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Why Kenya ranks highest globally in public concern for deforestation
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has reported a sharp decline of public concern for climate change in…
How CNN is celebrating Call to Earth Day
On November 6th, 2025, CNN will mark the fifth edition of its global Call to Earth Day initiative,…
Britam to plant 60 million trees over the next five years
Without aggressive restoration efforts, Kenya risks losing vital water catchment zones, with severe consequences for agriculture,…
How UNDP supporting governments to be carbon market ready
“How is it possible that in 2025, when we are able to send people to the…
Why Africa is on the frontline of climate risks and opportunities
A new report from the Climate Crisis Advisory Group (CCAG) warns that without rapid action to…
Floods, havoc as heavy rains expected in several areas in Kenya
Heavy rainfall is expected to be experienced from over the next three days to Tuesday next…
Environmental restoration: how 24 million trees will be planted in Vihiga County by 2032
By Rose Wasike and Marion Salano The County Government of Vihiga is targeting to plant 24…
Aga Khan University Hospital feted for cutting carbon emissions
Aga Khan University Hospital is the first runners up of the 2025 Kenya Association of Manufacturers…
Al Gore honors Risper Asembo with Alfredo Sirkis Memorial Green Ring Award
Former US Vice President and founder of The Climate Reality Project, Al Gore, has presented the…
How Minet Kenya is leveraging local communities in its greening agenda
Kenya is losing its forests at an alarming rate. According to a 2024 report by the Kenya…
Why you cannot afford to treat climate disasters as surprises
By John Gangla In the past five years alone, failed rainy seasons have left over 4…
Counties enact laws to shape local climate change solutions
By Peter Odhengo Although Kenya has made progress at the national level through frameworks like the…
Victoria Commercial Bank sensitises pupils on plastic pollution
Victoria Commercial Bank PLC has joined global efforts to tackle plastic waste by launching a sustainability…
Stanbic Bank Kenya pumps Ksh 1 million to Rhino Charge 2025
Stanbic Bank Kenya has committed a Ksh 1 million sponsorship towards the 2025 Rhino Charge, reinforcing…
Absa Kenya Foundation mobilises planting of 200,000 mangrove trees
Absa Kenya Foundation has supported and mobilised the planting of 200,000 mangrove trees at the Sabaki…
Ways for Africa to adapt to climate change
Africa is getting the short end of the stick as climate change is tightening its grip…
Why trafficking of ants is Africa’s new headache
They might be small and largely inconspicuous, but ants are becoming big business for a growing…
Minet targets to plant 500,000 trees in its reforestation campaign
Minet has edged closer to its large scale reforestation effort of planting 500,000 trees in Kenya…
Why former US Vice President Al Gore is visiting Kenya in June 2025
The Climate Reality Project, a non-profit climate organization founded by former US Vice President Al Gore,…
How varsity students are championing water conservation
Water is life, yet every drop is under threat. This World Water Day, the Aga Khan…
Why Java House is planting 6,000 trees in 14 schools
Java House, in partnership with Tukalime, Munzer Kenya, and Food For Education plan to plant 6,000…
Heavy rains expected in most of Kenya on Sunday and Monday
The Meteorological Department has warned that heavy rainfall is expected in most parts of the country…
How water recovery project won KBL sustainability award
Kenya Breweries Limited has been awarded the 2024 Solenis Sustainability Award for its ground-breaking water recovery project at…
Why regular beach clean-ups are required in Kenya
A beach clean-up exercise has been held in Diani aimed at safeguarding the coastline and promoting…
Biodiesel helps Java reduce 148 tonnes of carbon emissions
Java House has reduced 148 tonnes of carbon emissions this year through an ongoing used cooking…
Why Aga Khan University Hospital’s sustainable project feted
A Biomass boiler project commissioned by Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH, N) in September 2023…
Call for entries for The Earthshot Prize 2025 focusing on restoring our planet
Following a record-breaking year for nominations, and a historic first awards ceremony on the African continent,…
The Earthshot Prize 2025 to seek solutions to restore the planet
Following a record-breaking year for nominations, and a historic first awards ceremony on the African continent,…
Why the Kenya Forest Service is cutting trees in Karura Forest
The Kenya Forest Service has approved the cutting of exotic tree species from Karura Forest. The…
Why African youth are leading COP29 climate adaptation drive
African youth took center stage in various sessions on food systems and climate adaptation sharing their…
Why ECA is keen on urgent and ambitious climate action
As world leaders gather at COP29, amid a flurry of ambitious pledges and sombre warnings, one…
GrowthAfrica tailors circular economy training for county officials
Nairobi County Environment Officers received critical training on the principles of circular economy, climate change and…
Why Africa should push for technology-driven climate action at COP29
Representatives of African countries at the COP29 should take a more assertive stance in advocating for…
How a Kenyan won £1 Million Prince William’s Earthshot Prize
Keep It Cool, a pioneering Kenyan enterprise dedicated to sustainable innovation, is among the five winners…
Why FSD Africa has launched Carbon Accelerator Programme
FSD Africa has launched The Carbon Accelerator Programme for the Environment (CAPE), a pioneering initiative designed…
MTF filmmakers showcase Africa’s environmental challenge
The world is warming faster than at any time in recorded history. This rapid climate change…
How EcoSecurities will help Kenya scale carbon finance
EcoSecurities has sealed a strategic deal with the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) to increase the…
Why IGAD should strengthen climate security collaborations
The United Nations is calling for strengthened collaboration across the Horn of Africa region on climate…
Why mystical Kenya’s “Forest of the Lost Child” is now under threat
Kenya’s Naimina Enkiyio, or the “Forest of the Lost Child”, is under threat. It is said…
Isuzu hands over Aberdares tree nursery project to community
Isuzu East Africa Foundation has handed over a tree nursery in Aberdares, Kiamuturi, Murang’a County to…
Why countries should immediately stop nuclear testing
By Dennis Francis and Robert Floyd In 2009 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 29 August…
How cross-border elephant protection can be enhanced
Scientists and conservationists today, World Elephant Day, handed the Tanzanian Government a global petition with over…
120 Kenyans to be supported to establish waste management firms
At least 120 innovators in Kenya are set to be supported to bring to fruition their…
NCBA inspires change with planting of 12,300 trees in Nairobi in a day
NCBA facilitated the planting of 12,300 trees in a single day in Nairobi and its environs…
LG plants, commits to nurture 300 indigenous trees in Karura Forest
LG Electronics East Africa staff has planted 300 trees in the Karura Forest Reserve as part…
Why those cutting trees for charcoal will be prosecuted
Machakos residents have been cautioned against cutting trees for charcoal burning. Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti terms…