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Kenya’s Indigenous Ogiek partner with government rangers to restore Mau Forest

Jackson Okata 24 Nov 2021

For Kenyan farmers, organic fertilizer bokashi brings the land back to life

Isaiah Esipisu 16 Nov 2021
Najin the Rhino

One of world’s last two northern white rhinos withdrawn from breeding program

Carolyn Cowan 1 Nov 2021
Planting mangroves at Junda village, near Mombasa, Kenya. Image by Kang Chun Cheng.

Mangrove conservation takes root with local communities on Kenya’s coast

Kang-Chun Cheng 22 Oct 2021
Photo credit: Samantha du Toit

‘Conservation should be seen as what communities have always done’, says John Kamanga

Rhett Ayers Butler 20 Sep 2021

Creation of three new northern white rhinos embryos may indicate hope for other rhino species

Ashley Stumvoll 16 Sep 2021

In Kenya, push-pull method tries to debug organic farming’s pest problem

David Njagi 8 Sep 2021
Boats afloat in a lake of hyacinth at Kisumu. Image by Richard Portsmouth via Flickr (CC BY-ND-2.0)

From a nuisance to a benefit, ‘world’s worst weed’ finds new use as biofuel

Federica Marsi 6 Sep 2021

Find my elephant: The conservation apps revolutionizing how rangers work

Aimee Gabay 30 Aug 2021

Farmers regreen Kenya’s drylands with agroforestry and an app

David Njagi 26 Aug 2021

Kenya port and ship-breaking projects threaten livelihoods and environment

Anthony Langat 25 Aug 2021
A women working in a tree nursery to supply reforestation in the Maji Mazuri and Makutano forests of Kenya. Photo by The Green Belt Movement courtesy of Ecosia.

‘Shared earth’ conservation promises to prioritize nature and people

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 13 Aug 2021

‘Stubborn optimism’ for elephants fuels Indigenous conservation effort

Mike Gaworecki 28 Jul 2021

Turning Kenya’s problematic invasive plants into useful bioenergy

Anthony Langat 21 Jul 2021

Rising temperatures further threaten already endangered African wild dogs

Jansen Baier 20 Jul 2021

Decades of research back the value of marine reserves to Kenya’s fisheries

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 24 Jun 2021
African elephants in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. Photo credit: Gregoire Dubois

An engaged society is key for the future of African conservation, says WWF Africa’s Alice Ruhweza

Rhett Ayers Butler 20 May 2021

Kenyan environmental tribunal protects open rangeland

Kang-Chun Cheng 6 May 2021
Aedes aegypti

As climate change brings more floods, mosquito numbers could swell: Study

Malavika Vyawahare 18 Mar 2021

Building a road to recovery for subtle racism in conservation (commentary)

Resson Kantai Duff 19 Nov 2020
Planted mangrove seedlings. Image by Irwandi wancaleu via Wikimedia Commons (CC 4.0)

In mangrove restoration, custom solutions beat one-size-fits-all approach

Mark Hillsdon 30 Oct 2020

Indigenous-led technology solutions can boost biodiversity and ensure human rights (commentary)

Alice Sheppard, Jerome Lewis, Marcos Moreu, Megan Laws, Simon Hoyte 27 Jul 2020

For two rhino species on brink of extinction, it’s collaboration vs. stonewalling

Lauren Evans 6 Jul 2020
Mature desert locust. Image by Obi Anyadike/The New Humanitarian

Changing climate creates ideal conditions for devastating locust swarms

Gilbert Nakweya 4 Jun 2020

Move over, fishmeal: Insects and bacteria emerge as alternative animal feeds

Emilie Filou 24 Apr 2020

Kenya, conservation and music: Q&A with singer Barbara Guantai

David Njagi 6 Apr 2020

In Kenya, the indigenous music of Afro Simba promotes environmental stewardship and peace

David Njagi 25 Mar 2020

Poachers kill two rare white giraffes

Mongabay.com 10 Mar 2020
Fishing boat, Inhambane, Mozambique. Image by Gus McLeod via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

East Africa’s reefs being fished at unsustainable rates, study finds

Jim Tan 5 Mar 2020
Hell's Gate National Park. Image by Nao Iizuka via Wikicommons (CC BY 2.0)

Music festival in Kenyan national park ruffles feathers

Gilbert Nakweya 9 Feb 2020
Field inspection for fall armyworm in Kakamega County, Kenya.

A scramble for solutions as fall armyworm infestation sweeps Africa

Gilbert Nakweya 24 Oct 2019

$85 million initiative to scale up agroforestry in Africa announced

Erik Hoffner 24 Oct 2019

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