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Why the world should care about a glacier in Kenya

I don’t think I’ve ever walked up a big mountain and come down the same person. There’s something about the quiet, the effort, the height that gives you space to reflect.In December, I climbed Mount Kenya for the first time. Near the top, I visited the Lewis Glacier, one of the last remaining in…
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Resilience through inclusion: how Maasai women are restoring Kenya's Amboseli landscape

In Kenya’s semi-arid southern rangelands, Amboseli National Park is home to some of the country’s most iconic landscapes, where elephants, lions, giraffes, herds of zebra and African bush buffaloes roam beneath breathtaking views of Mount Kilimanjaro.Yet, underneath the beauty of this world-famous…
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Workers carry baskets of freshly picked tea in the town of Kimunye, Kenya. Photo: John Wollwerth/Shutterstock.

Restoring degraded lands, growing resilient communities in Kenya's drylands

Moving from the Paris Agreement to climate action is on everybody’s mind these days and transforming agricultural production to climate smart practices is central to the international community’s efforts of keeping the global climate well below 2 C. “From Agreement to Action: Implementing African…

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