Conservation and environmental news: Eastern & Southern Africa Programme
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Forest gives rise to village bank
From a desire to protect their forest and promote their culture, the members of Kaya Kinondo ...
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WWF wins prestigious awards for coastal community work in Tanzania
WWF sustainable fisheries programme is recognised for work to improve the lives of coastal ...
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Transparency and common sense prevail at wildlife trade meeting
The 61st meeting of Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered ...
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CITES meeting to address illegal ivory and rhino horn trade
WWF calls on representatives of world governments and other groups attending the CITES meeting in ...
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Rhino horn smugglers given maximum sentence
Two Vietnamese men convicted of attempting to smuggle rhino horns out of South Africa were ...
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Seized ivory burned in Kenya
Nearly five tonnes of African elephant ivory confiscated in Singapore is being destroyed in ...
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FSC certification helps stop the ‘bleeding’ in Tanzanian forests
Communities in rural Tanzania are beginning to realize the benefit of conserving their forests and ...
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Elephant poaching increases as ivory markets go unregulated
A new report issued under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna ...
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Arrests made in Uganda mountain gorilla death
Three men have been arrested for killing a critically endangered mountain gorilla in Bwindi ...
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Photos from aerial elephant survey released
The WWF African Elephant Programme and Zambia Country Office, in partnership with the Zambia ...
WWF Mourns Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wangari Maathai
WWF joins the people of Kenya, and the citizens of the world, in mourning our great global citizen and heroine.
“Wangari Maathai was a great inspiration for many of us at WWF. Her death is a great loss not only for the African but also global environmental movement,” said James P. Leape, WWF’s Director General.
Her tenacity, perseverance and courage in the face of personal bodily harm provided a base for environmental work to progress in Kenya and beyond. When Prof. Maathai was the Assistant Minister for Environment in Kenya, WWF was privileged to work with her to advocate for the sustainable use of natural resources, and the importance of saving nature with people.
Prof. Maathai was at the forefront of the conservation and protection of forests and water towers in Kenya. Many will remember Prof. Maathai’s drive for the protection of the Mau Forest Complex in Kenya, a critical water tower in the region. The very last opportunity that WWF had to interact with Prof. Maathai was in April 2010 during the drive to rehabilitate the Mau Forest Complex, an initiative that was led by the Government of Kenya.
Since 2004, WWF has supported forest restoration and effective management of remaining forest catchments in eastern Africa, with an initial focus on the Mau Forest Complex. In honour of Prof. Mathaai, WWF commits to continue her great work and provide the world with the legacy she legitimately deserves.
As the world mourns Prof. Maathai, WWF takes this moment to celebrate her achievements and contribution to the well being of the environment, and indeed mankind.
Rest in peace, Prof. Maathai, we will miss you.
