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...
From a prospective pastoralist to a convinced conservationist
Patrick Agaba is Project Manager for the Ugandan Conservation Foundation. A Ugandan hailing from the Ntungamo District in the south west of the country...
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Story and Photos by Kang-Chun Cheng
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Pandemic Safari: A Game of Mixed Feelings
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Life is a game of mixed feelings. We always tend to see the grass greener on the other side. Safari is like...
Kenya’s Wildlife Census Records 12 Per Cent Growth in Elephant Population
Nairobi, September 1 – Kenya’s elephant population rose by 12 per cent from 32,214 in 2014 to 36,169 animals in 2021, according to newly...
Kenya Airways and USAID’s ROUTES Campaign Partner to Protect Wildlife
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UN Report on Climate Change Spells Out Humanity’s Damage to the Planet
Nairobi, Aug 10 – The United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a group of scientists whose findings are endorsed by the world's...