Locals in South Coast Kenya to benefit from the carbon market initiative
By Ruth Keah I rkeahkadide@gmail.com Dr Kipkorir Langat, Principal Scientist, Kenya and Marine Fisheries Institute. He says that to include sea grasses and mangroves in carbon management is key in…
COP27: Rwanda says hopes for establishing loss and damage fund in line with Paris Agreement fading
by Aimable Twahirwa Rwanda_Negotiators The Deputy Director General of Rwanda Environmental Management Authority (REMA)and Rwanda’s Lead negotiator at global climate talks in Sharm El Sheikh on Friday pointed out that Rwanda…
Activists: We will win against fossil fuels
African activists have promised resistance at home to oil-and-gas touting leadersBy Agatha Ngotho Members of GreenFaith, a multi-faith climate justice organization, demonstrate at the Action Area in Sharm El Sheikh,…
COP27: Negotiators worried over little progress on climate talks
African climate negotiators express concern over lack of progress on adaptation, climate finance, loss and damage By Agatha Ngotho Alioune Ndoye, President of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment…
COP27: Action plan to make clean technologies cheaper launched
By Aghan Daniel I aghan@meshascience.org Activists at the COP An initiative that seeks to reduce carbon emissions, a major contributor to the warming of the earth, has been launched. The…
COP27: New report urges innovative building solutions as Africa’s response to reducing greenhouse gases
by Aimable TwahirwaDespite an increase in energy efficiency investment and lower energy intensity, the building and construction sector’s energy consumption and CO2 emissions have rebounded from the COVID-19 pandemic to an…
COP27: Activists say hunger, food insecurity rising in Africa driven by climate change
by Aimable Twahirwa Around 70 percent of Africans relying on rain-fed farming, meaning hundreds of millions of people will be severely affected by climate-driven droughts, heatwaves, and other natural disasters from…
Donors pledge to meet Sh207bn funding for forest conservation
By Francis MureithiWriterNation Media GroupIn Sharm el-Sheikh, EgyptKenya's indigenous and forest-dwelling communities may not have a direct opportunity to voice their agenda at the COP27 summit in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt.The…
Why Kenya`s Mida Creek is a haven for migratory birds
By Evelyn Makena I evelynmakena@gmail.com Carmine bee eaters at Mida Creek in Watamu, Kilifi County. Between September and April every year, thousands of birds fly through the skies, traversing countries…
Drought: Kenya reports wildlife deaths in parks
By Agatha Ngotho I angotho@gmail.com Photo caption: A giraffe at a national park in Kenya. A new report says that drought has led to deaths of more than 1000 wildlife…
