Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/list/kenya/ Environmental science and conservation news Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:23:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png Kenya environmental news https://news.mongabay.com/list/kenya/ 32 32 Kenyan teen leads charge on tree planting and climate awareness https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/kenyan-teen-leads-charge-on-tree-planting-and-climate-awareness/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/kenyan-teen-leads-charge-on-tree-planting-and-climate-awareness/#respond 29 Jul 2026 09:03:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=324658 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/kenyan-teen-leads-charge-on-tree-planting-and-climate-awareness/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-324658 Clean cooking expands at record pace in Africa, but lags behind population growth 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https://doi.org/10.66709/news-323283 ‘The only possible transition is a just transition’: Interview with WEF’s Clemence Schmid https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/the-only-possible-transition-is-a-just-transition-interview-with-wefs-clemence-schmid/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/the-only-possible-transition-is-a-just-transition-interview-with-wefs-clemence-schmid/#respond 07 Jul 2026 11:37:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=322752 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/the-only-possible-transition-is-a-just-transition-interview-with-wefs-clemence-schmid/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-322752 Running on empty: How the gulf war is threatening Kenya’s food security https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/running-on-empty-how-the-gulf-war-is-threatening-kenyas-food-security/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/running-on-empty-how-the-gulf-war-is-threatening-kenyas-food-security/#respond 03 Jul 2026 13:28:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=322457 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/running-on-empty-how-the-gulf-war-is-threatening-kenyas-food-security/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-322457 Our Ocean Conference in Kenya ends with $6.4 billion in pledges, review of past promises https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/our-ocean-conference-in-kenya-ends-with-6-4-billion-in-pledges-review-of-past-promises/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/our-ocean-conference-in-kenya-ends-with-6-4-billion-in-pledges-review-of-past-promises/#respond 26 Jun 2026 07:11:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321802 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/our-ocean-conference-in-kenya-ends-with-6-4-billion-in-pledges-review-of-past-promises/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321802 In Kenya’s Mida Creek, fishers confront a changing ocean with hope https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/in-kenyas-mida-creek-fishers-confront-a-changing-ocean-with-hope/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/in-kenyas-mida-creek-fishers-confront-a-changing-ocean-with-hope/#respond 25 Jun 2026 09:24:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321793 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/in-kenyas-mida-creek-fishers-confront-a-changing-ocean-with-hope/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321793 To improve its floundering fisheries, Kenya boosts data collection on artisanal fleet https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/to-improve-its-floundering-fisheries-kenya-boosts-data-collection-on-artisanal-fleet/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/to-improve-its-floundering-fisheries-kenya-boosts-data-collection-on-artisanal-fleet/#respond 12 Jun 2026 14:46:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321034 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/to-improve-its-floundering-fisheries-kenya-boosts-data-collection-on-artisanal-fleet/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321034 As African cities heat up, a new book argues trees are part of the solution https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/as-african-cities-heat-up-a-new-book-argues-trees-are-part-of-the-solution/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/as-african-cities-heat-up-a-new-book-argues-trees-are-part-of-the-solution/#respond 29 May 2026 15:25:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=320302 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/as-african-cities-heat-up-a-new-book-argues-trees-are-part-of-the-solution/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-320302 Rising waters and mounting pressures collide on Kenya’s Lake Turkana https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/rising-waters-and-mounting-pressures-collide-on-kenyas-lake-turkana/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/rising-waters-and-mounting-pressures-collide-on-kenyas-lake-turkana/#respond 19 May 2026 08:04:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319666 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/rising-waters-and-mounting-pressures-collide-on-kenyas-lake-turkana/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-319666 ‘Turkana has always adapted to change’: Interview with environmentalist Ikal Angelei https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/turkana-has-always-adapted-to-change-interview-with-environmentalist-ikal-angelei/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/turkana-has-always-adapted-to-change-interview-with-environmentalist-ikal-angelei/#respond 19 May 2026 08:02:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319676 