Study Finds Rhinos Experience Physical Exertion During Translocation
Nairobi, Dec 15 (Swara) – A rhino can experience physical exertion during translocation similar to the strain felt by a runner participating in a...
Kenya’s President Forbids Harvesting of Iconic Baobab Trees
NAIROBI, Nov 23 (Swara) – Kenya’s President William Ruto has called a halt to the uprooting of the iconic baobab trees in the coastal...
COP27 Ends with Pact on New “Loss and Damage” Fund for Vulnerable Countries
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 21 (Swara) - The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 ended on November 20 in the Egyptian city of Sharm...
Meet Swara Magazine Contributor Brian Finch
Nairobi, Oct 25 (Swara) - We’re lucky enough to have another SWARA Magazine contributor on the Exact Editions blog this week -- Brian Finch....
Meet Swara Magazine Contributor, Rupi Mangat
Nairobi, Oct 18 (Swara) - We’re lucky enough to be interviewing travel and environmental writer Rupi Mangat today in our #MeetTheContributor series. She has...
Uganda’s Environment Watchdog Says Sugar Firm Damaged Forest, Orders Restoration
NAIROBI, Oct 7 (Swara) – Uganda’s National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has found that a private company allowed to establish a sugar plantation in...
Baffling Decision to Have Coca-Cola as UN Climate Conference Sponsor
NAIROBI, Oct 5 (Swara) - The government of Egypt has announced that it has signed a cooperation agreement with Coca-Cola, introducing the company as...
Countries Commit to Strengthen Conservation of Migratory Waterbirds
Nairobi, Oct 4 (Swara) - The Eighth Meeting of the Parties (MOP8) to the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) held under...
Monsoon, the Elephant Matriarch of Kenya’s North Dies
Nairobi, Sept 29 (Swara) - A wild African female elephant who survived being shot by poachers five times and delighted scientists by giving birth...
African Biodiversity Alliance (ACBA) Strategy Launched
NAIROBI, Aug 14 (Swara) - Formed in February 2020, the African CSO Biodiversity Alliance (ACBA) provides a platform for African civil society organisations (CSOs)...
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Lake Ol Bolossat Biodiversity Assessment Strengthens Case for Ramsar Designation
OL KALOU, Kenya, September 14, 2026 (Swara) — A new biodiversity and socio-economic assessment of Lake Ol Bolossat has documented a wealth...
New Natural History Centre Opens in the Maasai Mara
Nairobi, Sept 9 (Swara) - A new centre dedicated to the natural and cultural heritage of the Maasai Mara has opened its...
The Women of Surana Mara
By Santiago Legarre
Ashnil Hotels has recently added another Surana to its collection of lodges. Following the launch of...
The Missing Science of Ocean Regeneration
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Tell me it’s 1992 without saying it? The birth of the Rio Conventions. A time when...
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When my Argentine friends Gabriel and Maria Raquel told me that they would travel to Africa...
Mystery surrounds 15 elephant deaths in Amboseli
Nairobi, July 29 (Swara) - Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is investigating the deaths of 15 elephants recorded between 24 June and 24...
Nairobi National Park Development Plans Reignite Conservation Debate
NAIROBI, July 1 (Swara) - Nairobi National Park has once again become the focus of national conservation debate following renewed proposals to...