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Why Kenya’s Night Skies Matter for Biodiversity Conservation
14 Dec, 2025 09:47 AM
People often think of conservation as something that happens in forests, oceans or national parks. Yet one of the most overlooked ecosystems is the night itself.
People often think of conservation as something that happens in forests, oceans or national parks. Yet one of the most overlooked ecosystems is the night itself.
Discover How Agroforestry Strengthens Food Systems Through Nature
07 Dec, 2025 10:00 AM
Agroforestry is more than planting trees beside crops it’s a quiet revolution reshaping agriculture. By merging forests and fields, it creates resilient ecosystems that protect against climate shocks, enrich soil, and sustain biodiversity.
Agroforestry is more than planting trees beside crops it’s a quiet revolution reshaping agriculture. By merging forests and fields, it creates resilient ecosystems that protect against climate shocks, enrich soil, and sustain biodiversity.
What Kenya’s Trophy Hunting Ban Means and Why It Matters
06 Dec, 2025 10:00 AM
Kenya banned trophy hunting in 1977, reaffirming its stance in 2024. The prohibition safeguards wildlife, boosts tourism, and sustains communities.
Kenya banned trophy hunting in 1977, reaffirming its stance in 2024. The prohibition safeguards wildlife, boosts tourism, and sustains communities.
Acknowledging Soil’s Importance Strengthens Humanity’s Future
05 Dec, 2025 11:40 AM
On December 5, 2025, the world celebrates World Soil Day, a global event started by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) to remind us that soil is not lifeless, but a living system that provides food, water, climate balan
On December 5, 2025, the world celebrates World Soil Day, a global event started by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) to remind us that soil is not lifeless, but a living system that provides food, water, climate balan
United Nations Calls for 3 Actions to Save Nature
03 Dec, 2025 03:14 PM
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) warns that the current trajectory of biodiversity decline will undermine progress toward 35 of the 44 Sustainable Development Goals — from poverty and hunger to health, water, climate, oceans, and land. Agri
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) warns that the current trajectory of biodiversity decline will undermine progress toward 35 of the 44 Sustainable Development Goals — from poverty and hunger to health, water, climate, oceans, and land. Agri
From Prescription to Pollution: How Our Health Habits Harm Nature
19 Nov, 2025 04:14 PM
Pharmaceutical pollution is a hidden global crisis. Drugs leaking into rivers, soils, and food chains harm wildlife, disrupt ecosystems, and accelerate antimicrobial resistance, threatening millions of lives.
Pharmaceutical pollution is a hidden global crisis. Drugs leaking into rivers, soils, and food chains harm wildlife, disrupt ecosystems, and accelerate antimicrobial resistance, threatening millions of lives.
Saving Sandalwood: Why Protecting Endangered Trees Matters
29 Oct, 2025 05:40 PM
People need to understand that every tree illegally cut down represents years of nature’s slow work being destroyed in minutes. Without trees, life as we know it simply cannot exist.
People need to understand that every tree illegally cut down represents years of nature’s slow work being destroyed in minutes. Without trees, life as we know it simply cannot exist.
Understanding Biodiversity And Why It Matters For Everyone
24 Oct, 2025 06:24 PM
Understanding biodiversity is really about realizing how everything in nature is connected to everything we do. Every breath we take, every drop of water we drink, and every meal we eat is part of this great web of life.
Understanding biodiversity is really about realizing how everything in nature is connected to everything we do. Every breath we take, every drop of water we drink, and every meal we eat is part of this great web of life.
World Habitat Day: What Happens When the Rocks Disappear?
