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KENYA’S INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

NAIROBI, KENYA, 15-17 SEPTEMBER 2010

Towards a Comprehensive Conservation Framework

Kenya’s immense wealth of biodiversity vital to human well being and planetary health, has yet to be inventoried for all species and the country is still to develop a national biodiversity framework that takes into account projected changes in land use and climate. The International Year for Biodiversity offers the perfect opportunity time to develop a national framework for conserving Kenya’s biodiversity, taking into account land use, livelihoods and climate change. 

We are pleased to announce that the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, Kenya Wildlife Service, African Conservation Centre, National Museums of Kenya, Department of Remote Sensing and Resource Surveys, Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development and Kenya Forest Service among other agencies will host a conference titled Kenya’s International Conference on Biodiversity and Climate Change at Nairobi's Intercontinental Hotel from- 15th to 17th September 2010.

The conference will bring together conservation scientists, planners, graduate students, managers and policy makers to coordinate species inventories and map Kenya’s biodiversity. Participants, within thematic sessions, will consider how to collate, integrate, analyze and share information using the best available mapping, data storage and analytical tools to develop a national framework for conserving Kenya’s biodiversity, taking into account land use, livelihoods and climate change. The International conference will draw on international experience in biodiversity conservation and participants from neighboring East African states.

The conference will focus on the following thematic sessions:
· Biodiversity assessment
· Biodiversity informatics
· Climate change
· Land-use and livelihoods
· Policy implications
· Poster sessions

If you wish to submit a poster, please register for the conference and send an abstract of what you intend to present, to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , on or before 6th September, 2010.

Registration forms and payment details for National and International participants are available at www.tbd.org. The registration fee is Ksh 4,000/- for individuals and Ksh 10,000 Corporate rates (which allows a maximum of 3 participants).
Please note participant registration will only be CONFIRMED on receipt of payment..more details...
 
Dr. David Western Receive The Ecology Award PDF Print E-mail

World Ecology Award presentation for David Western

jonah_e_awardOn May 8, the World Ecology Center in St. Louis presented Dr. David Western with their prestigious World Ecology Award at a gala banquet.Attending from Kenya were Betty Buyu, director of African Conservation Centre, and Lucy Wariungi, director of programs for ACC; and representing ACC~US was Dr. Bill Yancey, chairman. Dr. Shirley Strum, professor at UCSD and director of the Uaso Ngiro Baboon Project and David Western's wife, also attended.....Read More

 
 
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.

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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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