UN Report on Emissions Says Paris Agreement Goals Not Being Met
Geneva, Oct 31 - Governments and non-state actors need to deliver an urgent increase in ambition to ensure the Paris Agreement goals can still...
African Elephant Poaching Declines but Ivory Seizures Hit Record High
Geneva, 24 Oct – The latest report by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) on the...
Black Rhino Births in Kenya Exceed Number Lost to Poachers – FFI
Nairobi, Oct 18 - Black rhinos are holding their own in Kenya with the number of calves born this year exceeding the number of...
Whale Watching in Watamu: East Africa’s Other Great Migration
Every year, the thundering hooves of wildebeest resound in Kenya’s Masai Mara as over two million gnus arrive from Tanzania’s Serengeti. Traveling much further,...
Mau Forest Threatened: A Dam in the woodland not an Option!
The Kenyan population is rising rapidly while important natural resources such as forests that are crucial life support systems are threatened. The constitution stipulates...
Two Notorious Suspects Wanted for Wildlife Crimes Arrested in Malawi
Nairobi, Oct 11 - Two men on the list of eastern Africa’s most wanted suspects for committing wildlife crimes have been arrested in Malawi,...
Church and Conservation: Promising Experiences in Kenya
Nairobi, Oct 9 -There is much (and indeed much more) that can be done in terms of collaboration between the Church and the conservation...
EAWLS Speaks Out against Proposed Dam in South-West Mau Forest
Nairobi, Oct 4 – The East Wild Life Society (EAWLS) today spoke out strongly against a government plan to build a dam along Kipsonoi...
Laos Becomes Fasted Growing Ivory Market – Report
Nairobi, Sept 29 - The Southeast Asian country of Laos is now the fastest growing ivory market in the world with virtually no law...
Kenyan Mangroves Project Gets Funding from Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation
Nairobi, Sept 26 - American actor Leonardo DiCaprio is supporting the expansion of a university conservation project in Kenya.
The project, by Napier University in...
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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...
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
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Rhino Charge Heads to Samburu as Conservation Impact Grows
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Kenya Unveils Blue Economy Strategy Targeting KSh 350 Billion in Revenue
Nairobi, Feb 27 (Swara) - Kenya on Thursday officially launched its National Blue Economy Strategy 2025–2030, setting out an ambitious plan to...
Elephants Learn to Ignore Drones, Opening New Doors for Research
NAIROBI, Nov 28 (Swara) – Elephants in Kenya have demonstrated an ability to adapt to and ignore surveillance drones, a discovery researchers...