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Kenya: As Kenyans Farm in Forests, Incomes Rise and Deforestation Falls #AfricaClimateCrisis
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 18 April 2022
Forest authorities say Kenya's scheme to let farmers grow crops in forests has slashed illegal logging, as the country aims for 10% of its land in trees by the end of the year Read more »
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Kenya: Green Farming Gets a Boost As Kenyans Confront Climate and War Shocks
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 14 April 2022
Efforts by farmers to prepare for climate change impacts may also help deal with other crises, from COVID-19 to the Ukraine-Russia war Read more »
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Kenya: Joy for Tea Farmers As Smart Cards Prove to Be a Game Changer
Capital FM, 10 April 2022
Weight falsification and theft is no longer concern for tea farmers who, for two years now, have enjoyed the use of smart card which automatically records the weight of the… Read more »
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Kenya: Kahumbu Objects Repeal of Provision Setting Forest Degazettement Threshold
Capital FM, 20 January 2022
WildlifeDirect, a Kenyan-registered nonprofit organization campaigning wildlife conservation, has opposed the planned repeal of Section 34 (2A) of the Forest Act warning the move… Read more »
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Kenya: Community Project Saving Forests, Saving Livelihoods
IPS, 20 April 2022
Despite an abundance of fisheries reserves along Kwale County's lush coastline located on the south coast of Kenya, fishers can no longer cast a net just past the coral reef and… Read more »
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Africa: How Widespread Deforestation in Africa Risks Our Climate Future
Greenpeace, 6 September 2021
Africa's forest cover is on a steady decline, weakening the ability of the continent's ecosystems to withstand climate change. Read more »