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Kwale Community groups are set to benefit from expanded UNDP Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme

Mazera Ndurya2 years ago2 years ago03 mins

Project Manager Richard Bemaronda taking participants through the UNDP GEF Small Grants Programme during the Baseline and Site Strategy Workshop in Shimoni. Photo Credit, Mazera Ndurya Community Action for Nature Conservation (CANCO) is implementing a three-year project funded by the United Nations Development Project (UNDP) through Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme within the…

Munje BMU fisher Power Tabu displaying Octopus catch during the second opening of the Octopus Closure. Photo by Ruth Keah

Munje Octopus Closure Shines Light on Community-led Marine Conservation

Mazera Ndurya2 years ago2 years ago010 mins

Munje BMU fisher Power Tabu displaying Octopus catch during the second opening of the Octopus Closure. Photo | Ruth Keah The excitement from the community members was palpable as you walked along the Munje beach that was teaming with people from as early as 7am to witness yet another milestone in marine conservation and livelihood…

Kenyan Fishers Call for Government Action to Improve Working Conditions

Mazera Ndurya2 years ago2 years ago09 mins

ITF Ship Inspector Betty Makena facilitating at the workshop on Labour and fishing work on board fishing vessels. Photo Courtesy | Mazera Ndurya. Listening to fishers tell their stories of the escapades while at sea fishing in canoes and other small boats can be heart wrenching and one would even think all is rosy for…

From left, Mr. Ndurya, Mr. Were, Ms. Keah, Mr. Onyiro, and Johnson Mwangangi (Gilitics Media CEO & Co-founder) Photo: Gilitics Media

Media for Nature partners with Blue Radio to amplify coastal voices

Mazera Ndurya2 years ago2 years ago01 mins

From left, Mr. Ndurya, Mr. Were, Ms. Keah, Mr. Onyiro, and Johnson Mwangangi (Gilitics Media CEO & Co-founder) Photo: Gilitics Media Media for Nature and Blue Radio on Thursday 25 April, 2024 inked a one-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together in creating environmental awareness content focusing on the Blue Economy and other ecological…

Ngomeni’s Historic Shipwreck Enchants World Archaeological Experts

Mazera Ndurya2 years ago2 years ago06 mins

Ceasar and Filipe dive at Ngomeni | Photo by Caesar Bita History is replete with adventures and misadventures but one that is currently the subject of a major archaeological study is the mishap in the Vasco Da Gama fleet of the 16th Century along the Kenyan Coast. Vasco da Gama came to today’s Kenya in…

The Nuclear travesty and fate of Uyombo ecosystem

Mazera Ndurya2 years ago2 years ago08 mins

Tucked between the Watamu National Marine Park and the Arabuko Sokoke forest, Uyombo is an iconic study in unique biodiversity. Naturally grown mangroves, pristine clean beaches, coconut canopies and high end tourist hotels, one does not need to dig deep to understand why the residents of Uyombo have come out strongly against the proposed nuclear…

How climate-smart agriculture is thriving at Kidimu School for the Deaf

Mazera Ndurya2 years ago2 years ago06 mins

Capsicum growing under drip irrigation at Kidimu School for the Deaf in Kwale County When he arrived at the school in 2019 as the head teacher Athman Mwakuyu found a heap of manure at the compound behind one of the classrooms and thought it had been kept there ready for use in the farm. But…

Underwater archaeology: A new frontier in harnessing blue economy

Mazera Ndurya2 years ago2 years ago05 mins

Photo Courtesy of Dr Caesar Bita, NMK As Kenya boasts of successfully exploiting its conventional cultural assets to fuel tourism growth, archaeologists are working round the clock to promote the Underwater Cultural Heritage (UHC) as the next frontier in harnessing the blue economy. It is a new product in the tourism industry that can empower communities…

Dr Emmanuel Mbaru and other (front left) and other members of Marine & Coastal Operations for Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean (MARCOSIO) consortium during the GMES&Africa Forum in Sham El Sheikh, Egypt| Photo courtesy WIOMSA

Science and Research offer hope for Africa’s Artisanal fishers’ challenges

Mazera Ndurya2 years ago2 years ago08 mins

Dr Emmanuel Mbaru (front left) and other members of Marine & Coastal Operations for Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean (MARCOSIO) consortium during the GMES&Africa Forum in Sham El Sheikh, Egypt| Photo courtesy WIOMSA In the past elders would predict the weather and then warn fishermen of impending storms and their forecast was reliable. Fisheries was largely…

Kenya’s Cruise Tourism Surges as more ships call

Mazera Ndurya2 years ago2 years ago02 mins

Luxurious MSC Poesia ship cruises into the Port of Mombasa in its maiden voyage to the Kenyan Coast| Photo courtesy KPA The Mombasa Port Cruise terminal continues to witness stellar performance receiving the fourth first caller vessel since the start of 202. This, according to Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) points to increased connectivity of the…