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
© Chaona Phiri
11 Sep 2019

BirdWatch Zambia Celebrates a Conservation Milestone

On 31st August and 1 September 2019, BirdWatch Zambia (BWZ) - BirdLife International partner in Zambia, marked a milestone, celebrating 50 years of conservation in the country.
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AfricaZambia
19 Apr 2020

Conserver les Plantes Patrimoniales de Garâa Sejenane et Dar Fatma

Les références bibliographiques publiées et les bases de d
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Africa
Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) © Emilie Chen
3 Jul 2020

Eight years in the Eastern Afromontane: a conservation milestone

The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) programme in the Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot ended on 31 March 2020. We look back at some of the highlights of this programme in the past eight years.
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AfricaEthiopiaMalawiUganda
Cattle rearing is a major economic activity in Botswana © Clarissa Hughes
6 Mar 2020

Tackling human-wildlife conflict through community engagement

In rural Botswana, human-wildlife conflict is affecting the livelihoods of local communities. BirdLife Botswana is engaging local communities to address this problem.
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AfricaBotswana
Egyptian vulturer © Birdlife Europe
10 Jun 2020

Working with traditional healers to end vulture poaching

In West Africa, illegal trade in vultures’ parts for belief based use spells doom for these endangered birds. The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), BirdLife Partner is working with local traditional healers to...
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AfricaNigeria
22 May 2020

Turtle Day: Shining the Spotlight on West Africa’s Disappearing Turtles

Poaching, accidental catches, pollution, plastics, infrastructure... At sea and on land, sea turtles face many threats. Celebration of the World Turtle Day on May 23 each year, reminds us the importance of protecting...
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AfricaCape VerdeGuineaGuinea-BissauMauritaniaSenegalSierra LeoneThe Gambia
Local women processing shea butter in the south of Burkina Faso © Seydou NACRO
19 Feb 2020

Birds, Bees and Business: Empowering Local Communities in Burkina Faso

In Burkina Faso, a unique project on biodiversity conservation is improving the livelihoods of local communities.
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AfricaBurkina Faso
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
18 Oct 2019

Empowering Park Rangers to Support Vulture Conservation in Ethiopia

In the hilly terrain of Awash National Park in Ethiopia, Tigist Bogale sits among a group of rangers in a room. The rangers all dressed in jungle green uniform, listen attentively to Dr. Bruktawit Abdu, at the front of...
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AfricaEthiopia
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