Conservation and environmental news & publications: Kenya
11 Sep 2008
Marine turtles in Kenya fitted with satnav systems
Five marine turtles - four green and one hawksbill - in Kenya’s Kiunga Marine National Reserve have been tagged with satellite tracking devices in an attempt to learn more about their ecology.
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22 Jul 2008
Lake Bogoria Policy Brief 1_08
Local communities living along the Waseges River – the main tributary to Lake Bogoria – are dependent on the river for their livelihood. Both upstream and downstream communities depend on the river for agriculture, the main activity for food production. The last few years have seen an increase in irrigated agriculture, in some cases resulting in over-abstraction of river water with water hardly reaching the communities downstream. » Read more
Lake Bogoria Policy Brief 1_08
Local communities living along the Waseges River – the main tributary to Lake Bogoria – are dependent on the river for their livelihood. Both upstream and downstream communities depend on the river for agriculture, the main activity for food production. The last few years have seen an increase in irrigated agriculture, in some cases resulting in over-abstraction of river water with water hardly reaching the communities downstream. » Read more
13 Jun 2008
VACANCY: MARA RIVER BASIN PROGRAMME M&E OFFICER
The WWF-EARPO Freshwater Programme has 4 major programmes (with several sub-projects) in priority geographic areas in East Africa. One of these is the Mara River Basin. » Read more
VACANCY: MARA RIVER BASIN PROGRAMME M&E OFFICER
The WWF-EARPO Freshwater Programme has 4 major programmes (with several sub-projects) in priority geographic areas in East Africa. One of these is the Mara River Basin. » Read more
13 Jun 2008
VACANCY: POLICY PROGRAMME OFFICER
The WWF-EARPO Freshwater Programme has 4 major programmes (with several subprojects) in priority geographic areas in East Africa. These are the Mara River Basin, Ruaha River Basin, the Eastern Rift Valley and the Albertine Rift. » Read more
VACANCY: POLICY PROGRAMME OFFICER
The WWF-EARPO Freshwater Programme has 4 major programmes (with several subprojects) in priority geographic areas in East Africa. These are the Mara River Basin, Ruaha River Basin, the Eastern Rift Valley and the Albertine Rift. » Read more
17 Mar 2008
Vanishing central African glaciers signal climate danger
Forget the snows of Kilimanjaro – Africa is at risk of losing the central African glaciers that are the highest permanent source of water to the Nile
A WWF and partner organization expedition to the Rwenzori mountains has gathered graphic evidence of declining glaciated areas, with new estimates being that the glaciers will completely disappear in the next 30 years » Read more
14 Mar 2008
More of Africa urged to boost rhino numbers
After bringing Africa’s black rhinos spectacularly back from the brink of extinction one of the world’s most successful conservation programmes is to celebrate its first decade by seeking to extend its operations to more of Africa.
“What we know from looking back at the last ten years is that sustained conservation can and does work,” says George Kampamba, WWF International’s African Rhino Programme Coordinator.
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10 Sep 2007
Sea turtles threatened by rising seas
Sea turtles lay their eggs into the beach sand. Many return to the exact beaches that they were hatched to lay the eggs for the next generation of turtles. But sea level rise due to climate change threatens beach habitat. A new study predicts that turtle reproduction will be hard hit. » Read more
11 Jun 2007
Tetra Pak joins WWF Eastern Africa Corporate Club
The East Africa office of Tetra Pak, an international food packaging company, has joined the WWF Eastern Africa Corporate Club in a move to support local conservation and enhance corporate environmental responsibility. » Read more
06 Jun 2007
Alarming upsurge in rhino poaching in parts of Africa
An increase in the volume of rhino horn entering illegal trade could be placing some African rhino populations at serious risk. » Read more
13 Apr 2007
Factsheet: African Elephant
A powerful symbol of nature, the world's largest land animal is still under threat. » Read more
