Comments for The East African Wild Life Society http://eawildlife.org The Voice of Conservation in East Africa Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:54:39 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Membership benefits by Ochieng' Oreyo http://eawildlife.org/?page_id=440&cpage=1#comment-108 Ochieng' Oreyo Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:54:39 +0000 http://eawildlife.org/?page_id=440#comment-108 Hi, Thank you for a good job. I was a member but lost track a few years back. I believe I am returning soon because conservation of environment and wildlife makes me tick. Hi,

Thank you for a good job. I was a member but lost track a few years back. I believe I am returning soon because conservation of environment and wildlife makes me tick.

]]> Comment on Swara 2009 : 03 is out by Stephen http://eawildlife.org/?p=26&cpage=1#comment-107 Stephen Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:32:41 +0000 http://eawildlife.org/?p=26#comment-107 What does SWARA stand for? Defination? What does SWARA stand for? Defination?

]]> Comment on Chairman’s message by The Green vision Group http://eawildlife.org/?page_id=52&cpage=1#comment-106 The Green vision Group Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:31:37 +0000 http://eawildlife.org/?page_id=52#comment-106 Our environment is our life.We The Green Vision upholds the view that we depend on biodiversity and that biodiversity depends on us.We have succeeded in creating awareness thus the result has been an enormous number of tree seedlings waiting to be planted.The Green Vision Group organizes tree planting exercises at public utilities and at water catchment areas.We are looking for partners to help us buy seedlings from members of the community.Currently we have got 500,000 seedlings ready. Our environment is our life.We The Green Vision upholds the view that we depend on biodiversity and that biodiversity depends on us.We have succeeded in creating awareness thus the result has been an enormous number of tree seedlings waiting to be planted.The Green Vision Group organizes tree planting exercises at public utilities and at water catchment areas.We are looking for partners to help us buy seedlings from members of the community.Currently we have got 500,000 seedlings ready.

]]> Comment on Man Vs Wildlife: The Issues by Ole Sipitiek http://eawildlife.org/?p=708&cpage=1#comment-103 Ole Sipitiek Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:49:09 +0000 http://eawildlife.org/?p=708#comment-103 This is possible only and when the victim has an education on conservation of biodiversity and is also a beneficiary either through benefits accrued from their conservancy, or the person has benefited from sponsorship from a conservation body, county council etc. People must be well educated on the importance of their local environment. This is possible only and when the victim has an education on conservation of biodiversity and is also a beneficiary either through benefits accrued from their conservancy, or the person has benefited from sponsorship from a conservation body, county council etc. People must be well educated on the importance of their local environment.

]]> Comment on Key Issues Ignored in Jatropha Project by Ole Sipitiek http://eawildlife.org/?p=731&cpage=1#comment-102 Ole Sipitiek Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:38:32 +0000 http://eawildlife.org/?p=731#comment-102 I am of the opinion that an E.I.A should always be the first thing to be done before a massive project requiring communal land is conducted. The viability options should then be discussed further to avoid bringing on board projects that negate climate change. In the aforesaid Jatropha project, it is completely against the community interest that this one in Malindi should proceed I am of the opinion that an E.I.A should always be the first thing to be done before a massive project requiring communal land is conducted. The viability options should then be discussed further to avoid bringing on board projects that negate climate change. In the aforesaid Jatropha project, it is completely against the community interest that this one in Malindi should proceed

]]> Comment on Key Issues Ignored in Jatropha Project by Benjamin Kimani http://eawildlife.org/?p=731&cpage=1#comment-101 Benjamin Kimani Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:21:46 +0000 http://eawildlife.org/?p=731#comment-101 Kudos for the thorough analysis you have done. I wonder what kind of Kenya the future generations will inherit from us. We need to really advocate against this kind of development where social and environmental concerns are ignored just because of the capital gains envisioned. Kudos for the thorough analysis you have done. I wonder what kind of Kenya the future generations will inherit from us. We need to really advocate against this kind of development where social and environmental concerns are ignored just because of the capital gains envisioned.

]]> Comment on Key Issues Ignored in Jatropha Project by Anthony Gross http://eawildlife.org/?p=731&cpage=1#comment-100 Anthony Gross Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:54:26 +0000 http://eawildlife.org/?p=731#comment-100 Why do you restrict yourself to the Nairobi Star?Involve the remaining media strenously and involve the new Nema Director and use the Nema Appeal process. Why do you restrict yourself to the Nairobi Star?Involve the remaining media strenously and involve the new Nema Director and use the Nema Appeal process.

