Africa

Kenya - NatureKenya

BirdLife Partner

Members: 986
Staff: 51
P.O. Box 44486 - 00100 GPO, Nairobi, KE
office@naturekenya.org
www.naturekenya.org

 

Mission of the organisation

Connecting nature and people.

 

Key Activities

Member trips, outings & lectures, publication of journals, magazines & other books, IBA conservation work and education programme.

  • Increase public awareness of the global, national, and local values of biodiversity
  • Key biodiversity conservation sites prioritised, studied, documented and findings disseminated
  • Nature Kenya’s influence on decision affecting biodiversity increased
  • Action for protection of key species, sites and habitats specified and initiated
  • Larger, broader and active membership base developed
  • Funding increased from diversified sources
  • Effectiveness and efficiency of Nature Kenya management and administration enhanced

 

 

News
There are thought to be fewer than 250 Liben Larks left © Nikk Borrow
15 Sep 2020

Saving the Critically Endangered Liben Lark in Ethiopia

Forming part of the Ethiopian Highlands in Southern Ethiop
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AfricaEthiopia
Reef rescuer Athina cleaning corals at a nursery © Nature Seychelles
17 Nov 2020

Saving Seychelles disappearing coral reefs

Ocean warming and coral bleaching have had a devastating impact on coral reefs, critical in supporting marine biodiversity. In Seychelles conservationists are celebrating ten years of success of the world’s first large-...
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AfricaSeychelles
Lappet-faced Vulture © Ben Jobson
23 Jun 2020

How Kenya is healing toxic relationship between vultures and people

With their hunched posture, bald heads and their use in cartoons to represent opportunistic greed, vultures are arguably the most misunderstood scavengers. Humans have long considered them to be the outcasts of the...
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AfricaKenya
© Ghana Wildlife Society
12 Mar 2020

Marking World Wetlands Day in Africa

On the first Sunday of February every year, the world marks World Wetlands Day to raise awareness of the vital role played by wetlands. This year, BirdLife partners across Africa celebrated the theme: “Life thrives in...
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AfricaBotswanaGhanaKenyaNigeriaSenegalUgandaZambia
The red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) nests all year round in Cabo Verde © Projeto Sal Biodiversidade
4 Nov 2020

How Cabo Verde is becoming a safe haven for seabirds

A new network for seabird research and conservation in Cabo Verde is already making an impact on bird species and the local communities that live alongside them
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AfricaCape Verde
Western Red Colobus © Peter Ichman
12 Jan 2021

Saving the Gola Forest: reimagining forest conservation in West Africa

In Sierra Leone and Liberia, a new forest conservation initiative is being implemented through a collaborative approach, to save one of West Africa’s few remaining tropical forests.
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AfricaLiberiaSierra Leone
Garâa Sejenane
19 Apr 2020

Saving endemic plants in Tunisia

Conserving the Patrimonial Plants of Garâa Sejenane and Dar Fatma
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Africa
Madagascar pond-heron with internuptial plumage © Gilles ADT
22 Dec 2020

Restoring wet meadows to protect the Madagascar pond-heron in Mayotte

Wet meadows are critical reservoirs of biodiversity, but they have declined in Mayotte due to pollution, urbanization and invasive species, among others. Restoration efforts have been ongoing since August 2020 to...
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AfricaMadagascar
Ghoubel wind project in Djibouti, near Lake Assal © Jean Marie Takoule
20 Jul 2020

Why we need to balance Ghana's energy needs with conservation

In Ghana, renewable energy is a rapidly-growing industry. As demand increases, the country urgently needs to ensure these developments have a minimal impact on the country's birds and biodiversity. Here's what needs to...
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AfricaGhana
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