Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- Representatives of African governments and civil society organisations on Monday discussed emerging conservation models that could help countries across the continent achieve the global 30x30 biodiversity target.

The experts spoke during a panel session on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia.

The event was organised by the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) in partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

The session, themed "Emerging Conservation Models for 30x30 Goals in Africa: Catalysing Policy to Action," was moderated by Adedamola Ogunsesan, NCF's Director of Technical Programmes.

The panellists included Daniel Jidda of Nigeria's Fed...