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Kenya Boosts Forest Fire Defense with Sh 2.8B French Aid
By Bernard Gitau Kenya’s efforts to combat the escalating threat of forest fires, which are…
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Norah Magero’s Vaccibox: Revolutionizing Vaccine Storage with Solar Power
BY WANJA MWANIKI Demand for sustainable energy solutions is growing rapidly, fueled by technological advancements.…
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EU Delays Deforestation Rules, Offering Relief to Kenya’s Coffee Sector
Coffee farmers and exporters can now breathe a sigh of relief after the European Union deferred the implementation of its deforestation regulations.
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Plastic pollution: Protecting the Rights and Health of Waste Pickers in Dandora
By Melisa Mong'ina Waste Pickers play a crucial role in recycling and managing waste, yet…
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Financing: Why Negotiators Must Tread Carefully in Solving the Global Plastic Treaty’s FundingDilemma
With two weeks of talks on global climate finance scheduled to end on Friday in Baku, Azerbaijan, many developing countries are left frustrated at what they believed was a lack of progress in the first week. Poorer countries want at least $1tn a year to help them cut greenhouse gas emissions and cope with the impacts of extreme weather.
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Karura Forest Under Siege?
The Friends of Karura Forest, mandated to protect and conserve the urban forest in collaboration with the Kenya Wildlife Service (KFS), has allayed concerns about illegal logging in the ecosystem.
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Kenya, Africa Urge Unity on Global Plastic Pollution Crisis
Kenyan civil society organizations, led by the Centre for Environment Justice and Development (CEJAD) and the Heinrich Böll Foundation Nairobi, are calling on African leaders to unite and demand decisive action to reduce plastic production and eliminate hazardous chemicals throughout the lifecycle of plastics.
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Beware! You will be Taxed if Your Cow Farts
Attention livestock farmers! Be forewarned that there may be a tax imposed on your cows if they happen to pass gas. Yes, you read that correctly - cow farts could potentially cost you some extra cash.
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Plastics Ban Treaty Crossroads: Can INC-5 Deliver?
Policymakers are not holding back their feelings that, more than any other issue, the production
of plastic has divided INC participants. Some argue that no government will attack the profitable
hyper-consumption paradigm fueled by the pivot from petroleum as fuel to petroleum as a
source for raw materials for plastic product manufacturing (plastics is the solid form of
petroleum), and a lot of compromise will have to be made to come out with a treaty.
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Kenya Secures Ksh660 Million for Enhanced Weather and Climate Services
Kenya is set to receive up to Ksh660 million (£4 million) in new funding for its weather and climate information services under the WISER (Weather and Climate Information Services) Africa programme. This is part of a £30 million (Ksh4.8 billion) commitment announced by UK Development Minister Anneliese Dodds at COP29.