Tag: environment
What Kigali bird numbers tell us about life in Rwanda
New revelation point to the ‘return of birds’ to Kigali, and potential to turn Rwanda’s capital into a world bird watching destination.
AWEKO: It is one and only planet we are living in, there’s no planet B
Faith says she joined the Social Innovation Academy in Mpigi in 2017, where she met her co-founders. “We quickly realized that we all share the same passion for art and saving the environment.” This common passion informed their epiphany to start Reform Africa in 2018.
COP27: African youth issue list of demands
Top on the list is the demand that climate mobility is reflected in decisions made at COP27, COP28 and beyond. The youth want migration recognized as an adaptation strategy and coping mechanism for youth in climate policies, finance and governance structures going forward.
Post APAC: Eyes now on African govts to prioritise conservation in spending
So far, key Pan-African conservation organisations spearheading the scheme say it’s too early to determine when the governance structure, capitalization and disbursement modalities for A-PACT will be deliberated and agreed upon by concerned parties
Africa needs own pool of funds to drive conservation agenda - Kumah
Conservationists pushing for the establishment of the fund say at least $200 billion is needed to meet routine costs of conserving estates managed by state agencies, indigenous peoples, local communities or private individuals across the 54 countries.
Big salaries, posh offices and cars eating up funding for conservation in Africa
A new study published by Maliasili and Synchronicity Earth, both African organisations whose work revolves around community-based approaches to conservation show that indigenous people and local communities across the globe receive less than 1 per cent of all climate funding, while African organizations...
Inside Africa’s $200bn conservation funding plan: What we know
Some $2 billion to $3 billion is what is urgently needed annually to allow the fund to kickstart and support the protected and conserved areas on the continent, according to Frederick Kumah, Vice President of Kenya-based African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), the organization spearheading ongoing push to...
APAC: African leaders moot multi-billion dollar conservation trust fund
Conservation experts attending first ever continental gathering on conservation dubbed the Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) in Kigali, which opened on July 18, are of the view that, in particular, African countries need to urgently devise ways to raise the much-needed funding for nature conservation...
Continental conservation watchdog opens office in Rwanda
The organization, whose work involves protection of wildlife and their habitats on the African continent, says the new office will give it the much-needed base in the region, and pave the way for collaboration and partnerships with the government of Rwanda and local non-state actors in advancing conservation.
$6.7 billion urgently needed to preserve Africa’s wildlife asset
Based on average of management costs per square kilometre, and considering there are over 6 million square kilometres of protected and conserved areas across Africa, the annual costs of managing the entire conservation estate range from $2.6 billion to $6.7 billion annually.