The seventeenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD CoP17) brings governments, indigenous peoples and local communities together to review progress against the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
Kenya’s conservancies protect wildlife habitat on community and private land well beyond the national parks, and they are central to how the country meets its area-based conservation commitments. KWCA attends to make sure the voice of conservancy landowners and communities is heard in those discussions — on recognition of other effective area-based conservation measures, on access to biodiversity finance, and on the rights of the communities who host wildlife.
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KWCA CEO Dickson Ole Kaelo and elephant biologist Dr Winnie Kiiru join the KBC Podcast to discuss what is actually stopping poaching, why elephants and communities are colliding more than ever, and what Kenya risks if nothing changes.
Conservancy managers from across Kenya meet to share practice, review the state of the network and set priorities for the year ahead.
KWCA CEO Dickson Kaelo commemorated World Elephant Day at Kenya’s Gatundia Secondary School in Marmanet Ward, Laikipia West Sub County, Laikipia County. Speaking during the commemoration he reflected on the significance of elephants to Kenya’s people, landscapes and economy, while calling for greater investment in addressing the challenges faced by communities living alongside wildlife. “An…
