Rachel Ikemeh Explained

Rachel Ashegbofe Ikemeh
Other Names:Ashegbofe
Birth Name:Rachel Ashegbofe Ikemeh
Birth Place:Nigeria
Nationality:Nigerian
Education:Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. University of Kent, UK
Occupation:Conservationist
Years Active:2005–present
Known For:Wildlife conservation and forest preservation.
Notable Works:Primatology
Awards:She won a Whitley award in 2020.

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rachel Ikemeh – The Conservationist Battling All Odds To Save A Fast-Vanishing Monkey In Nigeria. Nag. Oishimaya. 23 April 2021. WorldAtlas. en-US. 6 June 2021.
  2. Web site: 23 April 2021 . Rachel Ikemeh – The Conservationist Battling All Odds To Save A Fast-Vanishing Monkey In Nigeria . 2 March 2022 . WorldAtlas . en-US.
  3. Web site: Rachel Ikemeh earns Whitley Award for protecting newly discovered chimpanzees . Jukes. Becky. 29 April 2020. Sunnews Online. en-US. 6 June 2021.
  4. Web site: Uzor . Franklin . 19 May 2020 . Nigerian Bags Global Conservation Award . 20 March 2022 . Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission . en-US.
  5. Web site: 17 May 2020 . Nigerian bags global conservation award . 20 March 2022 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
  6. Web site: Project Director, SW/Niger Delta Forest Project. ResearchGate. en-US. 6 June 2021.
  7. Web site: 31 March 2020 . Inside the fight to save the Niger Delta red colobus . 20 March 2022 . Mongabay Environmental News . en-US.
  8. Web site: Years of Experience in Conservation. LinkedIn. en-US. 6 June 2021.
  9. Web site: Meet the Team . 27 February 2022 . en-US.
  10. Web site: IUCN category II PA in Ekiti State. Mongabay. en-US. 20 June 2021.
  11. Web site: Community conservation area in Bayelsa State. Rewild. en-US. 20 June 2021.

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