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Kenya launches census to boost conservation of iconic species

Kenya launches census to boost conservation of iconic species IANS 2 hours ago © IANS Kenya launches census to boost conservation of iconic species Nairobi, May 8 (IANS) Kenya has launched a three-month national wildlife census whose results will inform retooling of conservation programs for iconic species grappling with climatic and human-induced threats. Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife Najib Balala said on Friday that the first-ever wildlife census in Kenya will enable the government to obtain accurate data on wildlife resources including giant land mammals, carnivores and marine life, reports Xinhua news agency. The census will utilize globally recognized methodologies to obtain accurate data on wildlife resources in the country and mitigate future threats to their survival, Balala said during the televised census launch at Shimba Hills, in the coastal county of Kwale.

Kenya launches wildlife census to boost conservation of iconic species - World News

2021-05-07 10:56:03 GMT2021-05-07 18:56:03(Beijing Time) Xinhua English NAIROBI, May 7 (Xinhua) Kenya on Friday launched a three-month national wildlife census whose results will inform retooling of conservation programs for iconic species grappling with climatic and human-induced threats. Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife Najib Balala said the first-ever wildlife census in Kenya will enable the government to obtain accurate data on wildlife resources including giant land mammals, carnivores and marine life. The census will utilize globally recognized methodologies to obtain accurate data on wildlife resources in the country and mitigate future threats to their survival, Balala said during the televised census launch at Shimba Hills, in the coastal county of Kwale.

FEATURE-Armed with phones and seeds, jobless Kenyans tackle

Locals hired to patrol forests and replant trees Forest covers 7% of Kenya, which is aiming for 10% by 2022 By Kagondu Njagi KWALE, Kenya, April 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - S tanding under a thick green canopy in coastal Kenya s Shim Hills, Mohamed Mwaramuno squints at his fellow forest ranger s smartphone. With about a dozen rangers, he has been using an app that through satellite feeds maps signs of forest fires, illegal logging and people encroaching on water sources, to stem worsening deforestation in Kwale County during the COVID-19 pandemic. The app has made work easier for us, said Mwaramuno. Instead of patrolling the dangerous terrain we just receive these feeds and then we can directly go to the sites that have been disturbed.

Armed with phones and seeds, jobless Kenyans tackle illegal logging

7 Min Read KWALE, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Standing under a thick green canopy in coastal Kenya’s Shim Hills, Mohamed Mwaramuno squints at his fellow forest ranger’s smartphone. With about a dozen rangers, he has been using an app that through satellite feeds maps signs of forest fires, illegal logging and people encroaching on water sources, to stem worsening deforestation in Kwale County during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The app has made work easier for us,” said Mwaramuno. “Instead of patrolling the dangerous terrain we just receive these feeds and then we can directly go to the sites that have been disturbed.”

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