Rachel Ikemeh

Rachel Ashegbofe Ikemeh
Rachel, June 2021.
Born
Rachel Ashegbofe Ikemeh

Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Other namesAshegbofe
EducationAhmadu Bello University, Zaria. University of Kent, UK
OccupationConservationist
Years active2005–present
Known forWildlife conservation and forest preservation.
Notable workPrimatology
AwardsShe 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.

References

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