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22 Jul, 22

Governments Urged to Involve Indigenous People in Conservation of Biodiversity

Governments Urged to Involve Indigenous People in Conservation of Biodiversity By Gift Briton With Sustainable Development Goal(SDG)15 pointing out the need to protect at least 30% of world’s land and oceans by 2030, experts urge countries to include indigenous and local people in the management and control of the protected areas by recognizing their knowledge and rights in […]
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22 Jul, 22

Sale of Carbon Curbing Mangrove Loss along Kenyan Coast

Sale of Carbon Curbing Mangrove Loss along Kenyan Coast By Sharon Atieno Mwanasha Abdalla, 42, sells sardines in Vanga, a coastal area about 563 km away from Nairobi, Kenya’s capital city. Sardine preparation requires a lot of heating as the fish is boiled at high temperatures before being sun dried for sale. For her business, […]
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22 Jul, 22

African Leaders Call for Equal Commitment in Biodiversity Finance

African Leaders Call for Equal Commitment in Biodiversity Finance By Sharon Atieno African leaders have called for equal financial commitment from global leaders to meet the financial gap required to meet biodiversity targets. They were speaking at the sidelines of the inaugural African Protected Areas Congress (APAC) 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda. The annual funding budget […]
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Kenya Receives €63 Mn Loan to Increase Cereals, Oil seed Production

Kenya Receives €63 Mn Loan to Increase Cereals, Oil seed Production By Joyce Ojanji The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a €63 million loan to Kenya to significantly boost cereals and oil seeds production by over 1.5 million metric tonnes over the next two years. Kenya and other East Africa countries […]
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Silviculturists urged to Adopt New Management Systems

Silviculturists urged to Adopt New Management Systems By Elisha Singira Silviculturists- people who grow trees for economic gain- should embrace new management systems in their plantations to maximize their earnings in the tree planting business. Dr. James Kimondo, the acting director of the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) said during a colloquium held by the organization. Dr. Kimondo […]
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15 Jul, 22

Kenya could Implement Personalized Medicine in the Next Five Years

Kenya could Implement Personalized Medicine in the Next Five Years By Mary Hearty Kenya has the potential to implement personalized medicine- a medical model that is used to determine the genetic makeup of a person in order to know the best drug that is specifically suitable for them- in the next five years with strong […]
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15 Jul, 22

Kenya: Funding Remains a Hindrance to Implementation of Personalized Medicine

Kenya: Funding Remains a Hindrance to Implementation of Personalized Medicine By Willy Ngumbi  Though Kenya has a lot of potential for implementing personalized medicine (PM) including human resource among others, funding remains a major hindrance to this treatment model, experts say during the European Union-East Africa Region Stakeholder Workshop held in Nairobi, Kenya. Dr Evelyn Gitau, African Population and Health […]
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Sarah Evanega lauded for public service in science

Sarah Evanega lauded for public service in science By Joan Conrow Sarah Evanega, an imaginer who pioneered innovative approaches to science communication, today won the Mary Clutter Service in Science Public Service Award. Evanega, the founding director of the Alliance for Science who now serves as lead of stakeholder engagements at Pairwise, has long been […]
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14 Jul, 22

Several Strategies to Cushion Africa from Hiking Commodity Prices, Food Shocks

Several Strategies to Cushion Africa from Hiking Commodity Prices, Food Shocks By Joyce Ojanji As the negative impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to be felt on food security in Africa, experts from the region have called for capacity and institutional infrastructural development to minimize these impacts. They were speaking during a virtual meeting hosted by […]
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