Conservation
War, Climate Change and COVID-19 Cripple South Sudan’s Wildlife Conservation Efforts
Climate change is forcing wild animals to migrate to find safer places to live.
Such migration is bringing these wild animals closer to people’s settlements and is encourage poaching.
Read about the civil war, climate change and the effects of COVID-19 that is threatening South Sudan
Saving the Rothschild Giraffe in Kenya
The Rothschild Giraffe, only found in Kenya and Uganda, is alarmingly decreasing in population and faces risk of extinction.
CHAMPIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY: East African youth are innovating to adapt to climate change
Youth in communities across East Africa are innovating to adapt to the region’s changing climate, a cross-border project led by InfoNile has found.
Addis Ababa builds resilience with clean rivers, public spaces and walkways
By Mekonnen Teshome Tollera Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa (Sheger) was born twice: first, as a crowded city; and then again, …
Restored wetland in Bushenyi, Uganda to support agriculture, fish farming
In Bushenyi, Uganda, a wetland conservation project hopes to restore the natural habitat while pumping water to nearby farmers for cultivation.
Mt. Elgon Landslides Survivors Plant 30,000 Trees through a Village Savings Group to Fight Climate Change
BECOMAP community organization has planted more than 30,000 trees in eastern Uganda where landslides in 2018 killed dozens.
Rising demand for sand worsens drought occurrence
Water Journalists Africa Water Journalists AfricaMay 07, 2019 With the global demand for sand and gravel standing at 40 to …
Experts root for public involvement in conservation of Ethiopia’s national parks
Konjit Teshome Wildlife conservation experts in Ethiopian are rooting for public involvement in conservation of national parks in the country …
Saving Swamps in East Africa
InfoNile is marking World Water Day 2019 with 4 original multimedia stories on innovative solutions that are working to conserve wetlands in East Africa.