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SAMPU CAMP - MAGADI PDF Print E-mail

Expression of Interest
Sampu tented camp is a beautiful and scenic community tourism facility situated in Magadi area on the base of the Nguruman escarpment and overlooking Lake Natron. It is established within 10,000 hectares community conservancy managed by Shompole/Olkiramatian with rich biodiversity. Sampu camp is looking for a competent partner to manage and market the facility on negotiated terms.  For those interested please download application form here and submit before 20th March 2010.

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KENYA WINS KEY BACKING FOR THE BAN ON TRADE IN IVORY PDF Print E-mail

Kenya has secured the support of 16 African governments in its battle with neighbouring Tanzania over a proposal to allow for controlled trade in ivory.

At least two thirds of the 23 member African Elephants Coalition are backing Kenya’s proposal to replace the nine-year moratorium on ivory trade, which ends in 2019 with a 20-year moratorium.

If adopted, the proposal will bind all parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to outlaw trade in ivory a move that Tanzania and Zambia have opposed.

Reports from the six-days of meeting of AEC in Brussels indicate that Mali, Benin, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Republic of Congo and Government of Southern Sudan backed Kenya’s proposal to maintain the strongest possible international moratorium on trade in ivory.

“No proposals for trade in ivory should be considered until COP18 in 2019. Proposals from Tanzania and Zambia should therefore be withdrawn,” a statement issued after the meeting chaired by Mali and Kenya said.

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DR. WESTERN TO RECEIVE WORLD ECOLOGY AWARDS PDF Print E-mail

Dr. David Western, founding chairman of the African Conservation Centre and Director of Amboseli Conservation Program, will receive the 2010 World Ecology Award from the Harris World Ecology Center at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The award will be presented at a gala dinner to be held on Friday, May 7, 2010 at the Missouri Botanical Garden. The World Ecology Award is presented to an eminent individual who has raised public awareness about global ecology and made significant contributions to environmental protection and biodiversity conservation.Download press release PDF

 

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Capital FM Article: NAIROBI, Kenya, February 3, 2010
The Chairman of the African Conservative Center and winner of the prestigious 2010 Ecology Award David Western said on Tuesday that Kenya was at a much better position in its endeavor to protect its wildlife compared to other African countries.

He however challenged the Kenyan government to upgrade the conservation measures and secure them. Read More..

Daily Nation Article: Friday February 5,  2010

A Kenyan researcher and conservationist has been awarded the prestigious world ecology award from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Dr David Western, a former Kenya Wildlife Service director and the founder the African Conservation Centre in Kenya, will receive the 2010 World Ecology Award from the Harris World Ecology Center at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Read More...

 

 
 


NEWS HIGHLIGHT

THE IMPACT OF THE 2009 DROUGHT ON WILDLIFE, LIVESTOCK AND TOURISM: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION
On the 9th of December 2009, a group of 50 representatives from government agencies, local communities, researchers, conservationists, non-government organizations and the tourism sector convened to take stock of the devastating impact of the 2009 drought on Amboseli National Park and ecosystem The meeting, convened by Kenya Wildlife Service, Read More

Crisis in Kenya’s Rangelands: The 2009 Drought
Kenya’s worst drought in living memory has been overshadowed by political and economic crises and the destruction of the Mau Forest. Now, with 10 million people short of food, the drought has captured national attention. Read More

Conserving biodiversity and livelihoods in the Kenya – Tanzania borderlands in the face of land fragmentation and climate change
The climate change and land fragmentation workshop was held at the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Headquarters, Veterinary Lab Meeting Hall in Nairobi, Kenya and attended by over 40 participants representing about 20 institutions.  Read more

Shompole Community Trust in Kenya scoops the Equator prize
The Shompole Group Ranch has received the prestigious international United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Equator Initiative Award in business and biodiversity in recognition of an outstanding community-driven biodiversity-based business: Read More

 


 

In its climate change program, ACC is taking on the challenge of conserving the biodiversity of the Kenya.. Read More






ACCs encompassing view of science means that all forms of knowledge either from natural sciences.. Read More

Livestock is a key asset in the arid and semi-arid areas of the South Rift region. The livelihoods of pastoralists Read More

 

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