Latest News and Updates | Kenya Biodiversity

Government to accelerate tree growing during short rains season, CS Tuya says.

01 September 2023

Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya has announced Government plans to accelerate tree growing activities across the country during the short rains season predicted to run from September to February next year. Government to accelerate tree growing during short rains…

KWS receives Equipment from WWF to aid conservation

01 September 2023

Date Published: Thursday, August 31, 2023 - 11:30 Source KWS Website KWS Director General Dr Erustus Kanga Thursday, August 31, 2023 received donations from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) worth over 38 million shillings to aid rangers in operations to protect wildlife. While thanking WWF for the donation…

KWS celebrates World Lion Day

01 September 2023

Date Published: Thursday, August 10, 2023 - 11:30 Source KWS website Every year since 2013, on August 10th, the world comes together to celebrate World Lion Day, an occasion that provides a global platform to raise awareness about the majestic endangered species that once roamed over a vast portion…

Africa Climate Summit

04 September 2023 - 08 September 2023

Climate change poses significant risks to the global community, with physical effects causing substantial economic losses. Over the past decade, storms, wildfires, and floods have resulted in substantial GDP losses. Africa, in particular, faces severe climate-related challenges, including drought

EMCA Regulations Review 2023

28 August 2023

Pursuant to section 8 of the Statutory Instruments Act (No. 23 of 2013), the Director General National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) hereby notifies the general public that Regulatory Impact Statements on the underlisted proposed Environmental Management Regulations have been prepared to…

2nd February, 2023 for World Wetlands Day

02 February 2023

Join us on 2nd February, 2023 for WorldWetlandsDay national event to be held at Enkongu Enkare in Narok County under the theme EcosystemRestoration

The restoration initiative:Tree planting in Mt. Kulal

27 January 2023

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Global Environment Facility (GEF), KFS, and KEFRI led a tree planting activity that saw over 7,000 indigenous tree seedlings planted in Mt Kulal, Marsabit County. 1,600 fruit tree seedlings were also given…

Significance of Cherangani Hills Towers

27 October 2022

Cherangani Hills is one of the five major water towers in Kenya which includes Mt Kenya, the Aberdares, Mt Elgon, and the Mau Complex water towers. The Cherangani Hills extend across three counties namely Elgeiyo Marakwet, Trans Nzoia, and West Pokot. It is a twin tower with its waters draining into…

Restoration of Mt. Elgon Forest

27 October 2022

Mount Elgon Forest Ecosystem is one of Kenya’s five major water towers and the second-highest mountain in the country. It is an important catchment for River Nzoia, which drains into Lake Victoria and River Turkwel which drains into Lake Turkana. It was declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2003…

Conserving primates

17 October 2022

By Jojina Minis International Primate Day is celebrated annually on 1st September. The day is dedicated to preserving and protecting primates of all species including chimpanzees, monkeys, orangutans, and gorillas. The day was first celebrated in 2002. This year, the celebrations were held at Karura…

CHM training workshop in Burundi

17 October 2022 - 19 October 2022

Fiji's rich biodiversity and the ecosystems supporting it are now at risk - Reddy

14 September 2019

Minister for Agriculture, Dr. Mahendra Reddy says Fiji’s rich biodiversity and the ecosystems supporting it are now at risk. Dr. Reddy says according to recent research, 25% of bird species, 12% of mammals, 67% of amphibians and 11% of reptiles and plants are already threatened or endangered.

The Navakavu of Fiji Mark Progress on Development Goals

12 September 2019

August 2019: In June 2019, the people of Navakavu (Fiji) met to celebrate the first year of implementation of the Navakavu Revitalisation Strategy 2018-2022 (NRS), a local development strategy aligned to the SDGs and the Government of Fiji’s Development Plan 2017-2021. The NRS, a first for the Vanua…

Connecting with Nature Walk to celebrate International Biodiversity Day

22 May 2019

The rapid decline in biodiversity has linkages to the lack of action in safeguarding the survival and well-being of our biodiversity. This was the message shared by Minister for Agriculture, Rural and Maritime Development, Waterways and Environment Hon. Dr. Mahendra Reddy during the International…

Ban on export, sale of endangered fish during breeding season

06 December 2017

The selling, exporting and consumption of beche-de-mer, undersized fish, kawakawa and donu (grouper) will stop from next year between June and September.

African wildlife

06 June 2017

IUCN identifies threatened freshwater biodiversity sites in the Mediterranean

01 August 2016

Out of the 167 freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas identified, mapped and validated throughout the Mediterranean region, 75 percent were found outside the boundaries of any pre-existing protected areas or other KBAs, according to the main results of an IUCN assessment revealed today at the IUCN World…