Perspective: African spirituality and African nature

Yahkat Barshep highlights the inadvertent protection/conservation of waterbirds and their habitats, through traditional religious beliefs and ancestral practices of the African people, with particular references to Nigeria.

Read more here: Wader Study Article in issue 124-2.

Illustration by Clara Cassell: a sketch of  a scene depicting one of the festivals mentioned in the article.

Feature photo: Jeroen Reneerkens