IRIN Africa | KENYA: Land issues that just won’t go away | East Africa | Kenya | Governance Human Rights Aid Policy | Analysis

IRIN Africa | KENYA: Land issues that just won’t go away | East Africa | Kenya | Governance Human Rights Aid Policy | Analysis: "SABOTI, 30 July 2010 (IRIN) - With only days to the constitutional referendum in Kenya, the issue of land - ownership, quantity and usage - remains the most controversial, with proponents and opponents suggesting different interpretations of land rights detailed in the draft."

allAfrica.com: Zambia: Region to Resubmit Ivory Trade Bid

allAfrica.com: Zambia: Region to Resubmit Ivory Trade Bid: "TOURISM, Environment and Natural Resources Minister Catherine Namugala has said Zambia will resubmit its proposal to the parties to the Convention in International Trade and Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to enable Zambia trade in ivory."

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Saving Africa's last wild lions by fencing them out - NatGeo News Watch

Saving Africa's last wild lions by fencing them out - NatGeo News Watch: "This is the first in a regular series of blog posts about what's being done to help the world's last big cats survive in the wild.�It focuses on the work of National Geographic grantee Anne Kent Taylor, the construction of predator-proof livestock enclosures in prime big cat habitats in Kenya's Masai Mara region."

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation:

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation:: "President Mwai Kibaki on Saturday officially launched the Kenya Agricultural Sector Development Strategy and witnessed the signing of the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP).

Following the signing of CAADP by minister for finance Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta on behalf of the government, Kenya can now access major funding from the World Bank for agricultural development in the country.

President Kibaki said the government has developed Agricultural Sector Development Strategy 2012 to guide the growth of the country's agricultural sector in line with CAADP.

'The strategy's overall objective is to achieve an agricultural growth of 7 per cent per year over the next 5 years. It aims at positioning the agricultural sector strategically as a key driver for sustained economic growth,'"

coastweek.com

coastweek.com: "Coastweek-- Over 50 wildlife research scientists last week converged at the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) headquarters where they presented various reports on large carnivores in the country.

The Annual Carnivore Researchers’ Meeting held annually saw top scientists share their research and findings as they sought to address various challenges facing carnivores that include cheetahs, lions, leopards, hyenas and the African wild dog."

allAfrica.com: Kenya: Officers Sent to Violence Hotspots

allAfrica.com: Kenya: Officers Sent to Violence Hotspots: "Nairobi — The government is rolling out a massive security operation to ensure peace before and after the referendum on August 4.

In the Rift Valley where some residents have started moving back to camps for internally displaced persons, 15,000 officers will be deployed"

Report Finds Kenyan Wildlife Reserve Lost Half its Big Game Animals | East Africa | English

Report Finds Kenyan Wildlife Reserve Lost Half its Big Game Animals | East Africa | English: "A new study conducted by the United Nations Environmental Program has found that Kenya's Masai Mara wildlife reserve has lost more than 50 percent of its large animals.� Conservationist says serious investment in the parks must be made to protect the park's animals from further decline. �

Populations of big game animals such as lions, zebra, and buffalo have fallen by an average of 59 percent since 1970, according to a recent joint survey of Africa's wildlife reserves."

The East African: �- News�|Kenya unveils $10bn modern farming blueprint

The East African: �- News�|Kenya unveils $10bn modern farming blueprint: "An ambitious agricultural reform package for Kenya is to be launched this Tuesday, signalling a new private-sector driven approach to the development of the Ksh727 billion ($9.32 billion) sector.

The new agricultural strategy is designed to drive Vision 2030 — the policy blueprint unveiled by the coalition government to ramp up economic growth to 10 per cent and turn Kenya into a middle-industrialised economy in 20 years."

ILRI workshop trains staff in social media for research communication � ILRI News

ILRI workshop trains staff in social media for research communication � ILRI News: "A workshop on ‘Africa Learning and Exchange on Local Content, Social Media and Agricultural/Rural Knowledge Sharing’ opened on the Nairobi campus of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) last week."

allAfrica.com: Kenya: KWS Launches Plan to Restock Depleted National Parks

allAfrica.com: Kenya: KWS Launches Plan to Restock Depleted National Parks: "Nairobi — Kenya Wildlife Service has launched a conservation programme to restock the national parks.

Conservation researchers expressed concern at what they called alarming rate at which wild cats across the regional migratory corridors are dwindling."

Manyara Ranch Conservancy - About

Manyara Ranch Conservancy - About: "Originally established as a cattle ranch during Tanzania's colonial period, Manyara Ranch remains an operating ranch with a relatively small herd of beef cattle and black-headed sheep. It is located in the middle of the crucial Kwakuchinja wildlife corridor connecting Lake Natron, Ngorongoro and Manyara wildlife areas to the Tarangire ecosystem and the Maasailands to the South. In 2000, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) obtained management and conservation rights to the ranch to protect these wildlife corridors. In so doing, they established a working relationship with the Maasai, developing their community conservation projects and rehabilitating the ranch itself. The ranch is held in Trust by the Tanzania Land Conservation Trust (TLCT) for the benefit of the local communities and Tanzania"

Ethical Traveler: News

Ethical Traveler: News: "Ecotourism is frequently cited as a model of responsible development, yet a recent report found it is often a sour deal for poor communities in Kenya. According to a series of articles on Investigate West, the nonprofit Kenya Community Based Tourism Organization looked into six ecotourism ranches across the country and reported that local groups that had handed over part of their commonly held land to investors were not reaping their fair share of the profits."