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/turkana-has-always-adapted-to-change-interview-with-environmentalist-ikal-angelei/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-319676 Elephants return to Mount Elgon side of Uganda after four decades https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/elephants-return-to-mount-elgon-side-of-uganda-after-four-decades/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/elephants-return-to-mount-elgon-side-of-uganda-after-four-decades/#respond 18 May 2026 10:03:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319622 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/elephants-return-to-mount-elgon-side-of-uganda-after-four-decades/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-319622 Kenya’s Ruto rejects “raw mineral export” future for Africa https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/kenyas-ruto-rejects-raw-mineral-export-future-for-africa/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/kenyas-ruto-rejects-raw-mineral-export-future-for-africa/#respond 13 May 2026 17:28:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319365 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/kenyas-ruto-rejects-raw-mineral-export-future-for-africa/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-319365 Teen innovators in Kenya turn farm waste into award-winning vehicle exhaust filter https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/teen-innovators-in-kenya-turn-farm-waste-into-award-winning-vehicle-exhaust-filter/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/teen-innovators-in-kenya-turn-farm-waste-into-award-winning-vehicle-exhaust-filter/#respond 12 May 2026 04:00:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319145 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/teen-innovators-in-kenya-turn-farm-waste-into-award-winning-vehicle-exhaust-filter/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-319145 From Africa to Central Asia, the European roller’s migration builds relationships https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/from-africa-to-central-asia-the-european-rollers-migration-builds-relationships/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/from-africa-to-central-asia-the-european-rollers-migration-builds-relationships/#respond 09 May 2026 07:05:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319029 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/from-africa-to-central-asia-the-european-rollers-migration-builds-relationships/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-319029 Up to half the bird species using the African-Eurasian flyway are declining https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/up-to-half-the-bird-species-using-the-african-eurasian-flyway-are-declining/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/up-to-half-the-bird-species-using-the-african-eurasian-flyway-are-declining/#respond 08 May 2026 16:40:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=318965 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/up-to-half-the-bird-species-using-the-african-eurasian-flyway-are-declining/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-318965 Strait of Hormuz crisis should catalyze African biofertilizer production (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/strait-of-hormuz-crisis-should-catalyze-african-biofertilizer-production-commentary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/strait-of-hormuz-crisis-should-catalyze-african-biofertilizer-production-commentary/#respond 16 Apr 2026 00:44:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=317598 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/strait-of-hormuz-crisis-should-catalyze-african-biofertilizer-production-commentary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-317598 In northern Kenya, a shifting Lake Turkana reshapes traditional livelihoods 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revive a wetland https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/on-the-shores-of-lake-victoria-a-youth-led-campaign-to-revive-a-wetland/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/on-the-shores-of-lake-victoria-a-youth-led-campaign-to-revive-a-wetland/#respond 09 Apr 2026 11:51:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=317251 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/on-the-shores-of-lake-victoria-a-youth-led-campaign-to-revive-a-wetland/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-317251 Wildlife concerns remain after Kenya court ruling over luxury safari camp https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/wildlife-concerns-remain-after-kenya-court-ruling-over-luxury-safari-camp/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/wildlife-concerns-remain-after-kenya-court-ruling-over-luxury-safari-camp/#respond 07 Apr 2026 09:13:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=316695 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/wildlife-concerns-remain-after-kenya-court-ruling-over-luxury-safari-camp/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-316695 New strategy to reverse Kenya’s shark decline tries to bring fishers on board https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/new-strategy-to-reverse-kenyas-shark-decline-tries-to-bring-fishers-on-board/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/new-strategy-to-reverse-kenyas-shark-decline-tries-to-bring-fishers-on-board/#respond 27 Mar 2026 07:00:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=316390 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/new-strategy-to-reverse-kenyas-shark-decline-tries-to-bring-fishers-on-board/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-316390 At dusk in Kenya’s caves, scientists study