Chemususu Half Marathon to fund water conservation

By William Sawe,

Proceeds from this year's Chemususu Half Marathon will be channelled towards the conservation of water catchment areas which run into the multibillion...

Chemususu Dam , Chemususu Half Marathon

As Gabon’s new forests minister,UK conservationist aims to lead by example

By Reuters,

Gabon hopes to lead by example in stamping out illegal logging of the world’s tropical hardwoods, a prominent British conservationist said on Tuesda...

British conservationist , gabon , Lee White , President Ali Bongo

Gov’t bans single-use plastics in protected areas

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday June 5, 2019 announced a ban on the use of single-use plastics in protected areas in the country effective June...

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All set for Madaraka Day Rhino Charge

By Citizen Reporter,

A total of 58 competitor cars have entered into the 31st edition of Rhino Charge Motorsport conservation fundraising event to be held at undisclosed l...

conservation fundraising , madaraka day , Rhino Charge

At least 28 hippos found dead in Ethiopia’s national park

By CNN,

The bodies of at least 28 hippopotamuses have been found in Ethiopia's national park in the southwest of the country, local media reported Monday. ...

List of university courses which no student was placed to pursue

By Brian Okoth,

One hundred and six bachelor degree courses in Kenyan universities won’t be pursued by any of last year’s 89, 486 KCSE candidates. This is accordi...

Degree courses , KUCCPS

State of the Nation Address: President Uhuru Kenyatta’s full speech

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thurday said the State of the Nation is "strong, vibrant and beaming with promise." Here is his full speech during this...

State of the nation address

Cameroon busts ivory, pangolin traffickers

By VOA,

Police in Cameroon have arrested four wildlife traffickers caught with huge quantities of elephant tusks and scales from pangolins. The traffickers, s...

Cameroon , Elephant Tusks , Pangolins

Uhuru at One Planet Summit, says Kenya to boost forest cover

By Allan Irungu,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has said Kenya will have reached an estimate of 10 percent forest cover as effort to curb the recent climatic changes and the...

forest cover , One Planet Summit

The pregnancy of Meghan, Britain’s Duchess of Sussex

By Reuters,

The Duchess of Sussex, former U.S. actress Meghan Markle, is due to give birth this Spring to her first child with husband Prince Harry, 34, Queen Eli...

Duchess of sussex , Meghan Markle. , Prince Harry , Queen Elizabeth

Peru launches ‘sustained’ crack-down on Illegal mining in Amazon

By VOA,

Peru on Tuesday launched a new, "sustained" effort to uproot illegal gold mining in one of the Amazon's most biodiverse corners, sending 1,500 police ...

Peru

Mountain gorilla off ‘critically endangered’ list in rare recovery

By Reuters,

Central African mountain gorilla came off the ‘critically endangered’ species list on Thursday following a rare and dramatic recovery in numbers o...

Bwindi national park , International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) , Virunga Massif

ICJ condemns demolitions, Mau evictions as it accuses gov’t of bias

By Samuel Ramtu,

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), an international human rights NGO, has criticised the government over the ongoing demolitions of buildi...

demolitions , ICJ , Mau forest , Riparian land

Kenya, world climate poses looming danger of high temperatures, wild fires

By Reuters,

Kenya and the rest of the world is at risk of entering 'hothouse' conditions where global average temperatures will be 4-5 degrees Celsius higher. ...

GLOBAL WARMING , kenya climate

Proceed with Mau Forest evictions, Archbishop Ole Sapit tells gov’t

By Allan Obiero,

Anglican Church of Kenya Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit has urged the government to proceed with the evictions to rid the Mau forest of human settlement...

Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit , Mau Forest evictions

Mau Forest row: Rift Valley leaders now target CS Tobiko

By Citizen Reporter,

A section of Rift Valley leaders opposed to the Mau Forest evictions are now training their guns on Environment Cabinet Secretary Keriako Tobiko for e...

Aaron Cheruiyot , Keriako Tobiko , Mau evictions , Mau forest

I don’t own any forest land, says Sports PS

By Josiah Mugo,

Sports Principal Secretary Kirimi Kaberia has denied owning 100 hectares (247 acres) of forest land in Timau, saying the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) ...

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World cities go dark as Earth Hour climate campaign circles globe

By AFP,

The Sydney Opera House, the Eiffel Tower and Moscow's Red Square were among the world landmarks to go dark Saturday, as part of a global campaign to r...

Australia , Moscow's Red Square , President Emmanuel Macron , Ria Novisti news agency , Sydney Opera House , Sydneysider Dianna Ali , the Eiffel Tower , UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

Lewa Marathon leaving positive mark – organisers

By Citizen Team,

Safaricom reported all signs indicate that the Lewa Marathon is impacting positively on wildlife conservation and the surrounding community as the t...

Lewa Marathon

Government bans logging

By Wahome Gitonga,

The government has temporarily banned with immediate effect logging and timber harvesting in public forests. Deputy President William Ruto on Satur...

Deputy President William Ruto , Environment and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Keriako Tobiko , Kenya Forest Sevices (KFS) , logging , Logging ban , Maara MP Kareke Mbiuki. , Parliamentary Committee on Environment , the Kenya Water Towers Agency