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Defending Kenya’s Climate Voices
This past week in Geneva, during the 59th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, an urgent gathering took place. It wasn’t just another side event. It was a moment of reckoning.
Posted inGreen Finance
Kenya’s Mangrove Credits Restore Coasts and Revive Lives
In Marereni, Kenya, a marine biodiversity credit program by Seatrees and COBEC is restoring mangroves and livelihoods. Through $3 “biodiversity blocks,” locals plant trees, boost incomes, and rebuild coastal resilience. Despite challenges, the project reports high survival rates and rising fish stocks.
Posted inClimate Change
The State Of Climate Justice Movement in Kenya
The just-released report in Nairobi, Kenya, commissioned by Natural Justice and supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, paints a revealing picture of Kenya’s Climate Justice Movement (CJM).
Posted inClimate Change
Kenya’s Green Credibility in Question as Nairobi Hosts Key Plastics Treaty Talks
As Nairobi hosts crucial talks on the Global Plastics Treaty, questions are surfacing over Kenya’s true commitment to ending plastic pollution. Despite pushing to host the treaty’s secretariat, the country skipped key global declarations backing a strong, legally binding deal.
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Waste Pickers Use Theatre to Push for Justice in Global Plastics Treaty
🎭 Who Knows It Feels It , waste pickers take the global stage with powerful legislative theatre, demanding inclusion and justice in the plastics treaty talks. From the dumpsites of Nairobi to the halls of UN negotiations, their message is clear: no just transition without us.
Posted inClimate Change
Greening Kenya’s Future Through Skills for Climate Resilience
Green skills refer to the knowledge, abilities, values, and attitudes needed to live in, develop, and support a sustainable and resource-efficient society. In Kenya, these skills are emerging as a critical pillar for building climate resilience across all level
Posted inConservation
Women Rising to Heal the Earth
If we are to build a future where Africa thrives, we must fund, amplify, and follow the women who are already doing the work.
Posted inClimate Change
China Floods Again as Rains Slam Guizhou
GUIZHOU JUNE 28 - China floods again as heavy rains batter Guizhou for the second time in a week—yet thousands of kilometres away, the shockwaves of this climate-driven disaster hit close to home for Africa too.
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UN Climate Chief Urges Urgent Action as Bonn Talks Stall
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has voiced frustration at the slow pace of progress at the close of the Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB62), warning that parties must “go further, faster, and fairer” if the world is to keep the Paris Agreement goals alive.
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Turning Waste to Wealth with Methane Munching Microbes in Nigeria
A group of young scientists from the University of Nigeria is leading a bold new experiment to fight climate change—by collecting methane from landfills and converting it into biodegradable plastic using naturally occurring bacteria. In a project blending science, sustainability, and local innovation, the team hopes to turn Nigeria’s waste and methane emissions into valuable solutions for both the environment and economy.