the hidden lives of bats https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/at-dusk-in-kenyas-caves-scientists-race-to-understand-the-hidden-lives-of-bats/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/at-dusk-in-kenyas-caves-scientists-race-to-understand-the-hidden-lives-of-bats/#respond 17 Mar 2026 14:44:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=315843 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/at-dusk-in-kenyas-caves-scientists-race-to-understand-the-hidden-lives-of-bats/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-315843 Kenya’s renewed oil push faces a tainted legacy https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/kenyas-renewed-oil-push-faces-a-tainted-legacy/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/kenyas-renewed-oil-push-faces-a-tainted-legacy/#respond 17 Mar 2026 14:33:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=315795 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/kenyas-renewed-oil-push-faces-a-tainted-legacy/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-315795 Study finds livestock pushing lions away from shared rangeland in Kenya https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/study-finds-livestock-pushing-lions-away-from-shared-rangeland-in-kenya/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/study-finds-livestock-pushing-lions-away-from-shared-rangeland-in-kenya/#respond 12 Mar 2026 20:05:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=315684 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/study-finds-livestock-pushing-lions-away-from-shared-rangeland-in-kenya/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-315684 Outlook for migratory species worsens amid habitat loss & avian flu, report finds https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/outlook-for-migratory-species-worsens-amid-habitat-loss-avian-flu-report-finds/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/outlook-for-migratory-species-worsens-amid-habitat-loss-avian-flu-report-finds/#respond 12 Mar 2026 16:03:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=315646 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/outlook-for-migratory-species-worsens-amid-habitat-loss-avian-flu-report-finds/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-315646 Can Kenya finally deliver on Turkana’s oil promise? https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/can-kenya-finally-deliver-on-turkanas-oil-promise/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/can-kenya-finally-deliver-on-turkanas-oil-promise/#respond 02 Mar 2026 13:13:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=315045 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/can-kenya-finally-deliver-on-turkanas-oil-promise/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-315045 Scientists can’t agree on where the world’s forests are https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/scientists-cant-agree-on-where-the-worlds-forests-are/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/scientists-cant-agree-on-where-the-worlds-forests-are/#respond 17 Feb 2026 17:42:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=314385 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/scientists-cant-agree-on-where-the-worlds-forests-are/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-314385 In Kenya’s Jomvu Creek, women help restore a vanishing coast through crab farming https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/in-kenyas-jomvu-creek-women-help-restore-a-vanishing-coast-through-crab-farming/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/in-kenyas-jomvu-creek-women-help-restore-a-vanishing-coast-through-crab-farming/#respond 11 Feb 2026 18:13:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=314071 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/in-kenyas-jomvu-creek-women-help-restore-a-vanishing-coast-through-crab-farming/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-314071 How intermediaries are reshaping mangrove restoration https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/california-ngo-uses-science-storytelling-to-boost-global-mangrove-restoration/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/california-ngo-uses-science-storytelling-to-boost-global-mangrove-restoration/#respond 06 Feb 2026 16:25:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=313853 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/california-ngo-uses-science-storytelling-to-boost-global-mangrove-restoration/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-313853 ‘Political will is everything’: Interview with Kenyan Environment Minister Deborah Barasa https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/political-will-is-everything-interview-with-kenyan-environment-minister-deborah-barasa/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/political-will-is-everything-interview-with-kenyan-environment-minister-deborah-barasa/#respond 26 Jan 2026 16:24:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=313326 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/political-will-is-everything-interview-with-kenyan-environment-minister-deborah-barasa/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-313326 What Craig’s long life reveals about elephant conservation https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/what-craigs-long-life-reveals-about-elephant-conservation/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/what-craigs-long-life-reveals-about-elephant-conservation/#respond 03 Jan 2026 23:51:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=312580 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/what-craigs-long-life-reveals-about-elephant-conservation/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-312580