African Farmers Bearing the Climate Burden Alone
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African Farmers Bearing the Climate Burden Alone

Across Africa, smallholder farmers are financing their own fight against climate change, spending billions each year to keep food systems alive as global support lags. A new analysis shows they already shoulder most of the world’s adaptation costs, even as they receive less than 1% of the funding meant to help them.
Kenya Edges Closer to Getting Approval for a Nuclear Power Plant
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Kenya Edges Closer to Getting Approval for a Nuclear Power Plant

Kenya has moved closer to launching its first 1,000MW nuclear power plant after the IAEA confirmed the country’s strong safety and regulatory framework. While the milestone boosts confidence in Kenya’s nuclear ambitions, debates remain over costs, environmental risks, and whether the nation truly needs nuclear energy given its renewable strengths.
Green Groups Slam Ruto’s Move to Lift Logging Ban in Mau Forest
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Green Groups Slam Ruto’s Move to Lift Logging Ban in Mau Forest

Kenya’s leading environmental organizations, the Green Belt Movement and Greenpeace Africa, have strongly condemned the government’s decision to lift the logging ban in the Mau Forest Complex. They warn the move threatens Kenya’s water towers, undermines climate resilience, and risks erasing years of progress in forest conservation. With the Mau at the heart of the country’s water security, activists say reopening it to logging is an environmental and economic disaster in the making.
Can Kenya Balance Forest Use and Conservation in the Age of Mass Timber
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Can Kenya Balance Forest Use and Conservation in the Age of Mass Timber

As Kenya lifts its logging ban to boost the timber economy, experts warn of a looming ecological setback. Yet a new wave of sustainable building innovation — led by the Climate Smart Forest Economy Program — argues that mass timber could turn forests into allies, not victims, of development. Between economic growth and environmental integrity, can Kenya find a middle path?
UN Report Warns 90% of Coffee Prime Lands in Kenya Could Vanish by 2050
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UN Report Warns 90% of Coffee Prime Lands in Kenya Could Vanish by 2050

Kenya’s iconic coffee industry faces a grim future, with a new FAO report warning that up to 90% of current coffee-growing areas could become unsuitable by 2050 due to rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and deforestation. The country’s smallholder farmers — who produce most of its arabica beans — stand to lose the most unless urgent climate adaptation, reforestation, and agroforestry measures are taken.