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Superb starling perched on a thorny branch, showing off iridescent blue head, equally shimmering green of its wings and orange breast. Image by Harvey Barrison via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0)

In Kenya, vicious ants are nesting birds’ best neighbors, study finds

Ryan Truscott 27 Dec 2023
Peter Nagul sit on the rubble that used to be his house.

Violent evictions are latest ordeal for Kenya’s Ogiek seeking land rights

Anthony Langat 20 Dec 2023

New volcano toad from Mount Kenya reveals an ancient lineage

Ryan Truscott 4 Dec 2023

African leaders & activists will bring new demands, hopes to COP28

Abdulkareem Mojeed 29 Nov 2023
The northern Kenya landscape is dry most of the year, making it unsuitable for growing crops. Image courtesy of Peyton Fleming.

Kenyan pastoralists fight for a future adapted to climate change (commentary)

Peyton Fleming 28 Nov 2023
Ogiek recovering belongings from a house demolished by Kenya Forest Service officers. Image courtesy OPDP.

Kenyan government again evicts Ogiek communities from Mau Forest

Caroline Chebet 8 Nov 2023

Deforestation continues in Kenya’s largest water capturing forest, satellites show

Liz Kimbrough 7 Nov 2023
Cattle and zebras share grazing land inside the Enonkishu Conservancy, southern Kenya. Image by David Njagi for Mongabay.

A mobile solution for Kenyan pastoralists’ livestock is a plus for wildlife, too

David Njagi 6 Nov 2023
Mount Kenya.

Community forest association helps hold the line to protect Mount Kenya forest

Shadrack Omuka 6 Nov 2023
People select fish on Rusinga Island, Lake Victoria, Kenya.

Kenya’s Lake Victoria floods leave orphaned children to run their households

Mactilda Mbenywe 12 Oct 2023
Katana Ngala in a boat during a coral restoration project.

‘All will be well’: Q&A with Kenyan fisher turned coral gardener Katana Ngala

Anthony Langat 17 Aug 2023
Ali Garama, the Kuruwitu BMU chairman.

Kenyan fishers put new twists on an age-old marine conservation system

Anthony Langat 9 Aug 2023
A woman in a yellow top and bright multicoloured wrapper, smiling as she walks across sandy verge of a paved road to where blue and white bags of dark black charcoal have been set on the ground near Praça das Mangueiras, in southwestern Angola. In the background, more charcoal in tall white sacks. Image by Carsten Ten Brink via Flickr (BY NC-ND 2.0)

Forests & finance: Fears for forests in Angola, flashes of hope from Kenya & Ghana

Mongabay.com 31 Jul 2023
A Sharpe’s longclaw (Macronyx sharpei) in Kinangop Plateau.

Sheep offer a livelihood for Kenyan farmers, and a lifeline for a rare bird

Caroline Chebet 17 Jul 2023
One of the trees uprooted in Kenya arriving at its new home in Shekvetili, Georgia.

Kenyan baobab trees uprooted for export to Georgia; critics call it ‘biopiracy’

Calvin Rock Odhiambo 12 Jun 2023
A golden-rumped elephant shrew (Rhynchocyon chrysopygus).

Study shows Kenyan elephant shrew may be adapting to human disturbance, drought

Ryan Truscott 25 May 2023
Captive mountain bongo. Image via Pixabay (CC 0)

Biogas project offers lifelines to Kenyan community, forest, and rare species

Shadrack Omuka 11 Apr 2023
James Njuguna, a shepherd who lives near the Manguo swamp.

Drying wetlands and drought threaten water supplies in Kenya’s Kiambu County

Calvin Rock Odhiambo 5 Apr 2023
A fisher at Kenya's Lake Victoria.

Fish kills leave Kenya’s Lake Victoria farmers at a loss, seeking answers

Calvin Rock Odhiambo 24 Mar 2023
Samburu pastoralists walking with their herd.

Carbon credits from award-winning Kenyan offset suspended by Verra

Ashoka Mukpo 21 Mar 2023
A wildlife ranger comforts Sudan, the last living male Northern White Rhino left on the planet, moments before he passed away March 19, 2018 at Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy in northern Kenya. Photo courtesy of Ami Vitale.

Five years since the death of Sudan, new film highlights hope for rhinos

Mongabay.com 20 Mar 2023
Fishermen going fishing at Dunga beach, Kisumu.

Kenyan science interns turn Lake Victoria’s fish waste into oil and flowers

Mactilda Mbenywe 17 Mar 2023
Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus).

Climate change is exacerbating human-wildlife conflict, but solutions await: Study

Tim Vernimmen 3 Mar 2023
The daily livestock market in Lodwar, Turkana County's biggest business hub. Image by Kang-Chun Cheng.

‘During droughts, pivot to agroecology’: Q&A with soil expert at the World Agroforestry Centre

Kang-Chun Cheng 28 Feb 2023
Fishermen at dawn heading out onto Lake Turkana to try their luck for the day. Image by Kang-Chun Cheng.

Herders turn to fishing in the desert amid severe drought, putting pressure on fish population

Kang-Chun Cheng 28 Feb 2023
A fresh tilapia from Lake Toba, where the fish are raised by small farmers and large companies, for local consumption and for export to countries like the U.S. Photo by Drriss & Marrionn/Flickr

Sustainable fish farming & agroecology buoy Kenyan communities

David Njagi 8 Feb 2023

Critics allege EU’s ‘toxic collusion’ with fishing lobbies is damaging Indian Ocean tuna

Malavika Vyawahare 7 Feb 2023
Karen Kimani waters her tree nursery.

Kenya’s youngest environmental ambassador: Q&A with 10-year-old Karen Kimani

Mactilda Mbenywe 3 Feb 2023
Kelly Banda (center, standing) with volunteers and community members.

‘The Mangrove Guy’: Q&A with Kelly Roberts Banda, Kenya’s lawyer-conservationist

Calvin Rock Odhiambo 2 Feb 2023
Kenya Red Cross volunteer rescuing a resident.

Humanitarian experts report ‘cascading crises’ as climate, health emergencies soar

Mactilda Mbenywe 18 Jan 2023
An Arctic fox.

Protecting canids from planet-wide threats offers ecological opportunities

Sean Mowbray 10 Jan 2023
Infinity pool from the original Shompole Lodge. Image byDavid Orgel via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)

In Kenya, a Maasai community burned by ecotourism gives it another shot

Eve Driver 16 Nov 2022

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