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NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 23 – In a major step toward evidence-based conservation, the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) in partnership with the European Union has officially launched the Biodiversity Outlook for Eastern & Southern Africa (BOESA).​ The launch took place during the opening day of the Regional Workshop on Integrated Landscape…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 17 – New technologies for treating, testing and tracing maize seed could strengthen Kenya’s efforts to contain Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN) and improve the safe movement of seed within the country and across borders. The technologies presented at the International Phytosanitary and Seed Conference 2026 in Nairobi include a GPS-enabled digital surveillance…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 14 – In an impassioned address calling for a fundamental shift in global environmental strategy, prominent Kenyan environmentalist Dr. Isaac Kalua Green has issued a radical challenge to the conservation movement: stop counting the number of saplings planted, and start tracking how many actually survive. ​Speaking at the launch of his new…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 20 – The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a flagship philanthropic initiative supported by Alibaba Philanthropy, has announced its Top 20 finalists for the 2026 edition. The high-stakes Semi-Final event is set to take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from August 21–22, where the selected founders will pitch their ventures for a…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 10 – The inaugural African Universities and Communities Climate Week (AUCCW) 2026 has officially opened at Kenyatta University, running from August 9 to 15, 2026 brings together a diverse coalition of climate scientists, policymakers, academic researchers, students, local community leaders and youth innovators. The Seven-day Summit Hosted under the theme “One Health…
PHOTO: Finalists of the KCDF Young Environmentalist Innovation Challenge 2025 pose during the award ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya. NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 1 – The Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF) has awarded KES 31.5 million to seven youth-led enterprises and community organizations driving innovative solutions to Kenya’s most pressing environmental challenges.​ The funding marks the culmination…
By Mercy Kachenge NAIROBI, Kenya, July 18 – As climate change fuels prolonged droughts, emerging livestock diseases and antimicrobial resistance, veterinary medicine has become one of the most critical yet often overlooked pillars of Kenya’s food security. Kenya is earning global recognition for strengthening animal health systems. The country recently won the bid to host…
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 3 – As policymakers and investors across the continent increasingly focus on financing African agri-food systems, a critical piece of the continent’s farming transformation is being left out of the blueprint. Swisscontact is sounding an alarm, warning that injecting capital into agriculture will fail to yield long-term results without an equal, urgent…
BERLIN, Germany, June 30 – The Government of Kenya and the Federal Republic of Germany have signed Comprehensive Development under the Government-to-Government (G-to-G) Development Cooperation framework paving the way for the financing of strategic development programmes in Kenya over the next two years. The financing cooperation agreement was signed in Berlin, Germany by the Principal…
LAIKIPIA, Kenya, June 10 – In a major boost to sustainable agriculture in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands, Savannah Honey Ltd has signed a five-year partnership with women’s producer groups in Laikipia County under the Nurture Project implemented by Swisscontact and funded by the Wyss Academy, the agreement aims to scale Modern, climate-resilient, commercial beekeeping…
