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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rachel Ashegbofe Ikemeh is a Nigerian conservationist[1][2] who won a Whitley award in 2020.[3][4][5] She is the director[6]
of South West and Niger Delta Forest Project, a conservation program for endangered primates as the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee, Red colobus monkey(Piliocolobus epieni) and Benin potto in the respective regions.[7] She has actively been in Nigeria conservation for the past 15 years.[8][9]
Ikemeh has been involved in the establishment of two protected areas in Nigeria: a IUCN category II PA in Ekiti State[10] and a community conservation area in Bayelsa State,[11] Niger Delta, Nigeria.
References[edit]
^ Jukes, Becky (29 April 2020). "Rachel Ikemeh earns Whitley Award for protecting newly discovered chimpanzees". Sunnews Online. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ Uzor, Franklin (19 May 2020). "Nigerian Bags Global Conservation Award". Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Nigerian bags global conservation award". Punch Newspapers. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Project Director, SW/Niger Delta Forest Project". ResearchGate. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ "Inside the fight to save the Niger Delta red colobus". Mongabay Environmental News. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Years of Experience in Conservation". LinkedIn. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ "Meet the Team". Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ "IUCN category II PA in Ekiti State". Mongabay. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
^ "Community conservation area in Bayelsa State". Rewild. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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