08 Oct, 2025 11:28 AM
Imagine yourself standing on a rocky hillside in the midday sun. The air ripples with heat, and a whiff of dust drifts on the breeze. Out of the blue, a bright orange head peeps out from behind a stone. The agama nods, watchful and proud, as if defending
Imagine yourself standing on a rocky hillside in the midday sun. The air ripples with heat, and a whiff of dust drifts on the breeze. Out of the blue, a bright orange head peeps out from behind a stone. The agama nods, watchful and proud, as if defending
How Donkeys, Oxen, and Goats Sustain Kenya’s Farms
03 Oct, 2025 10:11 AM
This World Farm Animals Day, let us remember the animals who bear our burdens. They cultivate, haul, and survive and humans should safeguard them and provide them with the humane, dignified, and supportive care they deserve as are our allies in the fight
This World Farm Animals Day, let us remember the animals who bear our burdens. They cultivate, haul, and survive and humans should safeguard them and provide them with the humane, dignified, and supportive care they deserve as are our allies in the fight
Seagrass Nurseries: Why Marine Life Depends on Them
30 Sep, 2025 12:32 PM
Perhaps their most important role in the face of climate change is their ability to act as powerful carbon sinks. Seagrasses capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at a quicker pace than tropical rainforests, storing carbon dioxide in their leaves and
Perhaps their most important role in the face of climate change is their ability to act as powerful carbon sinks. Seagrasses capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at a quicker pace than tropical rainforests, storing carbon dioxide in their leaves and
How to Start and Grow a Profitable Small Farm in Kenya
28 Sep, 2025 10:00 AM
Many successful Kenyan agripreneurs started with nothing more than a backyard and determination. There are dozens of low-capital agribusiness options that let you test your model before you overcommit.
Many successful Kenyan agripreneurs started with nothing more than a backyard and determination. There are dozens of low-capital agribusiness options that let you test your model before you overcommit.
Recycled Water Revolution: What You Need to Know
27 Sep, 2025 01:00 PM
Apart from providing more water, wastewater recycling also has a large number of environmental benefits. Dumping untreated or low-quality wastewater into oceans and rivers pollutes the environment, undermines biodiversity, and hurts human health
Apart from providing more water, wastewater recycling also has a large number of environmental benefits. Dumping untreated or low-quality wastewater into oceans and rivers pollutes the environment, undermines biodiversity, and hurts human health
Pesticide Pollution Is Deadly: Here’s What You’re Not Told
10 Aug, 2025 08:50 AM
This kind of pollution can extend beyond the intended target to causing contamination to air, water, soil, and extensively affecting non-target organisms starting with human beings.
This kind of pollution can extend beyond the intended target to causing contamination to air, water, soil, and extensively affecting non-target organisms starting with human beings.
The Okapi: Mysterious Silent Ghost Of The Congo Rainforest
09 Aug, 2025 10:00 AM
The okapi seems to have been stitched together by an artist with an overactive imagination — a giraffe’s head, a horse’s body, and the striped hind legs of a zebra. Yet this odd combination is not a mistake of evolution; it’s a masterpiece of adaptation.
The okapi seems to have been stitched together by an artist with an overactive imagination — a giraffe’s head, a horse’s body, and the striped hind legs of a zebra. Yet this odd combination is not a mistake of evolution; it’s a masterpiece of adaptation.
Why Ivory Trafficking Is A Serious Threat To Elephants And the Planet
07 Aug, 2025 04:44 PM
Elephants are not commodities; they are sentient beings with tight social bonds, long memories, and emotional depth. To lose them is not just to lose an animal species, but a profound part of the Earth’s natural heritage.
Elephants are not commodities; they are sentient beings with tight social bonds, long memories, and emotional depth. To lose them is not just to lose an animal species, but a profound part of the Earth’s natural heritage.
Why Elephant Matriarchs Are Vanishing—and Why It Matters
04 Aug, 2025 11:42 AM
This World Elephant Day, we are called not just to admire elephants, but to act. Supporting collaring programs, advocating for wildlife corridors, and educating others about the role of matriarchs are all ways to contribute.
This World Elephant Day, we are called not just to admire elephants, but to act. Supporting collaring programs, advocating for wildlife corridors, and educating others about the role of matriarchs are all ways to contribute.
World Nature Conservation Day Marked Amid Growing Warnings
28 Jul, 2025 04:56 PM
The theme for World Nature Conservation Day 2025 — “Connecting People and Plants: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation” — focuses on the role of modern technology in enhancing conservation efforts.
The theme for World Nature Conservation Day 2025 — “Connecting People and Plants: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation” — focuses on the role of modern technology in enhancing conservation efforts.
