Events
KWCA at CBD CoP17
KWCA joins the seventeenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, carrying the case for community-led conservation into the global biodiversity negotiations.
September 22, 2026
KWCA CEO, Dickson Kaelo shares his thoughts on the recent invasions of conservancies in Laikipia. He explains how conservancies have helped resolve inter ethnic conflict between pastoralists communities in the Northern Region and how livelihoods have been enhanced through enterprise development in the Mara and Laikipia regions.
KWCA joins the seventeenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, carrying the case for community-led conservation into the global biodiversity negotiations.
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.
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…
