An interview with Richard Leakey…
Richard Leakey, who died on 2nd January 2022, served as chairman of the East African Wild Life Society from 1984 to 1989. He spoke...
Renowned Conservationist Richard Leakey Dies
NAIROBI, Jan 2 – Renowned paleontologist and conservationist Richard Leakey died on Sunday at the age of 77, Kenya’s president announced. Leakey served as...
UN Climate Summit Ends with a Compromise, Inadequate Deal on Reducing Emissions
NAIROBI, Nov 14 (Swara) – The United Nation summit on climate change in Glasgow ended on Saturday with nearly 200 countries adopting an outcome...
Pioneer Conservationist John “Steve” Stephenson Dies (Obituary)
NAIROBI, Nov 8 (Swara) - John “Steve” Stephenson, who died in Nairobi on October 26 at the age of 101, was born in a...
Kenya Obligates Permits for African Grey Parrot Possession
NAIROBI, Nov 6 (Swara) – Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife, Najib Balala, has issued a 45-day ultimatum for people in possession of...
Countries Sign Up to Global Methane Reduction Pledge
NAIROBI, Nov 3 (Swara) – Some 103 countries have formed a global partnership committed to cutting emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas, by 2030.
The...
World Leaders Pledge to End Deforestation by 2030
NAIROBI, Nov 2 (Swara) – Leaders from more than 100 countries attending the United Nation climate change summit in Glasgow -- including Kenya and...
Climate Summit Opens as New Report Shows Dramatic Effects of Emissions
NAIROBI, Oct 31 (Swara) - The 26th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention of Climate Change (COP26) opened on Sunday in...
Universities Pledge Net-Zero Emissions in New Initiative
NAIROBI, Oct 31 (Swara) - More than 1,000 universities from 68 countries have made a range of new commitments to reach net-zero emissions by...
Climate Change: Countries Missing Emissions Reduction Targets – UN
NAIROBI, Oct 27 (Swara) - New and updated climate commitments fall far short of what is needed to meet the goals of the Paris...
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NAIROBI, July 1 (Swara) - Nairobi National Park has once again become the focus of national conservation debate following renewed proposals to...
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