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Kenya’s Land Crisis Outpaces Global Biosphere Decline

Peter Ngare September 16, 2025

Over 60% of the world’s land surface has breached the critical planetary boundary for functional biosphere integrity, signaling severe ecosystem degradation globally, a new study published in One Earth reveals.

Conservation

Kenya’s Forests and the Repackaged Shamba System

Correspondent September 15, 2025

For over 15 years, PELIS has been hailed as a clever way to expand tree cover, boost local incomes, and foster community stewardship of forests. But it has also been criticized for fueling corruption, enabling farmland encroachment, and sacrificing biodiversity in the name of expanding tree cover.

Green Finance

African Startups Gain Boost from $150 Billion Green Finance Push

Dan Kaburu September 13, 2025

The Second Africa Climate Summit concluded in Addis Ababa with the launch of two major green industrialisation initiatives, highlighting that green investment is a key driver for Africa’s sustainable development. These areas include energy, agriculture, water, transport, and resilience.

Green Finance

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.

Tech & Energy

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.