September, 2025 - Big3Africa.org

Kenyan Banks Back $100 Billion Green Finance Plan

Neville Ng'ambwa September 12, 2025

Kenyan banks have taken a big step in Africa’s journey toward a greener future after signing an agreement in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to help raise US$100 billion for green industrialisation.

Wildlife

Drones Usher New Dawn in Taming Human-Wildlife Conflict

Dan Kaburu September 9, 2025

Farmers in Kimana know the drill. Spotlights beam from homesteads as families try to shield their fields of maize, tomatoes, and watermelons from herds of elephants.

Climate Change

Youth Climate Solutions at ACS2

admin September 8, 2025

As leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders converge in Ethiopia for the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) from September 8–10, youth voices are growing louder.

Climate Change

Africa Climate Summit 2025 Set to Supercharge Action Ahead of COP30

Neville Ng'ambwa September 5, 2025

Africa is ready to supercharge climate action, but global leaders must ensure the continent has the resources and support to do so.

Conservation

EU Deforestation Law Set to Transform Coffee Farming and Trade

Correspondent September 4, 2025

The new rules, found in what’s known as the EU Deforestation Regulation, are part of a wider effort to ensure European consumption doesn’t drive global deforestation.

Conservation

Karura Forest Entry Fees Battle Heads to Court

Neville Ng'ambwa September 3, 2025

The ongoing standoff over Karura Forest’s entry fees has taken a sharp legal turn after the Environment and Land Court (ELC) in Nairobi certified as urgent a case filed by Friends of Karura and the Community Forest Association.

Wildlife

New Research Confirms there are Four Species of Giraffes

Correspondent September 2, 2025

After more than a decade of DNA sampling, morphological studies, and tracking giraffe movements across Africa, experts have reached a groundbreaking conclusion that giraffes are not one species but four.

Conservation

Plastics Are Now in Our Brains and East Africa Is not Spared

Neville Ng'ambwa September 1, 2025

A new study published in Nature Medicine has taken the alarm a step further. Scientists examining brain tissue in New Mexico found traces of microplastics lodged in human brains. In some cases, they estimated up to 10 grams, about the weight of a crayon, could be present in a single brain.

Conservation

Lunga Lunga Residents Lead Nairobi Air Pollution Fight

Dan Kaburu September 1, 2025

Determined to create change, Saida, Imbwira, and hundreds of their neighbors have embraced conservation efforts. On this day, more than 300 residents participated in a community-led cleanup supported by the Breathe Nairobi Initiative.