ta Dutse.

10/08/2026

WORLD LION DAY 2026 – "Not Just a Predator, a Protector of Ecosystems"

10th August 2026

Today, CAWE-FUD marks World Lion Day — celebrating Africa's iconic predator while confronting an uncomfortable truth: Northern Nigeria has lost almost all of its lions.

Not long ago, they roamed our Sahelian grasslands and seasonal wetlands along the Hadejia and Komadugu Yobe rivers. For generations, communities lived alongside them — respecting their power, fearing their threat, and weaving them into our cultural memory. That coexistence was never easy, but it was real.

Today, fewer than 50 lions remain in Nigeria. Yankari Game Reserve now holds only a handful (likely fewer than 10), while Kainji Lake National Park harbours the last potentially viable breeding population — critically small, isolated and vulnerable.

The lion is an ecological architect. As an apex predator, it regulates prey populations and maintains the balance of the entire food web. Remove the lion, and the ecosystem unravels — prey overpopulate, vegetation is overgrazed, soils erode and wetlands fill with sediment. The lion is not a threat — it is a guardian.

The causes of its decline are familiar: advancing desertification, shrinking wetlands, land use change, and retaliatory killings from human-wildlife conflict. The same forces degrading Northern Nigeria's ecosystems today pushed the lion to the edge.

At CAWE, we understand that restoring our arid zones and wetlands is inseparable from restoring the wildlife that once thrived within them.

ON WORLD LION DAY — CAWE CALLS ON:

Researchers — prioritise wildlife-ecosystem studies in Nigeria's arid zones.
Policymakers — strengthen legal protection for our last lions urgently.
Communities — embrace coexistence as an ecological and cultural duty.
Partners — invest in restoring savanna and wetland habitats.
All of us — share this post and refuse to let them fade into memory.

The Wildlife Conservation Society warns that without urgent action, Nigeria may lose its lions within a generation. We still have time. But not much.

The lion once roared across our landscapes. Its silence today is not just a tragedy — it is an ecological alarm.

Let us not be the generation that heard it and did nothing.

Sources: IUCN Red List, Panthera, WildAid, TheCable Nigeria (2025), National Geographic.
Photo: Mariola Grobelska, "African Lion." Unsplash (free to use).



RANAR ZAKI TA DUNIYA 2026 – "Ba Mafarauci Kaɗai Ba, Mai Tsaron Halittu ne"

10 ga Agusta, 2026

A yau, CAWE-FUD tana tunawa da Ranar Zaki ta Duniya — tana murna da ɗaya daga cikin shahararrun dabbobin Afirka, yayin da take fuskantar gaskiya mai zafi: Arewacin Najeriya ta rasa kusan dukkan zakunanta.

Ba da dadewa ba, sun yawo cikin ciyayyen Sahel da gefayen dausayi na koguna kamar Hadejia da Komadugu Yobe. Tsawon tsararraki, al'ummomi sun zauna tare da su — suna girmama ƙarfinsu, suna tsoron barazanarsu, kuma suna sa su cikin al'adunsu. Wannan zama tare bai taɓa zama mai sauƙi ba, amma ya kasance na gaske.

A yau, zakuna 50 kaɗai s**a rage a Najeriya. Yankari Game Reserve yanzu tana da kaɗan kaɗan (mai yiwuwa kasa da 10), yayin da Kainji Lake National Park ke da alama ita ce ta ƙarshe da za ta iya haifuwa — tana da ƙanƙanta, keɓanta kuma tana cikin haɗari.

Zaki masanin gine-ginen halittu ne. A matsayinsa na mafarauci mafi girma, yana daidaita yawan dabbobi da kiyaye daidaiton tsarin abinci. Idan aka cire shi, tsarin halittu ya ruguje — dabbobi suna yawaita, ciyayi suna lalacewa, ƙasa tana zubewa, dausayi suna cika da laka. Zaki ba barazana ba ne — shi mai tsaro ne.

