Opinion

Fighting Corruption in Forest Conservation: Kenya’s Multi-Stakeholder Task Force

January 28, 2018

Psamson Nzioki January 28, 2018 Corruption and climate change are arguably the defining challenges facing the world today. Both problems – and their solutions – are interlinked. In particular, corruption is one of the driving forces behind deforestation and forest degradation, a major cause of climate change (according to the UN, deforestation and forest degradation […]

Tribute to Kanyonyi from Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka

December 19, 2017

Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka December 19, 2017 Dear Friends It is with great sadness to inform you about the loss of one of my favorite gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Kanyonyi, the lead silverback of Mubare group who died on Friday night of 8th December 2017. Kanyonyi first fell off a tree, but while he […]

Opinion Piece: The World without Beans

February 6, 2017

Dr. Robin Buruchara, Director of the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) February 06, 2017 I, like millions of others in Africa, can’t imagine what it would be like to live without beans. