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E ditorial Tak e ch arg e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 insp iration Re ad e r’ s re v i e w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 P E R S O N A L IT Y Talki ng to J os ph i ne E k i ru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Insigh t D e m i s tif yi ng g re e n e conom y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

career p oint E ntre pre ne u rs h i p. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 IN IT IA T IV E S Su s tai nable d e v e lopm e ntu s i ng ph one s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

E D U C A T ION C h i ch lid s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Re e d s alt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 C A R EER S U N Le arni ng prog ram s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 news focus N e w s F ocu s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 nature A ction now pos te r.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4

op p ortunity Trans f orm i ng coconu ts h e lls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 B iograp h y M u k i ri H ani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6 G alary M om e nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7

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Th i s i s certa i n l y true a n d w e a l l m ust ta k e cha rg e a n d a cti on i n sa f eg ua rdi n g oursurroun di n g . It w a s n ot un ti l w e sa w the pi cture of the ea rth, f rom the m oon , tha t w e rea l i z ed h ow sm a l l a n d h ow h elpl ess thi s pl a n et i s som eth i n g th a t w em ust h ol d i n oura rm sa n d ca ref or.

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P l a n sto protect a i ra n d w a ter, w i l dern essa n d w i l dl i f ea re i n f a ct pl a n s to protect m a n . The m ore cl ea rly w e ca n f ocus oura tten ti on on the w on ders a n d rea l i ti es of the un i verse a b out us, the l ess ta ste w e sha l l h a ve f or destructi on . W h ere the qua l i ty of l i f e g oes dow n f orthe en vi ron m en t, th e qua l i ty of l i f e g oes dow n f orhum a n s.

Theecol og i ca l crisisi sdoi n g w h a t n o othercrisisi n hi story ha severdon e-- ch a l l en g i n g usto a rea l i z a ti on of a n ew hum a n i ty.

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R e ad e r ’ v ie w s The 1 0 t h i ssu e of M az i ngi r a Yet u M agaz i ne r eju v i nat ed t he Wi ldl i fe & Env i r onm ent c l u b of St Jam es K w ang'am or H i gh sc hool l o c a t e d in T e s o -S o u t h S u b C o u n t y .

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The m agaz i ne has m ad e u s p l ant m or e t r ees i n t he c u r r ent shor t r ai ns and w e hop e t o be t he m ost ec ofr ei nd l y sc hool i n Bu si a Cou nt y .

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M E C O DE ecof ootprin tl td@ g m a i l .com M E C O DE (M i k um i E n vi ron m en t C on serva ti on a n d C om m un i ty Developm en t)i s a com m un i ty b a sed org a n i z a ti on en g a g i n g i n E n vi ron m en t con serva ti on a n d com m un i ty devel opm en t. The org a n i z a ti on i s l oca ted i n M i k um i tow n , Ki k osa di strict i n the g rea ter M orog oro provi n ce.

The org a n i z a ti on w a s f orm ed a s a resul t of E co-f oot prin t T an z an ia educa ti n g theyouth l i vi n g a roun d M i k um i Na ti on a l P a rk on then eed to stop en g a g i n g i n b ush m ea t tra de a n d ta k i n g n a rcoti cs tha t w a s ha vi n g a n eg a ti vei m pa ct i n theirhea l th a n d i n crea sera tesof crim e.

Ta n z a n i a i s b l essed w i th un i que f l ora a n d f a un a a n d M i k um i Na ti on a l pa rk sta n ds out a s the on l y n a ti on a l pa rk i n T a n z a n i a tha t ha s b een crossed b y ta rm a c roa d. The Da r-es-sa l a a m -Irin g a hi g hw a y l i n k s Ta n z a n i a to Za m b i a a n d covers n ea rly 50 k i l om eters i n side the pa rk.

Thoug h the roa d ha s ea sed m ovem en t of g oods a n d peopl e, i t ha s resul ted to en vi ron m en ta l pol l uti on w i th l i tter b ei n g throw n out of m ovi n g veh i cl essuch a sP a ssen g erSa vi n g Vehi cl es.

P l a sti csb ottl esa n d b a g sa rea n ug l y sig ht i n a Na ti on a l pa rk a n d i n the recen t pa st, un g ul a tessuch a sZeb ra s, a n telopesa n d b uf f a l oesha ve b een reported dea d a s a resul t of con sum i n g pl a sti c b a g s. Ki k um i Na ti on a l P a rk m a n a g em en t th roug h th ei r soci a l corpora te respon sib i l i ty prog ra m , ca m e i n to a g reem en t M E C O DE to col l ect w a ste a l on g the Da r-es-sa l a a m -Irin g a hi g hw a y i n side the pa rk .

M E C O DE sa w thi s a s a n opportun i ty of g en era ti n g i n com e b y sell i n g thew a steto recycl ers.

W a ste col l ecti on ha s b een of g rea t b en ef i t to the youth g roup f i n a n ci a l l y. Theg roup ha s b een a b l e to col l ect 4 Kg sof n utsa n d b ol ts, 3 2 0k g s of scra p m eta l a n d 1 ton n e of pl a sti c b ottl es a n d b a g s.

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J o s p h i n e T h E e v o i c e k o fi r c h u a n g e D uring t h e G i a nt s f o r E le ph a nt s f o rum in N a nyuk i , yo u spo k e a nd re pre se nt e d t h e pe o ple o n t h e g ra ss ro o t s w e ll. W h a t K e y h i g h lig h t s d i d yo upi c k f ro m t h e f o rum ?

M i n e w a s to sh a re a b out c om m un i ty con serva ti on , sin cethef uture of w i l dl i f ei si n the ha n ds of com m un i ti es l i vi n g w i th w i l dl i f e. The rem a i n i n g w i l dl i f e shoul d b e protected b ef ore a re g on e, th e oth er i ssue I ta l k ed a b out securin g spa ce f orw i l dl i f e hum a n popul a ti on g row th i s b eca m e a cha l l en g e i n the f uture, em pow erin g com m un i ti esi sthek ey to success of a n y pl a n n ed developm en t.

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P o a c h i ng a nd b ush m e a t h unt i ng re m a i n a m a j o rt h re a t t o t h e e x i st e nc e o f w i ld lif e i n K e nya . W h a t a re so m e o f t h e a c t i vi t i e s t h a t yo ua re d o i ng t o a d d re ss t h e vi c e ?

A n t i p oa c h i n g c a m pa i g n s , c rea t i n g a w a ren ess i n o ur c o m m un i t i es o n i m porta n ce of w i l dl i f e, ref orm i n g poa ch ers or ta rg eti n g therea l a ctorsof thecrim es

T e ll us m o re a b o ut yo urso ng t i t le d K I T O V U a nd w h e re o ne c a n o ne a c c e ss yo urm usi c C o m i ng f ro m a m a le d o m i na t e d so c i e t y h o w a lb um -k i t o vuc h e t uso ng i s a b o ut d o yo u g o a b o ut pre a c h i ng a nd m a k i ng Yoursm a l l a ct m i g ht b e a da n g erous orca n pe a c e a m o ng w a rring c o m m uni t i e s?

A t the f i rst ti m e i t w a s rea l l y a b i g cha l l en g e f or ca use n eg a ti ve i m pa ct to a l l com m un i ti es D e sc rib e yo urse lf n o b ody coul d l i sten to m e, b ut Itha n k God I n ot you a l on e a s i n di vi dua l ora ctor, i ts l i k e a n Ia m M s. Josphi n e E k i ru I w ork f orn orthern n everl oosed hope of prea ch i n g pea ce a n d um b i l i ca l cord of a chi l d i n the w om b of a R a n g el a n d s Trust a s p ea c e b ui l d i n g a n t poa ch i n g ca m pa i g n s un ti l I g ot to b e w om a n w h i ch f eeds a chi l d, orw e shoul d a l l coordi n a tor, m y w ork i s to prom ote pea cef ul l i sten ed w h en b oth com m un i ti es elected m e b e sen siti ve l i k e a n um b i l i ca l cord of a chi l d rela ti on s b etw een pa stora l i st com m un i ti es. a s a cha i rperson of the con serva n cy, there i s w h en b orn w h i ch n eedsto b eta k en ca re. Thus am on a m i ssion to prea ch pea ce a n d w h ere Ig ot pow ern ow to w ork f orm y drea m , i s l i k e ourcoun try , a n d thus m ea n s ea ch a n d en vi ron m en ta l c on serva ti on th roug h w h i c h w a s ta c k l i n g th ree th i n g s i n m y every step w e m a k e thi n k a b out the ca use educa ti on a n d sin g i n g . I ha ve a drea m of tha t w i l l b rin g to theotheri n n ocen t person . c om m un i ti es, 1 , c on serva ti on a n d a n ti en surin g th a t c om m un i ti es, espec i a l l y poa ch i n g , poverty era di ca ti on a n d prom oti n g pa stora l i sts f rom n orthern Ken ya , l i ve tog ether H o w c a n t h e yo ut h i n K e nya h a rne ss t h e i r pea ce. A n d slow l y w i th the i m pa ct peopl e sa w i n pea c e a n d h a rm on y a n d w i l d l i f e c re a t i vi t y a nd e ne rg y i n a c t i vi t i e s t h a t a d d they sta rted b eli evi n g tha t a w om a n too ca n protected a s i t' s the trea sure w e ha ve i n m a k ea cha n g e i f shei s g i ven a cha n ce. A n d I va lue t o t h e i rlive s a s o ppo se d i n e ng a g i ng Ken ya . b eli eved n o b ody i sb orn w ea k orem pty g i f ted i n ne g a t i ve vi c e s? i s som eon e w h o m a k es herorhi m self em pty, Som eon e n eed to k n ow or b e a w a re of i s w h e n d i d yo u d i sc o ve ryo u h a d a t a le nt i n purpose i n thi s w orld, then you rea l i z e your w e a l l ha ve som eth i n g to overi f w e a reg i ven a M usi c ? ch a n ce a n d try to use our respon sib i l i ti es poten ti a l s then w ork w h a t your pa ssion a te I sta rted sin g i n g w h i l e I w a s youn g g i rl i n a b out n ot b eca use of peopl e, w h a t' s ta l en t, f a i th f ul l y Sun da y school , a n d Iw a s l a teri n spi red to sin g g i f t do ha ve a n d try to w ork on tha t a n d set i n 2 002 due to f requen t cl a shes a m on g the yourg oa l , f i n a l l y you w i l l b eha ppy C o m m uni t i e s h a ve a b e lie f t h a t w i ld lif e pa stora l i st com m un i ti es of Turka n a , B ora n a , b e lo ng s t o t h e G o ve rnm e nt . H o w a re yo u Som a l i a a m on g others over ca ttl e rustl i n g . I A s a ro le m o d e l, w h a t m e ssa g e d o yo uh a ve c h a ng i ng t h i s pe rc e pt i o n i n N o rth e rn K e nya ? reca l l s i t w a s th e 2 007/ 08 post-el ecti on f o rK e nya ns a nd t h e w o rld ?

B y educa ti n g them , then w i th the i dea of vi ol en cetha t m a de m y hea rt b l eed a n d a l so Don ' t b e pa rt of a n y destructi on i n the w orld com m un i ty con serva ti on i n n orthern Ken ya i n spi red m e to prea ch pea ce to the en ti re peopl e a re rea l i z i n g th e b en ef i t of w i l dl i f e a n d w e a re l i vi n g toda y or your surroun di n g s b e n a ti on throug h m usic. I f i rst com posed m y pa rt positi ve ch a n g es th a t w i l l m a k e our the ow n ershi p-i ts very sim pl e peopl e to l ea rn f i rst son g Tudum i she A m a n i tha t i s a l so the g en era ti on s en j oy b ut n ot suf f er a n d l i ve i n w h en they a rei n touch w i th w h a t you a reta l k i n g n a m eof thef i rst a l b um a b out a n d tha t i s w h a t ha s helped oyur reg rets.

N o rt h e rn K e nya h a s b e e n f a c e d w i t h pe rsi st e nt c a t t le rust ling w i t h d e va st a t i ng ne g a t i ve i m pa c t s, h o w i s t h e si t ua t i o n c h a ng i ng ?

There i s a b i g cha n g e sin ce com m un i ti es ha verea l i z ed i m porta n ce of l i vi n g pea cef ul l y, I ca n sa y l evel of a w a ren ess i s hi g h tha n b ef ore, con f l i ct a ctors w h o w ere the on es spea rhea di n g ra i ds a re n ow tra n sf orm ed a s pea c e a m b a ssa d ors, severa l pl a n n ed a tta ck s ha ve b een a verted throug h ref orm ed w a rriors prog ra m , Turk a n a a n d B ora n a com m un i ti es a re n ow celeb ra ti n g six yea rs of pea ce , m a n y hotspot k n ow n a s a con f l i ct z on e a re n ow pea cef ul g ra z i n g a rea s, our com m un i ti es a re n ow sh a rin g resources tog ether w i thout di scrim i n a ti on of a n y trib e. n um b erof i n ci den cesha vereduced.

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The gov er nm ent seem s hel l -bent on ensu r i ng t hat t he st and ar d gau ge r ai l w ay c u t s r i ght t hr ou gh t he c ou nt r y ' s fi r st nat i onal p ar k t hat boast s of d i v er se w i ldl i fe p op u l at i on.

The sec ond p hase has been ap p r ov ed d esp ite a hu ge ou t c r y fr om c on ser v at ion ist s an d p en d in g env i r onm ent al and soc i al i m p ac t assessm ent .

It w as w hi l e r efl ec t i ng on t he i ssu e w i t h a bu nc h of fr i end s t hat t op i c gr een ec onom y c am e u p .As a st r ong ad v oc at e of green ec onom y , I oft en fi nd m y sel f sneaki ng t he t er m i nt o ev en t he m ost c asu al c onv er sat i ons.

Thi s ti m e, a nu m ber of qu est i ons ar ose and t he d iver se gr ou p ev ent u al l y fel l i nt o fou r br oad c at egor i es: p r op onent s, op p onent s, skep t i c s and t he c l u el ess.

“W hat i s gr een ec onom y ? ” “H ow di ffer ent i s i t fr om t he c u r r ent ec onom i c m od el ? ” “Is i t ac hi ev abl e? ” and so on The skep t i c s c l ai m ed t hat i t i s a fi gm ent of i m agi nat i on t hat i s ju st good on p ap er . The op p onent s di sm i ssed t he c onc ep t as a st r at egi c p l oy by t he d ev el op ed c ou nt r i es t o keep t he t hi r d w or l d c ou nt r i es y e ar n in g fo r d e v e l o p m e n t u nd er d ev el op ed .

These v i ew s and d ebat es st em fr om t he bel i ef t hat d ev el op m ent and env i r onm ent al su st ai nabi li t y ar e ant agoni st i c.

W el l , env i r onm ent i s t he fou nd at i on on w hi c h ec onom y t hr i v es.The sec t or s t hat su p p or t ou r ec onom i c grow t h ar e nat u r al r esou r c e based : agr i c u l t u r e, mi ni ng, t ou r i sm , for est r y , w at er , ener gy , fi shi ng, i nfr ast r u c t u r e and m anu fac t u r i ng.

A good ec onom i c m od el t her efor e shou l d ensu r e t hat t he env i r onm ent i s w el l p r ot ec t ed and nat u r al r esou r c es u ti li z ed su st ai nabl y w hi l e w e at t ai n su st ai nabl e ec onom i c gr ow t h. Bu t

p r op on en t s of t he c u r r en t ' bu sin ess-as-u su al ' ec on om ic m od el bel i ev e t hat t her e c an be no ec onom i c ad v anc em ent w i t hou t o v e r e x p l o it at io n o f t he e n v ir o n m e n t an d n at u r al r esou r c es.

Sad l y , hi st or y i s r ep l et e w i th c at ast r op hic c on sequ en c es assoc i at ed w i t h r ec kless p u r su i t of ec onom i c ad v anc em ent w i t hou t r egar d for t he w el l -bei ng of t he env i r onm ent .

F or ex am p l e, i n D ec em ber 1 9 5 2 sev er e air p ol l u t ion kill ed ap p r ox i m at el y 1 2 , 0 0 0 p eop l e i n L ond on l eav i ng ov er 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 su ffer i ng fr om r esp i r at or y t r ac t i nfec t i ons i n w hat bec am e know n as t he w or st ai r p ol l u t i on i n t he hi st or y of t he Uni t ed K i ngd om .

These c onsequ enc es, c ou p l ed w i th t he i nt ensi fi ed ad v oc ac y for en v iron m en t al l y su st ain abl e p r ac t i c es and bac klash fr om env i r onm ent ali st s and l ov er s of n at u r e , hav e p l ac e d t he d ev el op i ng c ou nt r i es, m ost l y Afr i c an, t hat w ant t o c at c h u p w i th t he fi r st w or l d i n a c at c h 2 2 si t u at i on – t o p u r su e ec onom i c gr ow t h or t o p r eser v e t he env i r onm ent ?

Afr i c an c ou nt r i es ar e st i ll r i ch i n nat u r al r esou r c es bu t t her e i s a t enac i ou s qu est t o r eac h t he fi r st w or l d st at u s.

Pu r su i t of ec onom i c grow t h l ead s t o t ec hnol ogi c al ad v anc em ent , m egai nfr ast r u c t u r al d ev el op m ent s su c h as r oad net w or ks, p or t s, st and ar d gau ge r ai l w ay for efficien t t r an sp or t at ion an d est abl i shm ent of m anu fac t u r i ng i nd u st r i es.

H ow ev er , i f w e r ec klessl y p u r su e t hi s p at h, w e r i sk d est r oy i ng t he v er y fou nd at i on of ou r ec onom y and jeop ar d i z i ng fu t u r e ec onom i c gr ow t h and abi li t y of t he fu t u r e

gener at i on t o m eet t hei r need s.

P ol l u t i on of ai r , w at er and l and , global w ar m i ng, oz one l ay er d e p l e t io n , e n v ir o n m e n t al d est r u c t i on, d ep l et i on of nat u r al r esou r c es, l oss of ec osy st em s and key sp ec i es w i l l be i nev i t abl e.

O n t he ot her hand p r eser v at i on of n at u r e en su r es c on t in u ou s p r ov i si on of ec osy st em ser v i c es su c h as r ai nfal l , w at er p u r i fi c at i on, absor p t i on of ex c ess c ar bon d iox id e, c l im at e r egu l at ion , m ed i ci ne, sp i ri t u al enhanc em ent , aest het i c s, d i sast er r i sk r ed u c t i on an d su st ain ab l e in c o m e gener at i on. Bu t p r eser v at i on of nat u r e m eans m i ssi ng ou t on t he t r ap p in gs assoc iat ed w ith d ev el op ed w or l d st at u r e.

The bi g qu est i on i s, shou l d w e go ahead and bu i l d ou r ec onom y and for get abou t t he afor em ent i oned c onsequ enc es and i m p or t anc e and beau t y of nat u r e or for get abou t d ev el op m en t an d foc u s on p r eser v at ion of ou r n at u r al r esou r c es and m i ss ou t on fi r st w or l d st at u r e?

Is i t p ossi bl e t o st r i ke a balanc e bet w een ec onom i c gr ow t h and env i r onm ent al su st ai nabi li t y ? Can d ev el op m ent be si m u l t aneou sl y ec ol ogi c all y sensi ti v e, soc i all y ju st and ec onom i c all y v i abl e?

Thi si s w her e t he c onc ep t of gr een ec on om y c om es in . G r een ec onom y r efer s t o t he ec onom y t hat ai m s at d ev el op m ent w i t hou t d egr ad i ng or d est r oy i ng t he env i r onm ent by p r om ot i ng c l ean p r od u c t ion an d su st ain abl e c on su m p t ion of good s an d ser v i c es.It i s based on r enew abl e e n e r gy , gr e e n b u ild in gs, su st ai nabl e t r ansp or t , w at er m anagem ent , w ast e m anagem ent and l and m anagem ent .

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gr een ec onom y r esu l t s i n a fast er gr ow t h, ac l eaner env i r onm ent and hi gh p r od u c t i v i t y , as op p osed t o t he c u r r ent gr ow t h sc enar i o. The gr een gr ow t h p at h i s ex p ec t ed t o i m p r ov e gr oss d om est i c p r od u c t , boost l i fe ex p ec t anc y , c r eat e m or e an d b e t t e r jo b s, r e d u c e env i r onm ent al r i sks assoc i at ed , i nc r ease r esou r c e u se effi ci enc y , in c r ease for est c ov er , sav e hu nd r ed s of ac r es of for est s, sav e bi lli ons of t onnes of w at er , r ed u c e t hou sand s of t onnes of c ar bon di ox i dei n t he at m osp her e, i m p r ov e ener gy effi ci enc y , sav e ener gy c onsu m p t i on, r est or e d egr ad ed l and and r ed u c e p ov er t y as has alr ead y been w i t nessed i n m ost c ase st u d i es.

In K eny a i t i s p r ojec t ed t hat i nv est i ng i n green gr ow t h w i ll r ed u c e t he p r op or t i on of p eop l e li v i ng bel ow p ov er t y l i ne by 3 % annu all y , l i ft ad d i ti onal 3 .1 m i lli on p eop l e ou t of p ov er t y by 2 0 3 0 and c au se t he G D Pt o gr ow 1 2 % hi gher by 2 0 3 0 .

Ac hi ev i ng gr een ec onom y c al l s for ad op t i on of r enew abl e ener gy , su st ai nabl e l and u se p r ac t i c es, su st ain abl e p r od u c t ion an d c onsu m p t i on m od el s t hat w i l l ease p r essu r e on nat u r al r esou r c es l i ke for est s, l and and w at er ; p u bl i c p ri v at e p ar t ner shi p stoi m p l em ent of p r ogr am s, p r ojec t s and p ol i ci es t hat p r om ot e r esou r c e u se effi ci enc y t o m i ni mi z e c ar bon em i ssi ons and d ep l et i on of nat u r al r esou r c es; i nv est i ngi n y ou t h t alent and ent er p r i ses t o p r om ot e env i r onm ent al best p r ac t i c es l i ke r ec y c l i ng and env i r onm ent al l y fr i end l y t ec hnol ogi c al i nnov at i on and ad v anc em ent .

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perfect an d perfect is the differen ce b etw een great an d un sto ppab l e.” — T im b ack . No m atterho w m an y tim es yo u m ay G ro ver fal l to the gro un d w hat real l y m atters is if yo u rem ain o n the gro un d o r ifyo u get E ven afteryo u achieve a go al ,yo u' re n o t b ack up again . H isto ry reco rds an d co n ten t. F o r yo u,it's n o t even ab o ut the gl o rifies tho se w ho in the face o f go al . It's ab o ut the clim b to see ho w far im po ssib l e circum stan ces dem o n strated yo u can pushyo ursel f. an un w averin g reso l ve. T he reso l ve to pursue their go al s w hen the o dds w ere D o es this m ak e yo u un grateful ? stack ed again st them . No m atter ho w A b so l utel y n o t. Yo u' re en tirel y hum b l ed m an y peo pl e tel l yo u yo u can ' t m ak e it an d grateful fo r everythin g in yo ur l ife. do n ' t q uit. D o n ' t thro w in the to w el . Yo u 1 . D o n ' t b e afraid o fthe co n seq uen ces o f T his is w hy yo u w ill n ever get m ay n o tb e there yet,b utyo u are clo serto co m pl acen to rl az y. failure. yo urgo al than yo u w ere yesterday!

Mo st peo pl e stay clo se to the gro un d, w here it's safe. Ifthey fal l ,it w o n ' t hurt that 5 . B e true to yo ursel f.

C ho o se to dw el l o n tho ughts that b ad. B ut w hen yo u cho o se to fly high,the H ave the sel f-respect an d co n fiden ce to em po w eryo u,in spire yo u an d en co urage l ive l ife o n yo ur term s. W hen so m ethin g fal l m ay k ill yo u. A n d yo u' re O K w iththat. T o yo u;tho ughts thatgive yo u faith,ho pe an d yo u,there is n o ceilin g an d there is n o flo o r. isn ' t right in yo ur l ife, chan ge it. jo y. Ifyo u' l l k eep yo ur m in d filled w iththe It's al l in yo ur head. If so m ethin g go es Im m ediatel y. righttho ughts,there w o n ' tb e an y ro o m fo r w ro n g— ifyo u “fail”— yo u adjust an d k eep the w ro n g tho ughts.

6 . D o n ' tco m pete w itho thers. Mak e them go in g. co m pete w ithyo u.

G o o d l uck in yo ur en trepren eurship Mo st peo pl e are co m petin g w ith o ther 2 . Neversto p l earn in g. jo urn ey.

O rdin ary peo pl e seek en tertain m en t. peo pl e. T hey co n tin uo usl y check - in to E xtrao rdin ary peo pl e seek educatio n an d see w hat o thers in their space ( their l earn in g. W hen yo u w an t to b eco m e the “co m petitio n ”)are do in g. A s a resul t, b est at w hat yo u do , yo u n ever sto p they m im ic an d co py w hat's “w o rk in g.” l earn in g. Yo u n ever sto p im pro vin g an d C o n versel y, yo u' ve l eft al l co m petitio n ho n in g yo ur sk ills an d k n o w l edge. Yo ur b ehin d. C o m petin g w ith o thers m ak es un paral l el ed preparatio n is w hat gives yo u ab so l utel y z ero sen se to yo u. Itpul l s yo u po w er. No o n e el se is w illin g to pay the price fro m yo ur authen tic z o n e. So yo u z o n e o ut al l the extern al n o ise an d in stead yo u' ve paid. z o n e in to yo ur in tern al pressure to 3 . D o n ' tb e m o tivated b y m o n ey o ran ythin g pro duce.

Ifpassio n drives yo u,l et reaso n ho l d the rein s.

M y n am es are D en n is M uk o l w e, the fo un deran d C .E .O o fT o pia G ro up A frica,a co m pan y that has a special in terest in E ven ts m an agem en t,Party ren tal s,o utside caterin g,even ts tran spo rt & l o gistics,flo ral design s an d dé co rservices. Ihave b een an en trepren eur fo r six years an d b el o w are the m o st val uab l e l esso n s I have l earn t durin g m y en trepren eurship jo urn ey.

extern al .

H avin g n ice thin gs is,w el l ,n ice. B utfo ryo u, it's n everb een ab o utthe m o n ey,prestige o r an ythin g el se o utside o fyo u. T ak e these thin gs aw ay an d n o thin g chan ges fo r yo u.

Yo u' re still go in g to b e pushin g yo ur perso n al l im its an d givin g it yo ur al l . G ive these thin gs to yo u an d they w o n ' t destro y yo u l ik e they do m o stpeo pl e.

4 . Neverb e satisfied.

“T he drive to clo se the gap b etw een n ear-

7. Success isn ' t en o ugh— it o n l y in creases the pressure.

F o rm o stpeo pl e,b eco m in g “successful ” is en o ugh. H o w ever, w hen yo u' re rel en tless, success o n l y in creases the pressure to do m o re. Im m ediatel y fo l l o w in g the achievem en t o f a go al , yo u' re fo cused o n yo urn extchal l en ge.

E n trepren eurship jo urn ey just l ik e l ife in gen eral is n o t fo r the fain t- hearted, n o m atter w hat yo u face to day do n o t give up. Yo u see,there is po w er in a co m e

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New speci es a re di scovered a n n ua l l y, a n d m a n y speci esrem a i n un describ ed. Thea ctua l n um b erof speci es i s theref ore un k n ow n , w i th esti m a tesva ryi n g b etw een 2 , 000a n d 3 , 000.

C i chl i ds a re popul a rf reshw a terf i sh k ept i n th e hom e a qua rium . They spa n a w i de ra n g e of b ody siz es, f rom speci es a s sm a l l a s 2 .5 cm i n l en g th to m uch l a rg erspeci es a pproa chi n g 1 m i n l en g th . A s a g roup, ci ch l i ds ex hi b i t a sim i l a rdi versity of b ody sha pes, ra n g i n g f rom stron g l y l a tera l l y com pressed speci es such a s A l tol a m p rol og us, P t erop h y l l um , a n d Sym ph ysodon to speci es tha t a re cyl i n drica l a n d hi g hl y elon g a ted such a s Jul i dochrom i s, T eleog ra m m a , Teleoci chl a , C ren i ci chl a , a n d Gob i oci chl a ) . Gen era l l y, ci chl i ds ten d to b e of m edi um siz e, ova te i n sha pe, a n d sli g htl y l a tera l l y com pressed, a n d g en era l l y sim i l a rto the North A m erica n sun f i shes i n m orphol og y, b eha vi or,a n d ecol og y.

Num erous ci ch l i d speci es h a ve b een sel ecti vel y b red to devel op orn a m en ta l a qua rium stra i n s. The m ost i n ten sive prog ra m s ha vei n vol ved a n g elf i sh a n d di scus, a n d m a n y m uta ti on s tha t a f f ect b oth col ora ti on a n d f i n s a re k n ow n . O therci ch l i ds ha ve b een b red f or a l b i n o, l euci sti c, a n d x a n th i sti c pi g m en t m uta ti on s, i n cl udi n g osca rs, con vi ct ci chl i d di verse. a n d P elvi ca chrom i s pul cher. B oth dom i n a n t A l l speci es of chi chl i ds show som e f orm of a n d recessive pi g m en t m uta ti on s ha ve b een pa ren ta l ca re f orb oth eg g s a n d l a rva e, of ten ob served. In con vi ct ci chl i ds, f orex a m pl e, a n urturin g f ree-sw i m m i n g youn g un ti l they a re l euci sti c col ora ti on i s recessively i n herited, w eek sorm on thsol d. w h i l e i n O reochrom i s n i l oti cus n i l oti cus, red col ora ti on i s ca used b y a dom i n a n t i n herited B eca use of the i n troduced Ni l e perch (La tes m uta ti on . n i l oti cus)a n d w a ter hya ci n th, def oresta ti on tha t l ed to w a ter sil ta ti on , a n d over-f i shi n g , Thi s selecti ve b reedi n g m a y ha ve un i n ten ded m a n y La k e Victoria speci es ha ve b een w i ped con sequen ces. Forex a m pl e, hyb rid stra i n s of out or dra sti ca l l y reduced. B y a roun d 1 980, M i k rog eopha g us ra m i rez i h a ve h ea l th a n d l a k ef i sheriesyi elded on l y 1 % ci chl i ds, a dra sti c decl i n e f rom 80% i n ea rlieryea rs. A b out tw othi rdsof en dem i c ci chl i ds(a b out 3 00speci es) , espec i a l l y b ottom f eed ers, b ec a m e en da n g ered or ex ti n ct. Som e survi vors ha ve a da pted b y b ecom i n g sm a l l erorh yb ridi z i n g w i th otherspeci es.

Them ost i m porta n t f ood ci chl i ds, how ever, a re the ti l a pi a . Fa st g row i n g , tol era n t of stock i n g den sity, a n d a da pta b l e, ti l a pi i n e speci es ha ve b een i n troduced a n d f a rm ed ex ten sively i n m a n y pa rts of A sia a n d A f rica a n d a re i n crea sin g l y com m on a qua cul ture ta rg ets elsew here. Fa rm ed ti l a pi a producti on i s a b out M a n y ci ch l i d s, pa rti cul a rly ti l a pi a , a re 1 , 500,000 ton s; a n n ua l l y, w i th a n esti m a ted i m porta n t f ood f i shes, w h i l e others a re va l ued va l ue of US$ 1 .8 b i l l i on , a b out equa l to tha t of g a m e f i sh l i k e C i chl a speci es. The f a m i l y a l so sa l m on a n d trout. i n cl ud es m a n y f a m i l i a r a qua rium f i sh , i n cl udi n g thea n g elf i sh, osca rs, a n d di scus.

Un l i k e those ca rn i vorous f i sh, ti l a pi a ca n f eed on a l g a e or a n y pl a n t-b a sed f ood. Thi s C i ch l i d s h a ve th e l a rg est n um b er of reduces the cost of ti l a pi a f a rm i n g , reduces en da n g ered speci es a m on g verteb ra te f i shi n g pressure on prey speci es, a voi ds f a m i l i es. C i chl i dsa re pa rti cul a rly w ell k n ow n f or con cen tra ti n g tox i n s tha t a ccum ul a te a t h a vi n g evol ved ra pi dl y i n to a l a rg e n um b erof hi g her l evels of th e f ood cha i n , a n d m a k es cl osely rela ted b ut m orphol og i ca l l y di verse speci es w i th i n l a rg e l a k es, pa rti cul a rly Ta n g a n yi k a , Victoria , M a l a w i , a n d E dw a rd. Thei r di versity i n the A f rica n Grea t La k es i s i m porta n t f orthe study of speci a ti on i n evol uti on . M a n y ci chl i ds i n troduced i n to w a ters outside of their n a tura l ra n g eha veb ecom en ui sa n ces.

C i ch l i ds a re ef f i ci en t a n d of ten h i g h l y speci a l i z ed f eeders tha t ca pture a n d process a very w i de va riety of f ood i tem s. Thi s i s a ssum ed to b e on e rea son w h y they a re so

education L E A R N IN G

Joth am W amukota W asike, Joh n KariukiM wangi ( j.kar i u ki @ sl ow food .i t)

In the areas o fw estern Ken ya histo rical l y cuto fffro m the m ain sal t ro utes, l o cal co m m un ities have devel o ped a distin ctive m etho d fo r extractin g sal t fro m an aq uatic pl an t. It is tho ught that the o rigin s o f this practice date b ack to the 1 7thcen tury w hen the B uk usu co m m un ity m igrated fro m the C o n go to the eastco ast. Sin ce then ,the practice has b een han ded do w n o ver gen eratio n s. No w adays the pro ductio n o f reed sal t is very l im ited: as it req uires a dem an din g an d tim e- co n sum in g pro cess, an im po rted m arin e sal t first b ro ught w ithB ritishco l o n iz atio n has rapidl y repl aced it. Large- scal e defo restatio n has al so caused river l evel s to dro p, w ith a co n seq uen t reductio n in the m arshy areas,w here the reeds used to pro duce the sal tgro w .

O n l y the B uk usu co m m un ity in the village o f Nab uyo l e,in W eb uye district,co n tin ues to pro duce sal tusin g the traditio n al m etho d.

H ere,the m uchua pl an t,a type o fthin reed,gro w s in the w aters o fthe RiverNz o ia in the dry seaso n ( fro m Septem b erto March) . Reachin g a heighto fab o uttw o m eters,itis ready fo rharvestin g w hen the flo w ers w ilt an d the highest l eaves are al m o st dried o ut; b efo re this the sal tco n cen tratio n is to o l o w .

B un ches o freeds are arran ged o n sto n es b y the river an d al l o w ed to dry. T hey are then heated o n a sl o w fire fo rup to three days. T he residual ashis m ixed w ith ho t w ater,filtered an d b o iled in a l arge pan o n a fire.

W hen the l iq uid has co m pl etel y evapo rated,a pure sal ty m ixture is l eft o n the b o tto m . It is co l l ected, pack ed in to b an an a l eaves an d dried un derho tashes o vern ight. Pepperis so m etim es added,givin g the sal t a spicy flavo r.

T he thirty pro ducers, w ho b el o n g to the Nab uyo l e sel f-hel p gro up,have prepared pro ductio n rul es.

T he Presidium is al so w o rk in g o n a pro jectto refo rest the area in o rderto recreate m arshy areas w here the

reed can gro w .

Pro ductio n area Nab o yo l e area,W eb uye district,B un go m a co un ty, W Ken yan sal t reco gn ised at gl o b al fo rum T urin , Ital y: Ken yan sal t m an ufactured fro m reeds has gain ed in tern atio n al reco gn itio n in T urin , Ital y, b eatin g co m petito rs at the Sal o n e del G usto an d T erra M adre C o n feren ce. T he sal t that is m an ufactured in W eb uye fro m a reed fo un d al o n g the b an k s o f River Nz o ia w as W edn esday reco gn ised as the m o st un iq ue in digen o us sal t in a co m petitio n pittin g in digen o us sal t fro m o ther co un tries – Ital y,F ran ce an d Mo ro cco . W hen T he Stan dard carried the sto ry o f the Sik an ga fam ily early this year,the sal t m ak er w as hardl y n o ticed here in Ken ya,b ut w as in vited to exhib it the sal t in Ital y. A n drew W an yo n yiSik an ga, the father o f E m m an uel Mtam b o an d G ilb ert Situm a received a stan din g o vatio n w hen Ken ya w as an n o un ced to have ' tak en the cro w n ' w ithits un iq ue sal t. T o m ak e the sal t,reeds fro m River Nz o ia are co l l ected an d dried o n the ro ck s n ear the w ater fal l s at W eb uye.

So m etim es tho se co l l ectin g the reeds have to sw im acro ss the sw irlin g river. T hey use sick l es to harvest the reed b efo re they tie the b un dl e o n theirb ack an d head b ack w ith it acro ss. It is then pl aced o n the ro ck s n earthe b an k to dry fo ra few days. T he grass is the b urn to n the sam e ro ck w here they have b een dried an d the ash is co l l ected. O n ce the sal t is co l l ected, it is m ixed w ith w ater an d filtered after w hichthe w ater is b o iled. W hatever rem ain s after the w ater has evapo rated is sal t w itha very stro n g taste,acco rdin g to testim o n y fro m tho se that have

tasted the sal t. See al so : F arm ers em b race in digen o us chick en b reeds fo r higher return s Sik an ga says thatthe sal tis very im po rtan tsin ce itis go o d fo r tho se w ho peo pl e w ho l ive w ith hyperten sio n an d it is al so im po rtan t fo r disin fectio n o fw o un ds. "T he sal t is heal thier b ecause it co m es fro m pl an ts an d has n o so dium ,w e still pro duce it in sm al l q uan tities b ecause w e l ack pro pereq uipm en t," says Sik an ga. Sik an ga b el ieves thatthe go vern m en t w ill tak e n o te an d seek to have the sal tm ark eted as a n atio n al Ken yan pro duct an d heritage. T he o ther co un try that co m peted w ith Ken ya w as Mo ro cco w ho se sal tis m ade fro m ro ck s.

careers C A R EER

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W eliv e i n a com p lex a n d dyn a m i c w orld.

M a n y p rob lem s w e fa ce t oda y i n v olv e i n t erdep en den t s t ru ct u res , m u lti p le a ct ors , a n d a rea t lea s t p a rtly t heres u lt of p a s t a ct i on s . Su ch p rob lem s a re ex t rem ely di fficu lt t o t a ckle a n d con v en t i on a ls olu t i on s ha v ev ery often led t ou n i n t en ded con s equ en ces .

A s ys t em s t hi n ki n g a p p roa ch focu s es on s ys t em s a s a w hole: how t he p a rts i n t errela t e a n d how i n t ercon n ect i on s crea t e em ergi n g p a t t ern s . Sys t em s t hi n ki n gt ools a llow u s t om a p a n d ex p lore dyn a m i c com p lex i t y. W i t h a b et t er u n ders t a n di n gofs ys t em s , w eca n i den t i fy lev era ge p oin t s t ha t lea d t o des i red ou t com es a n d a v oid u n i n t en ded con s equ en ces . E n v i ron m en t a l p rob lem s a reoften des crib ed a s “w i cked p rob lem s � t o hi ghlight t heir com p lex i t y a n d t he di fficu lti es t hey en t a i l. Fi n di n g a n s w ers t o cu rren t cris es s u ch a s fis heries colla p s e, clim a t e cha n ge, b i odi v ers i t y los s , i n fect i ou s di s ea s es , a n d i n equ i t a b le a cces s t ores ou rces w i llb e a m on gs t t he grea t es t cha llen ges of ou r t i m e. The

B rian W aswala, E nvironmentalE ducation and T raining S p ecialist E nvironmentalE ducation & T raining U nit

ecos ys t em a p p roa ch a p p lies s ys t em s .Op p ortu n i t i es for t he w i der a p p lica t i on of a p p roa ch a n d s ys t em s t hi n ki n g t oga i n a b ett eru n ders t a n di n g of t he ecos ys t em how ecos ys t em s fu n ct i on . It ca n help u s t hi n ki n gi n others ect ors i den t i fy p oten t i a ls olu t i on s t oa m yria d of .Op eci fic a w a ren es s of ca s e s t u di es p rob lem s i n s p i red i n p a rt b y t hecom p lex s elect ed from rep res en t a t i v e ecos ys t em s dyn a m i cs ofecos ys t em s t hem s elv es . a n d rela t ed glob a l i s s u es , dem on s t ra t i n g t he b en efit s a n d cha llen ges ofi n t egra t ed W h a t w ill y o u g a in in t h is c o u r s e? a p p roa ches for ecos ys t em m a n a gem en t a n d b eyon d .A w ell-dev elop ed kn ow ledgeoft heb a s i c .The n eces s a ry b a s i s for des i gn i n g fea t u res ofecos ys t em s , t he ecos ys t em crea t i v e s olu t i on s t o ecos ys t em a p p roa ch a n d s ys t em s t hi n ki n g from a n m a n a gem en t a n d gov ern a n cep rob lem s i n t erdi s ci p lin a ry p ers p ect i v e .A n u n ders t a n di n g of t he di s t i n ct i on Thi s M a s s i v e Op en On lin e C ou rs e w i llb e b etw een redu ct i on i s t a n d holis t i ct hi n ki n g offered i n E n glis h a n d freeofcha rge. M ore a t i on a n d en rolm en t .The a b i lit y t o a p p ly crit i ca l s ys t em s ihtn t p form :// u n ep . org/ t ra i n i n g/ lin ks / M OOC _E A S t hi n ki n g T. a s p .E n ha n ced kn ow ledge of t he i n t errela t i on s hi p s b etw een ecos ys t em s a n d A t p res en t , ov er 2 , 0 0 0 p ers on s a lla cros s hu m a n s ys t em s : t he w orld ha v e regis t ered. You ca n s t i ll . C ri t i ca l ecos ys t em fu n ct i on s a n d w elcom et ojoin t hecou rs e, w hi ch w i llen d on 2 8 Oct ob er2 0 1 6 . s erv i ces , .Threa t s , driv ers a n d di rect a n d i n di rect I w ou ld liket oen cou ra geev eryon et ot a ke i m p a ct s t o hu m a n w ell- b ei n g a n d t hi s cou rs e, a n d ki n dly a s k you t o dev elop m en t , a n d di s s em i n a t et hi s i n form a t i on fu rthert oyou r n etw orks .

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M ich aelO th ili

T anzania to ban use of P A IN T IN G T O P R EV p lastics by January 2 0 1 7

T he go vern m en to fT an z an ia has reiterated thatitw ill n o tb ack do w n o n its decisio n to b an the use o fpl asticb ags b y J an uary 2 0 1 7. In A pril2 0 1 6 ,the Min istero fstate in the Vice Presiden t's o ffice,J an uary Mak am b a to l d the Natio n al A ssem b l y thatthe G o vern m en tw o ul d im po se a to tal b an o n the use o fpl asticb ags. H e furthersaid b y in stitutin g the b an ,the go vern m en t had revised the 2 0 0 6 regul atio n s o n the pro ductio n ,im po rtatio n ,sal e an d use o fpl astic b ags w hicham o n g o ther thin gs,disal l o w s the use o fb ags thatare b el o w 3 0 m icro n s in thick n ess.

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U S R A T P A R C HA

T he G o vern m en t o fKen ya has dro pped the pro po sed path that the Stan dard G auge Railw ay w o ul d use en ro ute to Naivasha. T he earlier path w o ul d have cut up to 5 0 k m s in side Nairo b iNatio n al Park co m pro m isin g ab o ut 2 0 % o f the park , destro yin g k ey hab itats an d w ildl ife b reedin g gro un ds. T he E n viro n m en t C ab in et Secretary Pro f. J udi W ak hun gu said the m in istry w as n o tin vo l ved an d dem an ded it dro pped. She further said the T ran spo rt m in istry is draw in g an o ther ro ute.

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D r Neil J o rdan is w o rk in g w ithfarm ers an d the B o tsw an a Predato r C o n servatio n T rust to further expl o re the pro m isin g researchthat is chan gin g the w ay l io n s an d l eo pards l o o k at cattle as prey. B y pain tin g in tim idatin g eye- pattern s o n the b ehin ds o f co w s, researchers ho pe to trick the b ig cats in to thin k in g they have b een seen . A sm al l study o feye pain tin g w as co n ducted in 2 0 1 5 in vo l vin g a herd o f6 2 b eefcattle. No n e o f2 3 co w s that had eyes pain ted o n their rum ps w ere attack ed,yetthree o fthe 3 9 un pain ted co w s w ere k illed b y l io n s. D rJ o rdan says,' ' It's a sim pl e,cheap an d easy thin g to do ,so w e m ay tak e up so m e o ffers to expan d the study�.

C H IN A F IN A L L Y IF Y 2 0 1 5 IS C L IM A T E N G E D EA L

U SA an d C hin a have fo rm al l y jo in ed the Paris clim ate deal . T he m o ve b y the w o rld' s b iggest po l l uters is a m ajo r step fo rw ard fo r the 1 80 n atio n acco rd,w hichsets am b itio us go al s fo r cappin g gl o b al w arm in g an d fun n el in g trillio n s o f do l l ars to po o r co un tries facin g clim ate catastro p he. Presiden t O b am a an d his co un terpart Xi J in pin g han ded ratificatio n do cum en ts to U N chiefB an Ki-m o o n ,w ho said he w as o ptim istic the agreem en t w o ul d b e in fo rce b y the en d o fthe year.

ex t i n ct i on . Pop u la t i on ofPla i n Zeb ra s i n A frica ha s 6 6 0 , 0 0 0 a ls o w ell a s t heir

n i m a ls from E A S T E R N G O R IL L A S ,fb aellcaenu st oeaob fohuu t n 5 t 0i n 0 g, 0 f0 o0 r t ahe i r m ea t a s s ki n s .

P L A IN ZE B R A S U N D E R T HR E A T OF E X T IN C T IO N The w orld la rges t liv i n g p rim a t e, t he E a s t ern gorilla , ha s b een lis t ed a s u n dert hrea t ofex t i n ct i on i n t he a n n u a l Red L i s t of en da n gered s p eci es .

Illega l hu n t i n g i n t he D em ocra t i c Rep u b lic of C on go(D RC ) ha s rep ortedly ki lled 7 0 p ercen t ofa ll E a s t ern gorilla s i n t he p a s t t w o deca des a n d b rou ght t he w orld la rges t p rim a t e t ot he v erge of

E Y E S ON L IV E S T OC K E N T L ION A T T A C KS

S A W D U S T T OIL E T S IN KE N Y A San ergy has in stal l ed o ver 70 0 to ilets acro ss n in e sl um s in Nairo b i servin g aro un d 3 0 ,0 0 0 peo pl e an d treatin g m o re than 8,0 0 0 m etricto n n es o fw aste.

T he to ilets are efficien t b ecause they use saw dust rather than w ater. A fter the residen ts use the restro o m ,they co verthe w aste w ithsaw dust. T he w aste is co l l ected an d b ro ught to a cen tral facility w here it is co n verted in to pro ducts such as o rgan ic fertilizer an d in sect b ased an im al feed.

San ergy has in stal l ed o ver 70 0 to ilets acro ss n in e sl um s in Nairo b iservin g aro un d 3 0 ,0 0 0 peo pl e an d treatin g m o re than 8,0 0 0 m etric to n n es o fw aste.

T he to ilets are efficien t b ecause they use saw dust rather than w ater. A fter the residen ts use the restro o m ,they co verthe w aste w ithsaw dust. T he w aste is co l l ected an d b ro ught to a cen tral facility w here it is co n verted in to pro ducts such as o rgan ic fertilizer an d in sect b ased an im al feed.

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Op p ortunity

C ocon ut i s a crop tha t ha s b een dub b ed a crop w i th a thousa n d uses. A ccordi n g to Ken ya C ocon ut Devel opm en t A uth ority, Ken ya ha s n ea rly 7.4 m i l l i on cocon ut trees i n sm a l l hol derssprea d a l on g theKen ya n coa st l i n e a n d i ts poten ti a l rem a i n s un ta pped con siderin g i f f ul l y ex pl oi ted the crop coul d con trib ute n ea rly Kshs 2 5 b i l l i on to Ken ya ' s GDP. M rSa i d Tw a hi rthe co-f oun derof KE NC O C O ob served thousa n ds of ton n es of cocon ut shell s l i ttered i n f a rm s i n Ki l i f i a f terex tra cti n g the copra w h i ch i s used dried a n d used to m a k eoi l a n d cocon ut m i l k . M rSa i d f elt w i th a l i ttl e va l ue a ddi ti on the cocon ut shell coul d b e con verted to cha rcoa l b riquettes w h i ch ca n b e used f orcook i n g a n d hea ti n g a n d i n the l on g run help i n con servi n g trees tha t w oul d otherw i se b e cut to provi de f uel f or cook i n g .

Tog eth er w i th hi s b rothers a n d sisters, they

ra i sed USD 1 0,000 a s the seed ca pi ta l to f i n a n c e p urc h a se of ra w m a t eri a l s, equi pm en t, tra i n i n g of em pl oyees a n d m a rk eti n g . KE NC O C O sits on a three a rce pi ece of l a n d f rom w h i ch i t con ducts i ts a cti vi ti es. The com pa n y w ork s cl osely w i th f a rm ersespeci a l l y w om en i n i tsva l uecha i n b y purcha sin g thecocon ut shell sf rom them .

The cocon ut b riquette i s m a de b y b urn i n g cocon ut shell s i n a l i m i ted suppl y of ox yg en i n a k i l n a process ca l l ed ca rb on i z a ti on . The shell s a re then crushed i n to pow dera l l ow i n g m a n uf a cturin g of di f f eren t sha pe a n d siz e of cha rcoa l b riquettes.

C ocon ut shell b riquettes a re eco-f rien dl y, l ess a sh i s produced durin g the b urn i n g process, ea sy to i g n i te a n d do n ot em i t tox i c g a ses.

KE NC O C O c l i en ta l i n c l ud es sc h ool s, h ouseh ol d s, b ea c h h otel s a n d a f ew m a n uf a cturin g com pa n i es.

The com pa n y curren tl y produces n ea rly 2 0

h ttp ://ny ik a s ilik a .w or d p r e s s .c om N yi ka Si lika i s a n en v i ron m en t a l/n a t u re b log t ha t w i llhop efu lly, b ea b let o;

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The a i m i s m a i n ly t oi m p rov e p eop le's a p p reci a t i on for ou r w orld' s rich b i odi v ers i t y a n d i n s p i re t hem t o get i n v olv ed i n i t s con s erv a t i on .

1 Recon ci lin gt hen eeds ofp eop lea n d n a t u reu s i n g t heb es t a v a i la b lem ethods .

2 . E n s u reecon om i c dev elop m en t a n d con s erv a t i on don ot u n derm i n eea ch other.

3 . E du ca t e t he p u b lic a n d s t u den t s i n t eres t ed i n w i ldlifem a n a gem en t a n d con s erv a t i on on t hen eed for con s erv i n g w i ldlife a n d t he en v i ron m en t i n i t s n a t u ra ls t a t e.

4 . Prov i dea p la t form forp eop let oa i rt heirv i ew s a n d con cern s on n a t u re.

B logs on v a riou s t op i ca li s s u es like com m on b i rd s p eci es i n K en ya n t ow n s a n d w i ldeb ees t m i gra t i on a rep u b lis hed ea ch m on t h. It i s a w on derfu lb logfor t hos e i n t eres t ed i n lea rn i n g m ore a b ou t K en ya ' s flora a n d fa u n a . h ttp ://s h ots b y s h e m a Shots B yShem a C on s p hotogra p hi c b logfocu con s erv a t i on , m a i n ly i n

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Throu gh S hot s B y S hem a C on s erv a t i on Photogra p hy, t he a i m i s t on ot on ly s how you n i ce p i ct u res ofw i ldlife a n d w i ld p la ces b u t a ls ot ohelp you s eet het ru ev a lu ew i ld lifeha s t oa llofhu m a n i t y.

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h ttp ://w a s h ing tonw a c h ir a .b log s p ot.c o.k e / The b logger i s a grea t p hotogra p her w i t h a b i a s t o w i ldlife. H i s p a s s i on for W i ldlife i s t ra n s la t ed t ot he b logw i t h grea t i n form a t i v ep os t s b a s ed on hi s t ra v els a cros s K en ya . W a chi ra i s a t hom e gu i di n g p eop le from a llb a ck grou n ds t hrou gh t hejou rn ey ofn a t u re i n t erp reta t i on .

h ttp ://im p a c th u b m e d ia .c om /c a te g or y /g r e e nim p a c t The b log hi ghlight s con t em p ora ry i s s u es on green econ om y, food s ecu rit y, i llega lw i ldlife t ra de a m on g others . It i s a on e s t op s hop for t hos e i n t eres t ed i n cu rren t a ffa i rs b oth loca lly a n d glob a lly i n t hefield of en v i ron m en t .

ton n es of cocon ut shell b riquettes a m on th a n d i t ta rg ets to rea ch the 1 00 ton n e m a rk per m on th to sa ti sf y the l oca l a n d ex port m a rk ets. M r Tw a h i r sa y s w i th c oc on ut b riquettes Ka ya durum a f orest w i l l sta n d the tests of ti m e a n d throug h i ts va l ue cha i n , f a rm ers w i l l b e a b l e to g en era te i n com e throug h the sa l e of the husk s to KE NC O C O i n stea d of throw i n g i t a w a y a n d the youth a n d w om en ca n crea te th eir ow n j ob s b y stock i n g theb riquettesf orsa l e.

KE NC O C O i s l ook i n g f orw a d to pa rtn erw i th oth er org a n i z a ti on s f or th e purpose of techn ol og y tra n sf era n d a cqui rin g a f l eet of truck s to tra n sport the cha rcoa l to va rious m a rketsa crossE a st A f rica .

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C la i re b logs a b ou t v a riou s t op i ca l i s s u es t ha t i s v ery relev a n t t o ev eryon e. E her b log on en v i ron m en t a lla w s i n K en ya , s he goes fu rther t o w rit e t ha t i t i s i m p era t i v e t o ha v e en v i ron m en t a l la w s fors u s t a i n a b ledev elop m en t t ob ea chi ev ed.

E n v i ron m en t a lM a n a gem en t a n d C on s erv a t i on A ct of1 9 9 9 (E M C A 1 9 9 9 ) ha s b een ex p la i n ed i n deta i ls for a com m on p ers on t ou n ders t a n d w ha t i t i s a ll a b ou t . h ttp ://w w w .fa r m ing a fr ik a .c om The b log i s a ll a b ou t a gricu ltu re a n d t he la t es t dev elop m en t s i n A gri- b u s i n es s , A gron om y, a n d hort i cu lt u re i m p a ct of clim a t e cha n ge on a gricu ltu re. It i s a w on derfu l b log for t hos e i n t eres t ed i n fa rm i n g, s eeki n g m a rket b a s ed i n form a t i on on w heret ob u y a n d s ellp rodu ces .

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B oo o o k k r revi eview ew B T urk an a B asin In stitute at So n y B ro o k U n iversity.

In the b o o k O U R F RIE N D S T H E PO LLINA T O RS, A han d b o o k o f po l l in ato r D iversity an d co n servatio n in E ast A frica, he starts b y w ritin g that po l l in atio n is o ften o verlo o k ed, yet it o ffers ' eco system service' an d b en efit that is pro vided fo r free b y heal thy en viro n m en ts w hich is essen tial to the w el l b ein g o fpeo pl e. A n d o n ce w e reco gn iz e that Ihave just w o k en up. so m ethin g as fun dam en tal as fo o d pro ductio n Yesterday so m e m en cam e to m y ho m e. is tied to b io diversity,w e can b egin to tap in to W ithro pes,axes an d po w ersaw s. the great po ten tial there is in im pro vem en t o f A fter a sho rt dial o gue they cho se m e fo r a hum an heal th an d n utritio n thro ugh cut. co n servatio n o fthe en viro n m en t.

H ere n o w are the b irds l o o k in g at m e T he b o o k discusses co m prehen sivel y the frustrated. diversity am o n g po l l in ato rs l ik e o fB utterflies, A sk in g m e w hy Idecided to b rin g do w n their Mo ths,B ats an d B ushb ab ies,w asps an d fig n ests. w asps,flies,B eetles an d A n ts. A n in terestin g W hile they k ept m e co m pan y b y sin gin g m e exam pl e is o fthe F ig w asps w hich are tin y sw eet m el o dies. po l l in ato rs o fthe m ighty fig trees w ithw ho m Ijust cry to pro ve am in n o cen t. they have a special rel atio n ship. T he tree H e is so cruel an d un k in d they tel l each can n o t survive w itho ut the fig w asp,an d the o ther.

B Y:VO B O Y w asp can n o tsurvive w itho utthe tree. T hey are H ere co m es the sam e m en sal ivatin g to cut vo b o yill93 @ gm ail.co m w edded to getherfo rever. do w n m y b est frien d.

D r. D in o J . Martin s is an en to m o l o gist,artist, H e highlights that atleast 75 % o f al l cro p H ere co m es the w o m en ,they w an t firew o o d pro l ific w riter an d is curren tly the E xecutive species an d o ver 80 % o fal l flo w erin g pl an t fo r co o k in g. directo r o fthe Im pal a ResearchC en tre an d species are depen den to n po l l in ato rs,prim arily H ere co m es the children ,they w an t b ro o m s Research A ssistan t Pro fesso r w ith the to sw eep their classes.

H ere co m es the m en ,they w an t tim b er to b uild ho uses.

H ere co m es the rain ,Ican ' t sto p it fro m uo ro o tin g cro ps to feed hum an s.

H ere co m es the sun ,Ican ' t pro vide shade an ym o re to cro ps an d hum an s.

H ere co m es the w in d,Ican ' t sto p it fro m b rin gin g ho uses do w n .

Ican ' t sto p dro ught an ym o re fo r am to o w eak to do so .

Let's reduce evapo ratio n b y depen din g o n m e fo r shade.

Let's reduce dam age o fb irds ho m es b y depen din g o n m e to attachtheir n ests.

Ifyo u l o ve m e,pro tect m e.

Ifyo u l o ve m e,pro tect the en viro n m en t.

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So m e 2 5 years I w as b o rn to a b eautiful co upl e in a sm al l village cal l ed Nk uriga- Meru_Ken ya. A l an d that is b el ieved to flo w w ithm ilk an d ho n ey. W e are k n o w n to pro duce agricul tural pro ducts suchas po tato es ,b ean s an d m aize. U n fo rtun atel y Iw asn ' t l uck y to b e un der sucha fam ily b utw e had o urfarm an d in o rderto satisfy o ursto m achs an d pay fo r scho o l fees. Ihad to cul tivate po rtio n s o fthat l an d after scho o l ,durin g w eek en ds an d ho l idays. A n d so farm in g b ecam e m y thin g sin ce childho o d. W atchin g seeds pl an ted b reak in to ro o ts,stem an d l eaves w as justw o w !

G ro w in g o l der,Ireal iz ed thatIk eptthin k in g ab o utthe w o rld an d fo o d security. A n d the k n o w l edge that al l eyes are o n farm ers to feed the gro w in g po pul atio n sim pl y spiced m y passio n . T o day Iam thrilled to b e part o fa pro ven so l utio n to sucha critical chal l en ge. A s a yo un g perso n ,am pro ud to b e am o n g the few w ho are hel pin g feed o ur peo pl e. I have m et yo un g peo pl e w ho feel that this farm in g thin g sho ul d b e l eft to that guy in the village. T o them ,w hen farm in g is m en tio n ed,they thin k o fso m eo n e far do w n in the village l ivin g in a shack ,w ho w ak es up to go dig- so far detached fro m civiliz atio n an d b arel y w ears clo thes. T hey thin k o fA frican agricul ture as use o fho e an d m achete! B ut that's n o t true, agricul ture versio n is excitin g.

T ho se o fus in itfin ds itattractive in term s o fsustain ab ility,pro fitab ility an d can suppo rt o ur l ivel iho o ds. It has affo rded us pl easures o f o w n in g o uro w n l an ds an d ho m es.

Iw o ul d l o ve to see m o re yo uths practice farm in g b ecause yo u real iz e thatgen eratio n gap is still a chal l en ge an d clim ate chan ge is here w ith us pin n in g farm ers w ho are m o stly the el derly do w n . Yo un g peo pl e un derstan d techn o l o gy,l ik e use o fA pps an d o ther in n o vatio n s that they can use to im pro ve pro ductivity,pro fitab ility an d o ften pro duct q ual ity.

Pl astics Recyclin g G ro w in g o l der,en viro n m en tw el l n ess b o thered m e. W e have b eco m e m o re carel ess w ith pl astics such that yo u l iteral l y fin d them everyw here. W as there a w ay they co ul d b e m o re useful even after use? A n d b ein g the to ugh co o k ie that I am , I w o ul d co l l ect gift w rappers,b o xes,pl astic b ags,pl astic b o ttles an d l ids. I w o ul d then o pen them up ,shape them in to differen tshapes an d usin g so m e gl ue I w o ul d piece them to gether as b ask ets, han db ags, clutch b ags, sho es ,earrin gs,b an gl es an d n eck l aces. I w as that girl w ho al w ays read everythin g ab o ut en viro n m en t. I n eeded to do so m ethin g! I tho ughto fm an y sustain ab l e ideas b uttho ughso m e w ere un iq ue an d o rigin al ,they cal l ed fo rl arge capital .Ik n ew this is n o tw hatIw an ted. I w an ted to co m e in hum b l y, devel o p m ysel f as I im pacted m y co m m un ity.

E arly this year, it b ecam e so clear. T here w ere raw m aterial s everyw here! Yes pl astic b o ttles everyw here,in differen t sizes an d shapes,tailo rs w ere suffo catin g o fun used m aterial pieces. Its then thatIstarted design in g jew el l ary,han db ags,clutchb ags an d sho es.

Yo u m ay w o n der w ho in spired m e in this jo urn ey. Ib el ieve Iam b ecause D r.W in n ie k iilu is. T o the yo un g peo pl e o ut there, rem em b er that yo u go t n o o ther pl an et to run to . Its w el l n ess therefo re sho ul d b e yo ur greatest co n cern . .M u k i ri H a n i F a rm e r a n d D e s i g n e r.

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