KWS Seeks Information on Ranger Who Disappeared in August

Nairobi, Sept 27 – The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said it is working with other government agencies in an effort to find a senior...

Conservationist Joannah Stutchbury Murdered in Kenya

Nairobi, July 16 – Unknown assailants shot and killed environment activist Joannah Stutchbury, 67, outside her home near the Windsor Country Club in the...

Kenyan Artists Release Music Video to Stop Deforestation

Nairobi, Jan 12 - Kenya’s rising rap stars, Anderson Mwakazi (aka Harshkid Luckystah) and fellow artists Benard Kaisa (aka Benkaizah) and Simon Mwanjala (aka...

UNEP Names 2020 Young Champions of the Earth

Nairobi, December 16 – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has named seven young scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs and activists from across the globe as its...

Coronavirus: Kuki Gallmann’s Thoughts on How to Restore Sanity

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Kenyan Conservationist Helps Rescue Poisoned Endangered Vultures

Nairobi, Nov 19 - A hyena, two Endangered Lappet-faced Vultures, and three Critically Endangered Rüppell’s Vultures died at the scene of an illegal poisoning...

Kenya Announces Ban on Plastic Bags

The Government of Kenya announced today a ban on the use, manufacture and import of all plastic bags, to take effect in six...

Forests and Energy

By Jackson Bambo.  The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises...

Coffee Farming as a Gorilla Conservation Tool in Uganda

By Charlotte Beauvoisin   Hidden in the dense rainforests that stretch across Uganda’s southwestern border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo dwells a...

Conserving Rhinos: Transforming Lives

By Felix Paton photo: The dental clinic Conserving rhinos creates employment and tourism opportunities which become a vehicle for transforming lives and livelihoods. In the...

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Aberdare Road Dispute in Court: Conservation vs. Development

Nairobi, June 3 (Swara) - A three-judge bench of the Environment and Land Court in Nairobi concluded a pivotal three-day hearing on...

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Pioneers in Elephant Conservation Honoured with Royal Geographical Society Prize

Nairobi, April 8 (Swara) - Two of Africa’s leading elephant conservationists, Dr Iain Douglas-Hamilton and Dr Jake Wall, have been awarded the...

EAWLS Elected to Lead WIO-C and Co-Chair Plastic Pollution Group

Nairobi, March 25 (Swara) - The East African Wild Life Society’s (EAWLS) Executive Director, Nancy Ogonje, has been elected as the new...

Court Affirms Jurisdiction in Landmark Environmental Case

Nairobi, March 20 (Swara) – Kenya’s Environment and Land Court (ELC) has ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear a petition challenging...

Kenya Steps Up Seagrass Conservation Efforts on World Seagrass Day 2025

Mombasa, Kenya, March 3 (Swara)—Kenya marked World Seagrass Day 2025 on March 1 by outlining new measures to strengthen the protection of...

Tragic Lion and Hyena Poisoning in Pololeti Game Reserve

Narok, Kenya, Feb 6 (Swara) - A devastating wildlife poisoning incident has claimed the lives of multiple lions and hyenas in Pololeti...