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A Cocktail of Invasive Species in Lake Naivasha

Thursday, October 18, 2012

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A Cocktail of Invasive Species in Lake Naivasha

Why the Fish Eagle’s striking call signifies urgent action to tackle ‘Intruders’ in Lake Naivasha.

Kenya’s Tana River Delta Designated as newest Ramsar Site in Africa

Thursday, October 18, 2012

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A key milestone in conservation efforts in Kenya achieved as the Tana River Delta is designated as a Ramsar site.

Tana Appeal: Please give generously for Emergency Humanitarian Support to Tana River Delta Violence Survivors

Monday, September 24, 2012

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Please give generously for Emergency Humanitarian Support to Tana River Delta Violence Survivors

Using nature to help people adapt to climate change in East Africa

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

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With support from the UK government’s Darwin Initiative, BirdLife International is working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources, is raising awareness and building capacity on the role of ecosystems in adaptation amongst government and civil society in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.

Scale up work on poverty reduction and biodiversity policy making pays off in Dakatcha woodlands in Kenya

Thursday, July 12, 2012

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Scale up work on poverty reduction and biodiversity policy making pays off in Dakatcha woodlands in Kenya

Birdlife Africa Partnership got a renewed boost to its work in Poverty reduction and policy making when the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID) gave some additional funding amounting to Euros, 500,000 in October 2010.

Guided by science, Kenyan authority rejects the case for jatropha at Dakatcha IBA

Friday, February 24, 2012

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Guided by science, Kenyan authority rejects the case for jatropha at Dakatcha IBA

Following a campaign led by Nature Kenya, supported by other BirdLife Partners, Kenya’s National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has officially rejected a proposal to convert 10,000 hectares of Dakatcha Woodland IBA to grow the biofuel crop jatropha.

Dakatcha woodland, Kenya

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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Status: Important Bird Area Campaign period: 2009 and Ongoing Background The Dakatcha woodland is found near the town of Malindi in the Coastal province of Kenya. Its landscape consists of a series of dry forests, dense thickets with open woodlands. To the south, the site is bordered by the wide Galana-Sabaki River. Why it is [...]

Death threats received by opponent of a Jatropha project in Tana Delta

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

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Death threats received by opponent of a Jatropha project in Tana Delta

Tana delta community split over the proposed jatrpoha project under Bedford Biofuel. This has led to some people threatening others to backdown in their advocacy to have the project halted.