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Safaricom commits to plant 5 million trees in 5 years

August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 Daphine Gitonga

Photo copyright : African Forest Forum Safaricom has partnered with Kenya Forest Service to plant 5 million trees in the […]

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WeForest – Programme Director, Africa

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 Daphine Gitonga

Oxford HR – an executive search firm for the international development sector- is currently supporting WeForest, an NGO focusing on restoring forests […]

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New report: Global forest wildlife populations in significant decline

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 Daphine Gitonga

The first-ever global assessment of forest biodiversity, Below the Canopy, shows that monitored forest-dwelling wildlife populations have shrunk on average by […]

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Just released: Video: Morocco: Recognizing the importance of insects

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 Daphine Gitonga

Photo via Wikimedia Commons /Vanessa Atalanta/Morocco, Marrakech/ 14 August 2019. A film by Mabel Gundlach for Deutsche Welle. Scientists and […]

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FSC® accredited ISO and Forest Management courses

August 16, 2019 Daphine Gitonga

Courses available in Kampala, Uganda FSC Auditing to ISO 19011 – 1.5 days plus e-learning £200 FSC Forest Management – […]

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Debtors! Or thieves?

August 16, 2019 Daphine Gitonga

The planet has its budget; the expected quantity of resources it is supposed to use for a particular period while […]

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Kenya must act fast to reverse deforestation

August 13, 2019 Daphine Gitonga

Deforestation of Cherangani hills, Kenya. Photo via Wikimedia Commons According to the World Bank data, in 2015 Kenya’s forest area […]

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KFS announces over 200 vacancies

August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 Daphine Gitonga

The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) is a body corporate established by the Forest Conservation & Management Act, 2016. The Service […]

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Ethiopia ‘breaks’ tree-planting record to tackle climate change

July 30, 2019July 30, 2019 Daphine Gitonga

Officials in Ethiopia say they have broken the world record for tree-planting with more than 350m seedlings in one day, […]

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Report: Climate and mortality rates in Kenya, Mali, and Malawi

July 30, 2019July 30, 2019 Daphine Gitonga

Telly, one of the first villages in the Bandiagara escarpment in Mali. Photo via Wikimedia Commons/Ferdinand Reus Research published in […]

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