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Kenyan Youth Swop Guns for Spades to Create Green Spaces

People's Park used to be a dump site and crime hotspot in a low-income area northeast of Nairobi, but a group of young people have taken up the task of not only cleaning up the park but creating a safe space as well.

Kenya: Kenyan Youth Shun Crime to Create Green Spaces

Thomson Reuters Foundation, 10 May 2019

People's Park was a dumping site and a crime hotspot in Nairobi, now it's been transformed into a well-manicured park and a popular spot for residents to meet and play Read more »
Kenya: Why Popular Uhuru Park Makes a Strong Case for Open Spaces

Nairobi News, 28 December 2018

It is time for twinkling lights, decorations, shopping, friends and family, partying, and lots of food. Read more »

Photo: Thomas Bwire/Thomson Reuters Foundation

Members of Komb Green Solutions pose for a picture in Korogocho, Kenya on March 27, 2019.

Photo: Thomas Bwire/Thomson Reuters Foundation

Komb Green Solutions Open Space in Korogocho, Kenya on March 27, 2019.

Photo: Kanyiri Wahito/Daily Nation

Garbage floats in Nairobi River on February 2, 2019.

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World's Forests 'In Emergency Room' After Years of Losses

The loss of huge swathes of forest has major implications for climate change as they absorb a third of the planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions produced globally, experts say. Read more »
- Africa: World's Forests 'In Emergency Room' After Years of Losses
- Mozambique: How Rampant Deforestation Made Country More Vulnerable to Cyclone Idai

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