Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Highest but Slowing – IPCC
NAIROBI, April 5 – Average annual global greenhouse gas emissions in 2010-2019 were at their highest levels in human history, but the rate of...
Proposed Dam Threatens Uganda’s Murchison Falls Ecosystem, Cultural Heritage
By Curtis Abraham
Kampala, July 26 - A plan to construct a 360MW power plant on Uganda’s River Nile, at Murchison Falls National Park in...
One of Kenya’s Largest Elephants Dies
Nairobi, Feb 6 – One of Kenya’s iconic great elephants has died of natural causes at the age of 50, wildlife authorities said.
Nicknamed Tim,...
COVID-19: Conservation and Tourism Need Greater Support
By Benjamin Mkapa
As researchers and scientists study the novel coronavirus, you will find them reading lessons from the past. Africa is young and our...
Death of a Legend: Dian Fossey’s ‘Little Darling’ Gorilla Passes On
By Curtis Abraham
Kampala, June 7 - Poppy, the last living gorilla featured by famed American primatologist Dian Fossey in her bestselling book, “Gorillas 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...
Eggs Harvested from Last Northern White Rhinos in Bid to Stop Extinction
Nairobi, Aug 23 – In an effort to save the northern white rhino from complete extinction, an international consortium of scientists and conservationists have...
Tusk Conservation Awards to be Announced Virtually on December 3
Nairobi, Nov 17 – This year’s Tusk Conservation Awards that recognize the efforts of leading conservationists in Africa will take place virtually on December...
Kenyan Court Declines to Stop Staging of Music Festival in National Park
Nairobi, Feb 12 - A Kenyan court has declined to issue orders to stop the staging of a two-day music festival in the country’s...
China come up with timetable to cease all domestic trade in ivory
China will publish a timetable by the end of the year to halt its domestic commercial trade in ivory, a senior official said on...