Environment

World Animal Protection Applauds UNEA-6 Resolutions on Climate, Biodiversity, and Pollution

Ruth Keah3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Photo of UNEA Forum in Nairobi | Photo Courtesy UNEP World Animal Protection – a global animal welfare organization has commended the Sixth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) on steering negotiations that resulted to the adoption of 15 resolutions to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Director for Africa at World Animal Protection Tennyson Williams said from theassembly, they welcome two…

Fossil Fuels Drive Both The Plastics And Climate Crises & Need An International Framework To Phase Out

Ruth Keah3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Proceedings of UNEP Science policy business forum for adoption of nature based solutions. I’m following this from a different room. | Photo courtesy Japheth Tembo Environmental experts and advocates united to demand decisive action against the ongoing climate and plastics crises fueled by fossil fuels. Speaking on the opening day of the 6th session of the…

UN Environment Assembly opens with calls for stronger multilateral action

Ruth Keah3 months ago3 months ago07 mins

Proceedings at the ongoing Sixth United Nations Environment Assembly | Photo Courtesy Japheth Tembo Ministers of environment and other leaders from more than 180 nations convened on Monday 26 February, 2024 in Nairobi for the start of the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) with a focus on strengthening environmental multilateralism to address the…

The Nuclear travesty and fate of Uyombo ecosystem

Mazera Ndurya3 months ago3 months ago016 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…

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 Ndurya3 months ago3 months ago015 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 the warn fishermen of impending storms and their forecast was reliable. Fisheries was largely…

Safeguarding coral reefs through responsible tourism practices

Ruth Keah4 months ago3 months ago020 mins

Traditional dhow used for marine excursion to Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Protected Area. Photo|Joshua Wambugu Growing up in Wasini village, Suleiman Kionzo, whose matrimonial home is in Lunga Lunga, an area bordering Kenya and Tanzania, was molded into becoming one of the prominent boat operators in the Shimoni region. Kionzo, who is a member of the Wasini…

Jimbo Village Embraces Solvatten: A Solar-Powered Solution to Clean Water, Hygiene, and Climate Action

Mazera Ndurya4 months ago4 months ago012 mins

While industrialization has been blamed for contributing immensely to greenhouse gases, technology has come to the rescue and residents of Jimbo in Kenya’s South Coast have become part of the global plan to salvage the environment. Jimbo is not an ordinary village. From its unique location just at the tip of the Kenyan border with…