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    Locally Led Adaptation: How Mr. Olbucket is adapting to Climate Change Impacts
    1st September 2023
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    Climate change has become a universal term, but local people who experience and are the most impacted by it, seldom...
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    Policy Update: Call for Memoranda on the Natural Resources (Benefit Sharing) Bill No. 6 of 2022
    30th August 2023
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    The Natural Resources (Benefit Sharing) Bill 2022 sponsored by Senator Danson Mungatana seeks to provide a legislative framework for the...
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    KWCA Position on the Climate Change (Amendment) Bill 2023
    21st August 2023
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    Following a call for memoranda on the Climate Change (Amendment)Bill 2023, to the Environment, Forestry and Mining Committee, KWCA submitted...
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    One year later: How the Africa Protected Areas Congress Elevated the Voices of Women in Conservancies
    19th July 2023
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      Exactly one year ago, twenty-six women drawn from Kenya’s Conservancy network came together under the umbrella forum- National Conservancies women...
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    International Biodiversity Day: From Agreement to Action, Building Back Biodiversity
    22nd May 2023
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    The United Nations Sanctioned May 22, as the International Day for the promotion of  Biodiversity Secretariat termed as International Biodiversity...
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    KWCA wins RISE Challenge award for a second time to upscale its gender work in conservancies
    18th April 2023
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    KWCA is among five USAID grantees to win the competitive Resilience, Inclusive and Sustainable Environments (RISE) 2022 challenge award for...
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    KWCA Position on the Natural Resources (Benefit Sharing) Bill, 2022
    17th January 2023
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    KWCA in consultation with and on behalf of 175 wildlife conservancies submitted a memorandum on the Natural Resources (Benefit Sharing)...
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    A new Global Biodiversity Framework adopted at CBD CoP15
    23rd December 2022
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    A new Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) was adopted on 19th December 2022 at the 15th meeting of the Conference...
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    KWCA at CITES Cop 19
    18th November 2022
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    KWCA is part of Kenya’s government delegation attending the Convention on International Trade on Endangered Species (CITES) Conference of Parties...
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    KWCA Scoops Best Conservation Supporter Award
    28th September 2022
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    Reported First by the Standard Newspaper   Kenya has scooped three trophies at the just-concluded African Conservation Awards ceremony held in Kasane,...
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    “The More we Reflect, the More we Learn and Find Solutions."
    20th September 2022
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    Hezron grew up in Bungule Village, Kasigau Ward, Taita Taveta County, approximately 9kms from Kasigau Conservancy. His father ardently believed...
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    Speech by KWCA CEO on Commemorating World Ranger Day 2022
    30th July 2022
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    Speech by KWCA CEO Mr Dickson Kaelo during the Pre-World Ranger Day Event held on Saturday, July 30th 2022 in...
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    Radio Interview: Promoting Gender Equity and Preventing Gender Violence In Conservancies
    21st December 2021
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    In the radio interview below, SIFA FM’s radio presenter Linda Akoth discusses with KWCA Gender Officer Joyce Peshu how gender-based...
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    Championing Conservancies to take the lead in ending Gender-Based Violence
    24th November 2021
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    Championing Conservancies to take the lead in ending Gender-Based Violence   Achieving gender equality and ending gender-based violence is a goal many...
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    LGT Venture Philanthropy partners with KWCA to help scale the conservancy model across Kenya and beyond
    17th July 2021
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    Nairobi, Kenya, July …, 2021 – LGT Venture Philanthropy Foundation (LGT VP) announces its new engagement with Kenya Wildlife Conservancies...
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    The Role of Conservancies in Curbing Desertification and Drought
    23rd June 2021
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    By Dickson Kaelo CEO, Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association   June 17th is the World Day to combat desertification and drought. It...
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    'The future of conservation lies in community conservancies'
    14th April 2021
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    Kenya’s community conservation has grown over the past two decades with remarkable success thanks to the role of local communities...
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    Policy Update: KWCA Submissions on the Review of the Wildlife Act 2013
    1st April 2021
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    KWCA in partnership with eight regional associations; Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association (MMWCA), Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT), Amboseli Ecosystem Trust...
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    KWCA wins RISE Challenge Award
    10th December 2020
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    KWCA is among four winners of the second round of the USAID Office of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GenDev)...
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    KWCA and Kenya Tourism Board enter into a partnership agreement to promote Tourism in Conservancies. 
    4th December 2020
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    KWCA and the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate in marketing and supporting...
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    Kenya Wildlife Research Training Institute operationalised, conservancies represented in the board
    11th August 2020
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    Photo: Courtesy MoTW The Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife Hon. Najib Balala, has officially established the Wildlife Research and...
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    Conservancies set to benefit through the Magical Kenya signature experience
    7th August 2020
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    Photo Courtesy: Basecamp Explorer   The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) and KWCA have partnered to market and promote Kenya’s conservancies as a...
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    Conservancies receive historic government support
    10th June 2020
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    On 23rd May 2020, His Excellency the President Uhuru Kenyatta unveiled a Khs 53.7 Billion eight point economic stimulus package to alleviate the...
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    OPED: Invest more in complementary conservation
    5th June 2020
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    This opinion article co-authored by Dickson Kaelo CEO KWCA and Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) CEO Tom Lalampaa was first published...
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    Conservation Stewardship: Communities Securing Biodiversity in Lake Bogoria Landscape
    5th June 2020
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    The conservancy model approach is not only securing biodiversity in Baringo County, but its also improving community’s governance structures and...
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    Commentary: From crisis to solutions for communities and African conservation
    30th May 2020
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    This commentary was first published by Mongabay on 20th May 2020. It is co-authored by Dickson Kaelo-CEO of the Kenya...
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    Local communities and indigenous people are vital in saving wildlife
    22nd April 2020
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    KWCA CEO Dickson Kaelo in this article shares his insights on community conservation in Kenya and makes the case for...
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    Intersection between wildlife conservation and COVID-19:
    7th April 2020
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    As the world grapples with unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot has been written by conservationists and...
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    Amidst COVID-19 situation, community conservation must continue
    6th April 2020
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    Globally, the tourism sector is among one of the economic sectors worse hit by the impacts of the novel coronavirus...
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    Kenya's conservancy network response to COVID-19
    3rd April 2020
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    The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic is causing unprecedented health and economic challenges globally. In Kenya, the wildlife conservation sector...
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    #WildAboutLife campaign enhances youth knowledge on conservancies
    20th March 2020
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    KWCA in collaboration with Uvumbuzi Africa and the Kenya Wildlife Trust (KWT), partnered with Light Art Club on a social...
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    KWCA recognised as a best practise in community engagement
    23rd November 2019
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    We are excited to be recognised by African People & Wildlife and National Geographic Society as a best practice in community engagement in their new...
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    Association of Wildlife Conservancy Rangers in Kenya Joins the International Ranger Federation (IRF)
    21st November 2019
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    Great news for Kenya conservancy rangers. The Association of Wildlife Conservancy Rangers in Kenya is officially a regular member of International...
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    CITES recognises communities as active stakeholders in wildlife conservation
    1st September 2019
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    KWCA’s role as an official observer representing communities at the CITES CoP 18 conference, had its status elevated by the...
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    Policy Update: New Amendments Wildlife act 2013
    7th August 2019
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    Following KWCA’s petition on  The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2018, (Wildlife Act 2018 Section) submitted  on 11th May 2018, to...
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    Job Opportunity- National CBNRM Coordinator
    6th May 2019
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    Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) is a major strategy for enhancing conservation outcomes while also seeking to improve livelihoods. Communities...
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    For conservancies to succeed, women inclusion in decision making and sharing of benefits should be given priority.
    5th April 2019
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    In many areas of sustainable development including land and natural resources governance, it is becoming increasingly well known that gender...
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    Recent Amendments to the Wildlife Act 2013: Institutional Changes and Penalties
    3rd April 2019
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    The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act No. 18 of 2018, passed on 31st December 2018 and effective 4th January 2019...
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    KWCA Position on Natural Resources (Benefit Sharing Bill), 2018
    27th February 2019
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      KWCA this morning submitted the  Natural Resources (Benefit Sharing) Bill, 2018  memorandum to members of the Senate Standing Committee on Land, Environment...
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    Thank you for your partnership in 2018
    22nd December 2018
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    Dear Partners and Friends,  As we wrap up 2018, one word seems to best describe the year; Partnerships. The long term success...
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    “Conservancies are about reconnecting communities with nature through upholding cultural practices that protected wildlife”- Dickson Kaelo 2018 Tusk Finalist
    18th November 2018
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    Sarah Marshall of the Telegraph interviewed KWCA CEO Dickson Kaelo a 2018 Tusk Awards finalist ahead of the Tusk Awards...
