Category Archives: Conservation

Go Run The Ndakaini Half-Marathon And Save Nairobi’s Source of Water

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Enchanted Landscapes Traveller

The UAP Ndakaini half marathon, now in its eighth season, is an annual event sponsored by UAP insurance Company that takes place around the scenic Ndakaini Dam to raise funds for the conservation of the dam which is an important … Continue reading →

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Saving The Hirola Antelope From The Brink of Extinction

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Enchanted Landscapes Traveller

The hirola antelope (also referred by many as the ‘living relic’) is a rare type of antelope classified in the IUCN Red Data List as a ‘critically endangered’ species – the last stage after which an animal is declared extinct … Continue reading →

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Kazi Kwa Vijana: How a Government Initiative is Involving the Youth in Protecting The Environment

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Enchanted Landscapes Traveller

As efforts to restore the Lake Naivasha cathment area continue, the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources has made a huge contribution by supporting the planting of over 1.2 million trees during the last one year through a new initiative … Continue reading →

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New Fence At Tsavo East National Park May Put an End to Existing Human-Wildlife Conflicts

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Enchanted Landscapes Traveller

The rampant invasion of human settlements (or is it the other way round) by wildlife in the Mackinnon, Taru and Samburu areas of Kwale district could be a thing of the past thanks to a 45 km electric fence erected … Continue reading →

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Old Exotic Trees At The Shimba National Reserve Finally To Be Harvested

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Enchanted Landscapes Traveller

Thousands of exotic trees at the Shimba Hills National Reserve will finally be harvested after a long-standing disagreement between the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and the Kenya Forest Service (KFS). The KFS wanted the plantation harvested as most of the … Continue reading →

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Kenya Needs Kshs 7.6 billion To Reach 10% Forest Cover by The Year 2030

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Enchanted Landscapes Traveller

Kenya requires Kshs 7.6 billion annually to purchase 384 million seedlings in order to meet the United Nations’ requirement of a 10% forest cover by the year 2030 – the Kenya Forestry and Wildlife ministry has revealed. The revelation was … Continue reading →

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Keep-off Wetlands: Kenyans Told

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Enchanted Landscapes Traveller

The government through the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), which is the executive and implementing arm of the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, has issued a directive to the Lands Ministry to revoke all allocations of riparian land next … Continue reading →

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