EVIDENCE-BASED
CONSERVATION
CONSERVATION
Native habitat protection
Nigeria's last primary forest, a stronghold for the Endangered Short-tailed Roundleaf bat, is threatened by wildfires
SCIENCE
Actionable science
West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea Islands are understudied hyperdiverse centers of endemism
The Bats of Nigeria Project is our flagship research project at SMACON.
Climate monitoring is essential for understanding the impacts of climate change on biodiversity.
What drives human behaviour? Answers to these questions guide our interventions.
Species monitoring allows us to track trends in wild populations.
OUTREACH
Future for bats
​We strive to help the younger generations even from an early age and ensure a sustainable future for nature, by conducting conservation awareness programs for school-age children, capturing their interest through engaging and fun conservation-integrated school programs.
We strive to help the younger generations even from an early age and ensure a sustainable future for nature, by conducting conservation awareness programs for school-age children, capturing their interest through engaging and fun conservation-integrated school programs.
Community Engagement
Our community partners lead action on the ground, driven through iterative engagements, awareness campaigns, and outreach events. We believe in empowering local communities to make them better equipped with the resources and knowledge to participate in conservation and take collective responsibility.
Our community partners lead action on the ground, driven through iterative engagements, awareness campaigns, and outreach events. We believe in empowering local communities to make them better equipped with the resources and knowledge to participate in conservation and take collective responsibility.
Government & Policy
To create sustainable interventions, we advocate synergies between science, conservation, and policy.
To create sustainable interventions, we advocate synergies between science, conservation, and policy.