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    Community Representatives Call on London Conference to Guarantee Equal Role in Tackling Illegal Wildlife Crime
    12th October 2018
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    Press Release 11 October 2018 Representatives from communities affected by the illegal wildlife trade are calling on governments meeting in London...
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    Strengthening Partnerships in African Conservation: Kenya's Wildlife Conservancies Movement
    10th September 2018
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    Wildlife Conservation efforts in Kenya is at a critical stage. Four decades of extreme wildlife declines may progressively come to...
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    Conservancy Leaders Briefing Paper to the Senate on Financial Support to Wildlife Conservancies
    15th August 2018
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    Briefing Paper Senate Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources Submitted by Petitioners Representing Wildlife Conservancies in Kenya and Kenya Wildlife...
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    KWCA CEO Shortlisted for the Prestigious Tusk Conservation 2018 Awards
    9th August 2018
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    KWCA CEO Dickson Kaelo, has been shortlisted among the finalists for the 2018 Tusk Award Conservation in Africa for his...
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    Community Conservancy Ranger Receive African Paradise Rangers Award
    7th August 2018
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    Josphat Kasaine ole Kosikir 63, is among 18 Kenyan rangers and 50 from Africa to be awarded the 2018 African...
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    Remarks by KWCA CEO Dickson Kaelo on World Ranger Day Celebrations
    1st August 2018
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    World Ranger Day Celebration Remarks by CEO, Kenya wildlife Conservancies Association, Dickson Kaelo Made on July 31st 2018, KWS HQ Today,  is world...
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    E-Newsletter: Celebrating World Ranger Day 31st July 2018
    31st July 2018
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    The natural world is under immense pressure right around the globe. Species loss, habitat destruction, climate change and environmental crime...
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    World Rangers Day: Celebrating Lumo Community Wildlife Conservancy Female Ranger, Ludovika Malemba,
    23rd July 2018
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    Forty-year-old, mother of four, Ludovika Malemba, a female community ranger from Lumo Community Conservancy emerges top in academics at the...
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    Kenya’s New Vision on Tourism and Wildlife Conservation Unveiled
    16th June 2018
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    Kenya’s Tourism Blueprint 2030 and National Wildlife Strategy 2030 was launched on Tuesday by the Deputy President H.E William Ruto...
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    First community conservancy rangers to benefit from new KWS revised curriculum graduate
    9th June 2018
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    60 community conservancy rangers among them two women,  are the first trainees to benefit from the newly revised community conservancy...
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    Proposed Miscellaneous Wildlife Amendments May Weaken Community Conservation Efforts
    31st May 2018
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    KWCA has submitted a petition on the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2018, (Wildlife Act 2018 Section) to the National...
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    Petition Seeking VAT and Stamp Duty Exemption for Wildlife Conservancies
    8th May 2018
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    Following the call for submission of memoranda in the matter of consideration by the National Assembly of the Bill mentioned...
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    Scaling up Conservancy Gains for Sustainable Wildlife Conservation
    17th April 2018
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    The theme “Scaling up conservancy gains for sustainable wildlife conservation” rang true at this year’s 2018 conservancy leaders conference held...
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    Kenya Considers Sustainable Wildlife Utilization Options
    2nd April 2018
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    The Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife established a task-force   on Wildlife Utilization (Sustainable Wildlife Utilization) to deliberate on...
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    PS State Department of Wildlife establishes a Committee to Implement recommendations of the Wildlife Corridors and Dispersal Areas Report
    29th March 2018
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    KWCA CEO Mr. Dickson Kaelo has been appointed by the PS State Department of Wildlife Dr. Margaret Mwakima to represent...
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    Cabinet Secretary Wildlife and Tourism Endorses Conservancies and Pledges Support
    28th March 2018
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    “Every acre of land added to conservation through conservancies is a win for wildlife and tourism. Conservancies should be seen...
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    How community averts lions' attacks, to reap from conservation efforts
    26th March 2018
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    In the March 23rd copy of the Daily Nation, Features writer Leopold Obi captured the story of how our member...
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    KWCA Represents Communities at the CITES Rural Communities Working Group
    2nd March 2018
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    On 26th February, parties, rural communities and conservation organizations drawn from 21 countries met at the UN Complex Nairobi to...
