A Coal-fired Power Plant in Lamu?
Will it be the end of the archipelago’s rich history, culture and biodiversity? By Rupi Mangat It’s a starry night by the waterfront at...
NEMA Issues EIA Licence for Lamu Coal-Powered Plant in Contravention of Constitutional and EMCA...
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the Lamu Coal-Powered Plant was filed in July 2016 by Amu Power Company Limited after which members...
Interview with Kitili Mbathi, Director General, Kenya Wildlife Service
From Banking to Conservation: Kitili Mbathi, Director General, Kenya Wildlife Service, explains the transition to Swara’s Editorial Board Chair, William Pike, in an interview:...
Fantastic Memories amid Concern over Kenya’s Enchanting Far North
By Darcy Ogada We set out for northern Kenya in May when the area was awash in floodwaters, clearly the worst of times...
Alarm over apparent damming of Mbagathi River in Nairobi National Park
The Mbagathi River, which runs perennially through the entire Nairobi National Park (NNP), has apparently been dammed, stopping the flow of water that...
Why Environmental Conservation Matters
The Congo Rain Forest credits :Hear Congo By Pauline Kiamba The other day I overheard a group of some elderly people talk about how...
Grey Crowned Crane Numbers in Steep Decline in Kenya
Nairobi, May 24 - The Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) is the world’s fastest declining crane. Found only in sub-Saharan Africa, the Grey Crowned...
Court Restrains Planned Railway Construction in Nairobi National Park
A Kenyan court has ordered the government not to proceed with the planned construction of the so-called Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) through the Nairobi...
On Safari: Oserengoni Wildlife Sanctuary
By John Nyaga Past Lake Naivasha in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, beyond the flower farms that are the mainstay of the area’s economy, lies...
Paddock Diaries – Butterfly bonanza in the paddock
By Brian Finch We do not have the abundance of species or individuals every year, far from it. There are several factors that lead...
Latest Articles
The Women of Surana Mara
By Santiago Legarre
Ashnil Hotels has recently added another Surana to its collection of lodges. Following the launch of...
The Missing Science of Ocean Regeneration
By Kevin Lunzalu
Tell me it’s 1992 without saying it? The birth of the Rio Conventions. A time when...
Exploring the Serengeti
By Santiago Legarre
When my Argentine friends Gabriel and Maria Raquel told me that they would travel to Africa...
Mystery surrounds 15 elephant deaths in Amboseli
Nairobi, July 29 (Swara) - Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is investigating the deaths of 15 elephants recorded between 24 June and 24...
Nairobi National Park Development Plans Reignite Conservation Debate
NAIROBI, July 1 (Swara) - Nairobi National Park has once again become the focus of national conservation debate following renewed proposals to...
Nairobi National Park Must Not Become a Zoo
By Paula Kahumbu
There is a deep irony in the current debate about Nairobi National Park. For years, the...
Nations, Partners Pledge $6.4 Billion for Ocean Conservation at Mombasa Summit
Mombasa, Kenya, June 26 - More than 100 governments, businesses and civil society organisations pledged 320 new commitments worth $6.4 billion for...