Why militarised approach to Cameroon’s wildlife conservation fuels local resentment

Why militarised approach to Cameroon’s wildlife conservation fuels local resentment

The mixed patrols take place both inside the national parks and the surrounding Zones d’Intérêt Cynégétique (ZICs). In the former, the patrols are organised and paid for by Cameroon’s government-run conservation agency, MINFOF, and its international conservation partners – World Conservation Society (WCS) for Benoué and Bouba Ndjida, and the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), in Faro.

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10,000 prisoners in Kenya enrolled in controversial government medical scheme

10,000 prisoners in Kenya enrolled in controversial government medical scheme

According to Muhia, the exercise of registering inmates, which started in May, is ongoing and so far, has 10, 000 captured inmates. The completion of the registration assures the inmates of quality healthcare as they target to register all the 60,000 inmates in the country.

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While environmental ignorance is worst form of ignorance it is is now pursued in East Africa as if it is a virtue and of value

While environmental ignorance is worst form of ignorance it is is now pursued in East Africa as if it is a virtue and of value

Because environment is almost universally seen in physical terms only all our laws and policies for conservation and management of the environment have been skewed towards physical considerations only, which is wrong, immoral and unethical.

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Listen, President Museveni: Governance without ecological, ecosystem and sustainability mindset is crime against Uganda

Listen, President Museveni: Governance without ecological, ecosystem and sustainability mindset is crime against Uganda

Since 2009 I have committed time and energy to develop the collective public ecological, ecosystem and sustainability mindset of Uganda, East Africa, the Nile Basin, the Great Lakes Region, Africa and the world.

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Marsabit County targets $15.5 million per annum from artisanal mining as Kenya goes through unprecedented ‘gold rush’  spell

Marsabit County targets $15.5 million per annum from artisanal mining as Kenya goes through unprecedented ‘gold rush’  spell

According to Oscar Mwakughu, a superintendent of mines, the Hillo mining belt has the potential to generate over Ksh2 billion ($15.5 million) annually. Mwakughu noted that the enforcement of the 2016 Mining Act is essential not just for legal compliance but for sustainable development.

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