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...
CRIMINAL GANGS BEHIND TRAFFICKING OF PROCESSED RHINO HORN IN SOUTH AFRICA
Nairobi, Sept 18 - Criminal networks of Chinese origin operating in South Africa are now processing rhino horn locally into beads, bracelets, bangles and powder...
ANOTHER PAIR OF RARE WHITE GIRAFFES SEEN IN EASTERN KENYA
Nairobi, Sept 15 - Two rare white giraffes have been sighted in eastern Kenya, a conservation group reported.
The mother and its calf were seen in...
IMPROVED LAND USE CRUCIAL FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – REPORT
The consumption of Earth’s natural reserves has doubled in the past 30 years, with a third of the planet’s land now severely degraded, according...
UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS MEASURES TO COMBAT ILLICIT WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING
Nairobi, Sept 14 - The United Nations General Assembly this week adopted a far-reaching resolution on tackling illegal wildlife trafficking.
Measures in the resolution, adopted on September 11,...
EAWLS SAYS COURT ORDER AGAINST RAILWAY IN NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK IGNORED
Nairobi, Sept 13 – The East African Wild Life Society (EAWLS) today voiced concern over the continuation of work related to the construction of the...
WEAK GOVERNANCE, GRAFT UNDERMINE EFFORTS TO STOP IVORY TRAFFICKING IN CENTRAL AFRICA – STUDY
Yaoundé, Cameroon, September 8 - Weak governance, corruption and shifting trade dynamics are significant factors seriously undermining the control of ivory trafficking throughout five countries...
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