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    KWCA Join International Rangers Federation (IRF) Family
    27th January 2018
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    We are glad to be part of the International Ranger’s Federation (IRF) family as an associate member. The International Ranger Federation...
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    A look at our 2017 Key Successes
    25th January 2018
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    We welcome 2018 with utmost anticipation, having made big progress in 2017. Our biggest impact in the recent past has...
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    KWCA launches the National State of Wildlife Conservancies Report 2016
    18th January 2018
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    “The success of KWCA is in its cooperation with other regional wildlife conservancies associations and the coordination of conservancies to...
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    Conservancies Given Prominence in Kenya's New Wildlife Policy
    15th September 2017
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    Pauline Lolgogine Chairperson of Sera Wildlife Conservancy contributing to the Wildlife Policy during KWCA national Conservancy Leaders Forum in Nairobi.     Kenya’s...
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    Conservancy Rangers Review KWS LEA Paramilitary Training Curriculum
    10th September 2017
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    On 30 August, 35 conservancy managers and head rangers drawn from Mara, South Rift, Taita, Amboseli, Rift-lakes, Laikipia and Northern...
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    Securing Wildlife Corridors and Dispersal Areas Report Launched
    19th August 2017
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    Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Prof Judy Wakhungu launched the Wildlife Corridors and Dispersal Areas Report on Wednesday 16...
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    Limiting National Parks Compensation Claims Will Derail Conservation Efforts
    15th May 2017
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    The recent proposal by the Parliamentary Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to limit compensation claims on wildlife injuries and...
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    Kenya's Tourism Marketing Strategy should focus on Promoting Diverse Tourism Products
    3rd May 2017
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    According to the Economic Survey 2017, Kenya earned KSh100 billion from 1.3 million tourists who visited the country in 2016. The...
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    Report: Second Biennual National Conservancy Managers Policy Workshop
    18th April 2017
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    KWCA held its second biennial conservancy leaders conference on 27th-28th February at CORAT Africa under the theme Effective leadership and...
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    KWCA Publishes the Kenya National Wildlife Conservancies Map 2016
    15th April 2017
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    KWCA has published the first ever complete map of community, group and private conservancies in Kenya. The National Wildlife Conservancies Map...
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    OP-ED: Conservancies not source of raging conflict in Laikipia
    22nd March 2017
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      KWCA CEO, Dickson Kaelo shares his thoughts on the recent invasions of conservancies in Laikipia. He explains how conservancies have helped...
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    We Now have the Right of Ownership to our Communal Land
    19th October 2016
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    Kipkemei is jubilant that the Community Land Act is now been legislated. He is among the many community members who...
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    Conservancies' role in wildlife Protection
    19th October 2016
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    The Stories of land owners and communities as conservation agents hasn’t received the attention it deserves. By establishing conservancies, communities...
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    Conservancies Feted for Promoting Sustainable Tourism
    17th October 2016
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    KWCA policy Coordinator handing over the certificate to Jake Grieves-Cook of Ol Kinyei Conservancy the first runner-ups of the Eco...
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    Community Land Act: A Win for Community Conservancies
    15th September 2016
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    Community conservancies have a reason to celebrate. After years of public consultations and negotiations with government to promote community interests and...
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    KWCA Partners with IUCN to Pilot a Holistic Approach for Strengthening Community Engagement in Tacking Illegal Wildlife Trade in Kenya.
    31st August 2016
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    International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in partnership with KWCA is implementing a pilot project using a theory of...
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    Peer Learning to strengthen KWCA Leadership Role in Community Based Conservation
    25th August 2016
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    On 17th-20th August 2016, KWCA joined other pan African community based apex organizations from Kenya, Namibia and Tanzania for a...
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    A bright Future for Conservancies in Baringo
    5th July 2016
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    Conservancies development in Baringo is at its peak. With more and more land owners having realized the benefits of wildlife...
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    KWCA publishes a Guide on Establishing a Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya
    27th June 2016
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    The Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association has published a guide dubbed Establishing a wildlife conservancy in Kenya for private land owners...
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    NACSO visits KWCA, discusses partnership for sharing best practices for Conservancies
    24th June 2016
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    The Namibian Association for Community Based Natural Resource Management Support Organizations (NACSO) has praised KWCA for their work policy advocacy...
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