]]> Comment on Climate Change takes its toll on Pastoralists by Marcel Rutten http://eawildlife.org/?p=722&cpage=1#comment-99 Marcel Rutten Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:04:55 +0000 http://eawildlife.org/?p=722#comment-99 It is sad to not that climate change issues blur the major threats to pastoralists, especially Maasai pastoralists: growing inbalance between needs and output, competition over resources from other economic acitivities notably commercial horticultural export, land acquisition by well off, including foreign tour operators; pollution/destruction of the environment through mining, burning, trees cutting, sand harvesting. In reality rainfall figures in southern Kenya are slightly up. When droughts hit, as they always do, safe heavens are gone/polluted. It's the polical economy... It is sad to not that climate change issues blur the major threats to pastoralists, especially Maasai pastoralists: growing inbalance between needs and output, competition over resources from other economic acitivities notably commercial horticultural export, land acquisition by well off, including foreign tour operators; pollution/destruction of the environment through mining, burning, trees cutting, sand harvesting. In reality rainfall figures in southern Kenya are slightly up. When droughts hit, as they always do, safe heavens are gone/polluted. It’s the polical economy…

]]> Comment on Large Scale Growing of Jatropha not Commercially Viable by Wanja Kinuthia http://eawildlife.org/?p=671&cpage=1#comment-95 Wanja Kinuthia Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:55:28 +0000 http://eawildlife.org/?p=671#comment-95 It is good to see people advocating against the so called exotic wonder plants. Most of these have turned out to be very invasive and the country have not even started to realise the long term implication. We should advocate for the indigenous Croton megalocarpa whose seeds are largely unutilized in Kenya today. The oil from the seeds can be used in engines and even lamps (used by most rural communities). With the talk of I million trees, the climate change debate not to mention the 2010 year of biodiversity, exotic plants should be at the bottom of the list if at all. I am an advocate for indigenous pollinator populations. Pollinators and other invertebrates are never thought of when EAIs are conducted, yet they are the driving force of plant regeneration through seeds. What will happens to all the bees, butterflies, flies etc which pollinate the plants Jatropa will replace. Have you ever observed a Croton megalocarpa tree in bloom? The sound of the bees and other invertebrates visiting the flowers is true music to the ear. Let us keep away form exotic plants and and safeguard our pollinators!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Concerned Africa Pollinators Initiative Founder Member It is good to see people advocating against the so called exotic wonder plants. Most of these have turned out to be very invasive and the country have not even started to realise the long term implication. We should advocate for the indigenous Croton megalocarpa whose seeds are largely unutilized in Kenya today. The oil from the seeds can be used in engines and even lamps (used by most rural communities). With the talk of I million trees, the climate change debate not to mention the 2010 year of biodiversity, exotic plants should be at the bottom of the list if at all.

I am an advocate for indigenous pollinator populations. Pollinators and other invertebrates are never thought of when EAIs are conducted, yet they are the driving force of plant regeneration through seeds. What will happens to all the bees, butterflies, flies etc which pollinate the plants Jatropa will replace. Have you ever observed a Croton megalocarpa tree in bloom? The sound of the bees and other invertebrates visiting the flowers is true music to the ear.

Let us keep away form exotic plants and and safeguard our pollinators!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Concerned Africa Pollinators Initiative Founder Member

]]> Comment on Swara 2009 : 03 is out by Samuel Kibichii http://eawildlife.org/?p=26&cpage=1#comment-94 Samuel Kibichii Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:54:49 +0000 http://eawildlife.org/?p=26#comment-94 Funny, but please let me know if I can read the latest edition of Swara. I just don't see how to read any of the stories mentioned above. I am a member and a copy is usally send to my address at home. But I am abroad, I am not asking you not to send the magazine to my house - please it is desperately needed there!, but couldn't we have a way of letting people outside the country read it online as well? Regards. Funny, but please let me know if I can read the latest edition of Swara. I just don’t see how to read any of the stories mentioned above. I am a member and a copy is usally send to my address at home. But I am abroad, I am not asking you not to send the magazine to my house – please it is desperately needed there!, but couldn’t we have a way of letting people outside the country read it online as well?

Regards.

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