We take this opportunity to congratulate Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association for emerging as the best Conservation Supporter at this years African Conservation Awards ceremony held in Kasane, Botswana. The Awards were established to promote conservation and to recognize the efforts made by countries in safeguarding natural heritage by empowering rangers in conservancies. Simba Community Wildlife…
A comprehensive scientific assessment in 2015 found that human activity has already breached four of the planetary boundaries. Greenhouse gas emissions are brewing a hotter climate, the sixth mass extinction of species is unpicking the web of life that makes up the global biosphere, intensive farming is polluting the environment and natural habitats are being destroyed on a significant scale. Earlier in 2022, researchers…
Kenya now has a Sustainable Waste Management Act. Enacted by President Uhuru Kenyatta, the 2021 legislation provides for the establishment of a Waste Management Board, mandatory extended producer responsibility programs, recovery of household waste, and the closure of illegal landfills in all 47 counties of the East African country. These provisions were inspired by the…
Kenya has had several invasions of alien plant species that have a negative impact on biodiversity, agriculture, and human development. As Ontulili Primates Protection is keen on expanding their tree seedling production, the women are keen not to produce seedlings that are listed as invasive trees species in Kenya. One of the trees presents along…
The Ontulili River and Forest are home to several primates, and the common ones are the Colobus and the Blue Monkey. The Colobus Monkey is fast-moving compared to the other primates, and that is one among other ways in which the colobus monkey avoids their predators and enemies along the river, moving and sticking together…
The East African Wildlife Society and the Kenya Forest Working Group, has called for the integration of Kenyan Forests standards along the Forest value chains to ensure sustainable productions and consumption of forest and forest resources in an open letter to the President of the republic of Kenya. The realization of this would definitely put…
DUPOTO Cooperative was registered on 26th February 2021, by the Commissioner for Cooperative Development with the name: “DUPOTO BEEKEEPING & MARKETING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED”. Their objective focuses on bee products and the honey value chain to improve the livelihoods of the people bordering Mukogodo Forest Reserve. Its membership is derived from the 21 beekeeping community…
Dr. Dino J Martins is an internationally renowned biologist with vast experience in biodiversity and natural history spanning 25 years. Many in our landscape have become familiar with Dino due to his work at Mpala. He has served as the Director of the Mpala Research Center for seven years, where he has shown leadership in…
The OPP – Ontulili Primates Protection – program is a community based organization set up by women along the Ontulili river in Nanyuki, Kenya. In 2021, OPP worked closely with Laikipia Forum (LF) and its donor, Over and Above Africa, to both monitor primates along the Ontulili and help reforest sections of the river. On…
Earlier this year, we were able to experience, firsthand, the remarkable Il Ngwesi Lodge. You can read more about our experience by clicking here. Apart from experiencing their exciting (and diverse offerings), we also learned about Il Ngwesi’s commitment to positively impacting the surrounding community. Il Ngwesi contributes to developing local communities by supporting education,…