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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...
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...
UN Climate Summit Ends with a Compromise, Inadequate Deal on Reducing Emissions
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Global Challenge Returns to Support Africa’s Wildlife Rangers
NAIROBI, July 31 (Swara) - The fifth annual Wildlife Ranger Challenge, a two-month series of extreme fitness challenges, launched today on World...
Kenya Steps Up Seagrass Conservation Efforts on World Seagrass Day 2025
Mombasa, Kenya, March 3 (Swara)—Kenya marked World Seagrass Day 2025 on March 1 by outlining new measures to strengthen the protection of...
Court Halts Construction of Controversial Road through Aberdare National Park
Nairobi, April 17 (Swara) – A court in Kenya has issued an injunction against the proposed construction of the Ihithe-Ndunyu Njeru Road through the...
Embracing Serian Style: A Discreet and Exclusive Safari Experience
By Santiago Legarre
Efficiently discrete – these two words capture best the essence of my recent experience at Alex...
Over One-Third of World’s Trees at Risk of Extinction – IUCN
NAIROBI, Oct 29 (Swara)—In a groundbreaking revelation, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has reported that 38 per cent of...
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...
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