APAC Ends with Call to Boost Conservation in Africa’s Protected Areas
NAIROBI, July 25 (Swara) - The inaugural IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) concluded in the Rwanda capital, Kigali, on July 23 with the...
Elephant Genes Could Hold Key to Avoiding Cancer
NAIROBI, July 20 (Swara) - Scientists from seven research institutions including the University of Oxford and the University of Edinburgh have used pioneering bioinformatic...
First Africa Protected Areas Congress opens in Rwanda
KIGALI, July 18 (Swara) – The IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) – the first-ever Pan-African gathering of leaders, citizens, and interest groups focused...
Victory for Conservationists as Bid to Weaken Kenya’s Forests Law Flops
NAIROBI, June 15 (Swara) - Conservationists and environmental activists in Kenya are hailing as a great success their spirited advocacy campaign to defeat efforts...
Uganda to Plant 40 Million Trees Every Year
KAMPALA, June 3 (Swara) - In a renewed effort to roll back environmental degradation, Ugandan authorities have formed a partnership with the private sector...
We Must Tame Our Appetite for Opening Up New Places
Achilles Byaruhanga, 52, is the Executive Director of NatureUganda. Cathy Watson interviewed the renowned environmentalist in his office in Kampala.
What is Nature Uganda?
We used...
E. A. Wild Life Society Sells Subscriptions to Modern Archive of Swara Magazine
LONDON/NAIROBI, May 24 - Individual readers and libraries interested in conservation and biodiversity can now digitally subscribe to Swara Magazine, the quarterly magazine of...
Policy Paper Suggests Three Steps for Africa to Combat Climate Change
LAGOS, May 13 - With hopes for countering global warming pinned on progress at the upcoming COP27 UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt, a...
Cameroonian activist wins Wangari Maathai Forest Champions’ Award
NAIROBI, May 6 (Swara) - Activist Cécile Ndjebet of Cameroon has won the 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award in recognition of her outstanding...
Lionesses Die in Apparent Electric Fence Electrocution in Uganda
KAMPALA, April 28 (Swara) – Three lionesses – one adult and two sub-adults – have been found dead near the Queen Elizabeth National Park...
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