Abubuwan da s**a jawo rugujewar zakuna sananne ne: ci gaban hamada, raguwar dausayi, sauye-sauyen amfani da ƙasa, da kisan ramuwar gayya daga rikicin mutane da namun daji. Su kansu abubuwan da ke lalata muhallin Arewacin Najeriya a yau s**a tura zaki ga bakin halaka.

A CAWE, mun fahimci cewa maido da yankunan tsakuwa da dausayi ba ya rabu da maido da namun dajin da s**a taɓa bunƙasa a cikinsu.

A WANNAN RANAR ZAKI — CAWE TA KIRA:

Masu bincike — ku ba da fifiko ga nazarin namun daji a yankunan tsakuwa.
Masu yin dokoki — ku ƙarfafa kariyar doka ga zakunanmu na ƙarshe cikin gaggawa.
Al'umma — ku rungumi zaman tare a matsayin nauyin muhalli da al'ada.
Abokan hulɗa — ku saka hannun jari wajen maido da ciyayi da dausayi.
Dukanmu — ku raba wannan rubutu, ku ƙi barin su su shuɗe cikin tunani.

Ƙungiyar Kiyaye Namun Daji ta Duniya (WCS) ta yi gargaɗin cewa idan ba a ɗauki mataki ba, Najeriya na iya rasa zakunanta cikin tsara guda. Har yanzu muna da lokaci. Amma ba da yawa ba.

Zaki ya taɓa ruri a cikin tsakuwarmu. Shirunsa a yau ba bala'i ba ne kaɗai — ƙararrawar muhalli ce.

Kada mu zama ƙarnin da ya ji shi kuma bai yi kome ba.

Madogara: IUCN Red List, Panthera, WildAid, TheCable Nigeria (2025), National Geographic.
Hoto: Mariola Grobelska, "Zakin Afirka." Unsplash (ana amfani da shi kyauta).

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28/07/2026

WORLD NATURE CONSERVATION DAY - JULY 28

Today, we join the global community in celebrating World Nature Conservation Day, a reminder that a healthy environment is the foundation of a healthy and prosperous society. This day highlights the importance of protecting our natural resources—our forests, wetlands, rivers, wildlife, soil, and clean air—for the benefit of present and future generations.
Nature provides us with everything we need to survive, yet increasing pressure from deforestation, pollution, climate change, habitat destruction, and unsustainable resource use continues to threaten the ecosystems that sustain life. Conserving nature is therefore not just an environmental responsibility—it is essential for food security, clean water, climate regulation, biodiversity, and human well-being.
At the Centre for Arid Zone and Wetlands Ecology (CAWE), Federal University Dutse, we remain committed to advancing research, capacity building, environmental education, and community-based conservation initiatives that promote the sustainable management of Nigeria's biodiversity and natural ecosystems.
How can you make a difference?
✅ Plant and care for trees
✅ Reduce, reuse, and recycle waste
✅ Conserve water and energy
✅ Participate in community clean-up campaigns
✅ Protect wildlife and their habitats
✅ Support conservation initiatives in your community
✅ Educate others about the importance of protecting nature
Every positive action, no matter how small, contributes to a healthier planet. Together, we can conserve our natural heritage and build a more sustainable future.
"Protect Nature Today for a Better Tomorrow."
Happy World Nature Conservation Day!
Photo: Chappel Waddi, Gangirwal Mountain, Gashaka Gumti National Park, Nigeria
Photo and Post Credit: Prof. Sulaiman Inuwa Muhammad, Director, Centre for Arid Zone and Wetlands Ecology (CAWE), Federal University Dutse

14/07/2026

The Centre for Arid Zones and Wetlands Ecology (CAWE) successfully conducted a three-day training workshop on the use of the iNaturalist and eBird platforms for rangers from Hadejia Wetlands National Park and Chad Basin National Park. The workshop was held at Dagona Waterfowl Sanctuary in Yobe State, and equipped participants with practical skills in biodiversity monitoring, species identification, and digital data collection to strengthen conservation and protected area management.

Participants received copies of Binoculars, Mammals and Birds fields as donations from the centre.