Kenya: Maasai landowners restore wildlife and protect grazing lands through community-led conservancy (Mongabay)
Standing on open grassland in southern Kenya, Nelson Ole Reiyia lifts his phone to show what he sees each day. […]
Nigeria: The ranch fighting to save endangered drill monkeys (IPS)
Every morning in Boki, southern Nigeria, Gabriel Oshie walks through a forest enclosure carrying baskets of bananas and other fruits. […]
Kenya: Community efforts keep elephant corridors open in face of rapid development (Mongabay)
In the heart of northern Kenya, elephants once roamed freely across vast landscapes. Today, roads, fences, and towns are slicing […]
Uganda: Tree planting brings back birds and restores nature in Sebei
The Sebei region in Uganda has experienced deforestation for decades. Indigenous trees like fig trees (Ficus species) and Cordia africana […]
Rwanda : Bird sounds bring conservation and opportunity to youth (IPS)
In the remote village of Gisakura, on the edge of Nyungwe Forest in southwestern Rwanda, a unique sound fills the […]
Rwanda : Crane population rebounds thanks to community conservation (Mongabay)
Just ten years ago, spotting a grey crowned crane in Rwanda’s wetlands was rare. These elegant birds — tall and […]
Rwanda: Claver Ntoyinkima turns local communities into biodiversity protectors in Nyungwe Park
This morning, Claver Ntoyinkima is dressed in his park guide attire. With sturdy boots on his feet and binoculars hanging […]
Burkina Faso: Practicing permaculture to preserve biodiversity
During the rainy season in Dodougou, a village about 30 km from Bobo-Dioulasso in western Burkina Faso, Marthe Toé is […]
Kenya: Nile Basin farmers grow food forests to restore wetlands and bring back an endangered turtle (Mongabay)
In the 44 years Naomi Rita Sitati has lived in Bukirimo village in western Kenya, she has known only one […]
Q&A on food security and supporting small-scale farmers with IFAD president Alvaro Lario
Farm Radio International’s Executive Director, Kevin Perkins, recently spoke with the president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), […]