Born Wild in 1946: Nairobi National Park’s Legacy Lives Loud
24 Jul, 2025 10:44 AM
Nairobi National Park Born in 1946: Home of the Big 5. The park's location near the city makes it a remarkable success story in conservation, where contemporary urban life coexists with wild nature. Today, it draws both residents and tourists who wish to
Nairobi National Park Born in 1946: Home of the Big 5. The park's location near the city makes it a remarkable success story in conservation, where contemporary urban life coexists with wild nature. Today, it draws both residents and tourists who wish to
Livestock Fuel Global Warming—But They Can Also Fix It
18 Jul, 2025 02:43 PM
Methane may not linger in the atmosphere as long as carbon dioxide, but its short-term impact on global warming is far more severe. Tackling these emissions is not just urgent but it’s essential.
Methane may not linger in the atmosphere as long as carbon dioxide, but its short-term impact on global warming is far more severe. Tackling these emissions is not just urgent but it’s essential.
The Earth's Quiet Digger: A Closer Look At The Aardvak
16 Jul, 2025 09:26 AM
Biodiversity is not just about the iconic animals we know and love — it is also about the unseen custodians of the ecosystem: the diggers, the pollinators, the decomposers — the ones who work in silence.
Biodiversity is not just about the iconic animals we know and love — it is also about the unseen custodians of the ecosystem: the diggers, the pollinators, the decomposers — the ones who work in silence.
Why Pangolins May Disappear Forever
09 Jul, 2025 11:53 AM
Pangolins are more than just victims of illegal trade. They play a crucial role in their ecosystems by controlling ant and termite populations, thus helping to maintain soil health and ecological balance.
Pangolins are more than just victims of illegal trade. They play a crucial role in their ecosystems by controlling ant and termite populations, thus helping to maintain soil health and ecological balance.
Rare Black Rhino Calf Birth Signals Conservation Success
07 Jul, 2025 04:08 PM
The arrival of the new calf comes at a time when wildlife across Africa faces mounting pressure from climate change, land encroachment, and illegal hunting. Conservation groups are using this opportunity to remind the public of the ongoing need for vigila
The arrival of the new calf comes at a time when wildlife across Africa faces mounting pressure from climate change, land encroachment, and illegal hunting. Conservation groups are using this opportunity to remind the public of the ongoing need for vigila
Beyond Sacred: Why Mugumo Tree Is a Climate Ally
03 Jul, 2025 02:40 PM
Despite its ecological importance, the Mugumo tree is increasingly under threat. Expanding agriculture, charcoal production, and urban development are destroying old trees faster than they can be replaced.
Despite its ecological importance, the Mugumo tree is increasingly under threat. Expanding agriculture, charcoal production, and urban development are destroying old trees faster than they can be replaced.
Empower Communities to Save Kenya's Migrating Wildebeests
30 Jun, 2025 03:43 PM
The great savannah grounds of Kenya still remember their hooves and if it could talk it would lament on the decrease of the numbers of the species, the land can still carry them but the window to act is closing faster and needs our action to enhance the c
The great savannah grounds of Kenya still remember their hooves and if it could talk it would lament on the decrease of the numbers of the species, the land can still carry them but the window to act is closing faster and needs our action to enhance the c
2024 Sees 6.7 Million Hectares of Tropical Forests Disappear
29 Jun, 2025 12:29 PM
Research indicates that the rampant fires devastating tropical forests in 2024 can be directly linked to human activities, particularly land clearing for agriculture.
Research indicates that the rampant fires devastating tropical forests in 2024 can be directly linked to human activities, particularly land clearing for agriculture.
Hope Renewed: Itare Dam Revival Ignites Optimism in Kuresoi
25 Jun, 2025 05:14 PM
With the Western Mau Forest lying adjacent to the dam’s catchment, concerns have been raised in the past about potential ecosystem disruption. However, local environmentalists argue that with proper safeguards, the dam could become a catalyst for long-ter
With the Western Mau Forest lying adjacent to the dam’s catchment, concerns have been raised in the past about potential ecosystem disruption. However, local environmentalists argue that with proper safeguards, the dam could become a catalyst for long-ter
