By Ruth Keah Juma Mnyika checks his beehive at Tudor Creek in Mombasa County. (Credit_ Captain Nyota) Growing up, Juma Mnyika loved watching monkeys jump up and down mangrove trees in his Ganahola village ...
Lake Victoria’s wetland area is battling to find a balance between saving its unique ecosystem and surviving the massive encroachment from human beings. Of interest is that the wetland in Kisumu County is not gazetted, and remains unprotected despit ...
The locals here call it ndegu. Globally it is simply green grams. This crop, especially in Kenya, has had its own share of setbacks. For a very long time, farmers have been complaining of the rapid reduction in green grams yields. But now, farmers i ...
The sight of rotting mangoes in a few weeks’ time will be awash in the country. Mangoes, a second fruit crop in Kenya, is a seasonal crop with high and low seasons. In most counties the seasons start from December and peaks in January to February. I ...
Yesterday, @MeshaScience hosted the first editors meeting on HIV at The Clarion Hotel, with the aim of updating editors on major issues to be on the lookout for in 2023.
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"In many instances, wetlands have been viewed as wastelands and are thus converted for other purposes, including their use as dumping grounds." #WorldWetlandsDay
https://www.un.org/en/un-chronicle/why-it%E2%80%99s-time-wetland-restoration-now-secure-sustainable-future
Wetlands are critically important ecosystems that contribute to biodiversity, climate mitigation, the global economy and more.
Yet, since 1970, 35% of the world’s wetlands have been lost.
On #WorldWetlandsDay, here are 5️⃣ reasons why we must take action to #RestoreWetlands.
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In the dry season its waters recede &, in the rainy season, it floods & flows downstream into people’s homes. It does not end there. Floodwaters also threaten the nearby Nairobi-Nakuru highway.
https://www.newframe.com/part-two-haggling-hinders-conservation-of-manguo/
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Conservation versus Investment; the Case of Yala Swamp, Kenya’s Largest Freshwater Wetland
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By: Juliet Jenna Akoth Worth Noting: According to Bunyala Yala Ecosytem Site Support Group Chairman (BYESSG), Edwin Ochieng, competition for land in the swamp has led to bird and fish poisoning: “Th...3 days ago
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Six wetland areas in Kenya have been designated as Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance due to the significant habitats encompassed by these wetlands.By Christine Ochogo I christawine@gmail.com New data contained in the report are frightening: progress in prevention and treatment has been falt ...
BY ANYANGO OCHIENGsciencewriter2021@gmail.com The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an alert on a p ...
By Ruth Keah Juma Mnyika checks his beehive at Tudor Creek in Mombasa County. (Credit_ Captain Nyota) Growing ...
By Ruth Keah I rkeahkadide@gmail.com Victor Orindi, head of Adaptation Consortium As curtains closed on COP27 ...
By Tebby Otieno tebbyotieno62@gmail.com and Ruth Keah rkeahkadide@gmail.com Mwajumbe Mwabedarusi, a seaweed farmer drying ...