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Government Stopped from Interfering With Nairobi National Park A THREE-Member panel of the National Environment Tribunal (NET) has made a landmark ruling that has stopped the construction of a section of the Southern Bypass in the Nairobi National Park. The NET has also asked the Ministry of Roads and the Kenya government to follow the law if it wishes to degazette the relevant section of the park. Through KENHA, the Government of Kenya had intended to put up a 4-km section of the Southern Bypass in Nairobi National Park, contrary to the conditions given by NEMA when it issued the EIA license for the said road. ... Read More |
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You Can't Kill an Elephant with a Hand Grenade It usually takes a dozen machete strikes or an entire AK47 magazine to finish the job. Another favourite is a close range mortar attack. So brutal has the poaching industry become that military style weapons are now the norm. In fact, it can be more accurately described as the African war. And just like a war, the violence is taking a heavy toll. An estimated 70-100 elephants a day are butchered for their tusks. Sadly, this number is rising. In 2012, more elephants were killed than in any year since the international ivory trade ban was introduced in 1989. ... Read More |
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A Successful Outcome for the Tana River Delta The High Court has ruled that the short, medium and long range land use development plans for the Tana River Delta will have to be developed with full participation of the communities as well as government agencies and other stakeholders with an interest in the area. The judge also called for periodic evaluations of such plans ... Read More |
We need a revised Wildlife Policy and Act urgently
Southern Bypass and the Nairobi National Park
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