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Environment
Environment and climate in Kenya: conservation, forests, water, pollution and community adaptation stories.
Rhino Ark Demands Immediate Halt to Airstrip Construction Inside Imenti Forest Reserve
Conservation group Rhino Ark Kenya Charitable Trust has called for an immediate suspension of airstrip construction inside the Upper Imenti Forest Reserve, warning that the project is proceeding without the environmental approvals or public participation legally required under Kenyan law.
How Plastic Pollution Is Poisoning Kenya's Marine Ecosystems and Getting Into Our Food
As the 11th Our Ocean Conference concluded in Mombasa, the Kenya Coalition to End Plastic Pollution has sounded a grave alarm: plastic waste is contaminating Kenya's marine ecosystems, entering the food chain through seafood, and threatening the livelihoods and health of coastal communities. Experts say the time for declarations is over - only action will do.
Water Governance, Not New Dams, Holds Key to Kenya's Water Security Future
Kenya's water security battle will not be decided by the number of dams built or boreholes drilled, but by the strength of the governance systems managing those resources. Stakeholders meeting in Nairobi say resolving institutional and legal conflicts within Basin Water Resource Committees is the country's most pressing water priority.
El Niño 2026: Africa Stares Down GDP Losses Exceeding 5% as Droughts and Floods Intensify
Africa's top meteorological body, ACMAD, has warned that the 2026 El Niño could cost member states more than five percent of GDP as severe floods and droughts sweep across the continent. Eastern Africa, including Kenya, faces heightened flood risks from August through October, while dry spells threaten to devastate harvests in the Sahel and Southern Africa.
Rachel Ruto Commits 33 Hectares to Mau Forest Restoration in Nakuru Drive
First Lady Rachel Ruto has formally adopted 33 hectares of the Marindas Forest Block within the Mau Forest Complex, cementing her commitment to Kenya's forest recovery agenda. The pledge was made during a ceremony in Kuresoi North, Nakuru County, where she launched an indigenous tree seedling nursery and called on all Kenyans to join the effort.
Mau Forest Programme Restores Degraded Land and Transforms Farmer Livelihoods
The Mau Forest Complex Integrated Conservation and Livelihood Improvement Programme has restored over 1,500 hectares of degraded forest and supported more than 10,230 farmers across Nakuru County and beyond. Environment PS Dr. Festus Ng'eno says the ten-year community-owned initiative is on course to reverse decades of destruction while improving lives along the Mau catchment.
All 47 Counties Receive New Safety and Environmental Framework for Development Projects
The State Department for Devolution has rolled out a new Environmental, Social, Health and Safety framework to all 47 counties under the World Bank-funded Second Kenya Devolution Support Program. The manual aims to help counties manage environmental and social risks and deliver development projects that are safe, sustainable, and genuinely accountable to local communities.
Kenya Strengthens UNDP Partnership to Advance Climate Action and Biodiversity
Kenya has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling climate change and safeguarding biodiversity by deepening ties with the United Nations Development Programme. Principal Secretary Festus Ngeno convened a high-level meeting with a senior UNDP delegation on Wednesday to chart concrete steps on climate resilience, loss and damage financing, and the global biodiversity agenda.
Africa Must Lead on Climate Action After Landmark ICJ Ruling, Experts Say
African leaders and climate experts meeting in Nairobi have urged the continent to build its own climate solutions after the International Court of Justice ruled on July 23, 2025, that all states carry binding legal duties to protect the climate system - a decision Kenya says turns climate commitments from political choices into legal obligations.