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...
Ugandan Conservationists, Safari Investors Oppose Dam on Kyambura Gorge
KAMPALA, Oct 26 (Swara) – Conservationists and tourism investors in Uganda have voiced strong opposition to the proposed construction of a second hydropower dam...
Poaching May Have Led to Evolution of Tuskless African Elephants – study
NAIROBI, Oct 23 (Swara) - African elephants are evolving towards becoming tuskless in one of the regions where they were heavily poached for ivory...
One of the World’s Last Northern White Rhinos Retired from Breeding Project
NAIROBI, Oct 22 (Swara) – One of the two remaining northern white rhino females, Najin, has been officially retired as a donor of egg...
New Study Underlines Need to Urgently Tackle Marine Plastic Pollution
NAIROBI, Oct 21 (Swara) - A drastic reduction in unnecessary, avoidable and problematic plastic is crucial to addressing the global pollution crisis, according to...
Climate Change Propels Food Insecurity, Poverty, Displacement in Africa – report
NAIROBI, Oct 19 (Swara) - Changing rainfall patterns, rising temperatures and more extreme weather contributed to mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa...
African Conservancies Fund Feted in Global Awards
NAIROBI, Oct 14 - The African Conservancies Fund (ACF) that was created to support wildlife conservancies in Kenya’s Masai Mara region amid the devastating...
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