Scientist Emmanuel Karisa from Kenya Forest Service taking CBEMR training participants through different approaches to mangrove restoration in Jomvu, Mombasa County| Photo By Mazera Ndurya Three months after a much- publicized record-breaking mangrove planting exercise in Kwa Jomvu, Mombasa, questions are being raised about whether planting trees is the same as restoring a mangrove ecosystem….
Hadley Becha, CANCO Executive Director, listening to a reaction from one of the participants at the Advocacy and Governance Training in Msambweni, Kwale County | Photo By Mazera Ndurya At the crack of dawn Biasha Omar is already up and running preparing to set off for Mkunguni beach, a place where she ekes her living…
Community members prepare to plant Mangrove seedlings at Mida Creek in Kilifi County.Photo by Charo Ngumbao. Charo Ngumbao, the Chairperson of the Arabuko Sokoke Forest Adjacent Dwellers Association (ASFADA), could not hide his excitement as more than 200 local community members gathered at Mida Creek in Kilifi County to mark this year’s International Day for…
Whale surfacing with cargo ship in the background| Photo Courtesy of Ifaw When an elder from Kiunga in Lamu County, told scientists that they would regularly come across rare marine species like dugongs in their youthful days, it signaled something far critical. Elderly fishers along the Kenyan Coast are speaking out pointing out the many…
Ziway-shalla. Photo by Wetlands International Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — A new three-year initiative aimed at restoring the health of Lake Ziway and improving livelihoods for surrounding communities has been launched through a partnership between Wetlands International and Sher Ethiopia, with support from the Agriculture Department of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in…
Grantees from the GEF SGP UNDP funded projects participating in group discussion during the advocacy and policy training organized by strategic partner CANCO in Msambweni, Kwale County| Photo By Mazera Ndurya From cross-border harassment of fishers to the privatization of mangrove conservation, community groups in Kenya’s Shimoni-Vanga seascape are stepping up their advocacy efforts to…
Women in Kibuyuni, Kwale County demonstrate to visiting GEF SGP team how to plant seaweed| Photo By Juma Shoka Along the southern coastline of Kwale County in Kenya where mangrove forests meet coral reefs and shallow seagrass meadows, community groups are quietly building one of Kenya’s most promising stories of marine conservation. Moving stories of…
Photo of journalists and stakeholders at the media launch. Media for Nature, in collaboration with Blue Radio, officially launched the Second Edition of the Environmental Media Dialogue at Vipingo Ridge on 13th March 2026. In his opening remarks, the C.E.O of Media for Nature, Mazera Ndurya, said the organization continues to promote environmental discussions within…
The Ambassador of Ireland in Kenya Caitríona Ingoldsby preparing to plant a mangrove seedling in Mreroni. Looking on is TuFAK National Coordinator Elijah Ngoa| Photo by Mazera Ndurya Their forefathers enjoyed a serene, healthy environment and bumper fish catches, thanks to the thick canopy of mangroves that protected the ocean nearby. However, with massive destruction…
A woman from Pate Kwabagua preparing the hapahapa pots for mangrove seedlings under the Pate Resources and Tourism Initiative (PRATI), with support from Wetlands International Eastern Africa |Photo by Wetlands International Eastern Africa On the far-flung shores of Pate Island in Lamu County, the ocean is more than a backdrop; it is life itself. Generations…
