Lagos Lekki Conservation Centre threatened by urban expansion
The gist
Lagos's 78-hectare Lekki Conservation Centre is under pressure from residential estates, roads and land reclamation.
It is a rare green escape in a densely populated megacity.
How it unfolded
- 1990The Lekki Conservation Centre was established by the Nigerian Conservation Foundation.
- Apr 20, 2025Older coverage reported worries over the conversion of forest reserves and conservation centres to real estate, describing the 78-hectare Lekki site as the Natural Resource Conservation, Lagos.
- Nov 10, 2026Africanews reported that the 78-hectare reserve is under threat from urban expansion, with residential estates, roads and land reclamation putting pressure on its wetlands.
Key terms
- land reclamation
- The process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds, or lake beds.
- wetlands
- A semi-aquatic ecosystem with flooded or saturated soils, forming a transition between water and dry land.
- biodiversity
- The variability of life on Earth, measured at genetic, species, and ecosystem levels.
Source: Wikipedia