Healthy Diets Remain Beyond Reach for Two-Thirds of Africa’s Population, UN Report Finds
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Healthy Diets Remain Beyond Reach for Two-Thirds of Africa’s Population, UN Report Finds

More than two-thirds of Africa’s population could not afford a healthy diet in 2025, according to a new UN report released around World Food Day. Rising food prices and weaknesses across agricultural supply chains continue to limit access to nutritious meals, highlighting the urgent need to make healthy food more affordable and accessible.
Why Science, People and Agroforestry Hold the Key to Africa’s Food Future
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Why Science, People and Agroforestry Hold the Key to Africa’s Food Future

As World Food Day 2026 highlights the theme “Innovate Today. Nourish Tomorrow,” science, indigenous knowledge and agroforestry are emerging as vital tools for building resilient food systems in East Africa. From restoring degraded land to empowering women, engaging young innovators and strengthening farmer organisations, combining nature-based solutions with technology can improve food security, nutrition and livelihoods amid growing climate pressures.
Satellite Technology Offers New Approach to Tracking Kenya’s Tree Cover
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Satellite Technology Offers New Approach to Tracking Kenya’s Tree Cover

Kenya is exploring satellite imagery and machine learning to improve tree-cover monitoring as it pursues its target of planting 15 billion trees and achieving 30 per cent tree cover by 2032. A pilot project in Makueni County, implemented by the Kenya Forest Service with support from JICA, recorded tree cover at 14.72 per cent and forest cover at 6.83 per cent, highlighting the potential of technology to strengthen restoration planning and track progress
Ol Kalou Court Halts Logging in Aberdare Forest
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Ol Kalou Court Halts Logging in Aberdare Forest

A court in Ol Kalou has temporarily halted logging in Aberdare Forest following concerns over tree harvesting in a critical water catchment. The case highlights growing tensions between commercial timber production and the protection of forests, water sources and surrounding communities.
Conservation Group Opposes Plan to Alter Ngong Road Forest Boundary
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Conservation Group Opposes Plan to Alter Ngong Road Forest Boundary

The Green Belt Movement has opposed a proposed change to the Ngong Road Forest boundary that could regularise the occupation of 34 acres of disputed land. The organisation is calling for investigations into the land’s acquisition, stronger public scrutiny and protection of the existing forest boundary as concerns grow over urban development and the loss of Nairobi’s green spaces.
KFS Defends Tree Harvesting as Logging Outcry Spreads Across Kenya’s Forests
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KFS Defends Tree Harvesting as Logging Outcry Spreads Across Kenya’s Forests

The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has defended commercial tree harvesting in public forest plantations amid growing concerns over logging in the Aberdare ranges and Kereita Forest. As residents and leaders raise alarms over water sources and conservation, questions persist about how Kenya can balance timber production with forest protection and its target of planting 15 billion trees by 2032.
Climate Change is Taking a Toll on Mental Health, Scientists Warn
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Climate Change is Taking a Toll on Mental Health, Scientists Warn

Climate change is taking a growing toll on mental health, with extreme heat, floods, droughts, air pollution and food insecurity contributing to anxiety, depression and psychological distress. A new report warns that children and vulnerable communities face heightened risks, calling for governments to integrate mental health support into climate adaptation plans, disaster preparedness and recovery programmes.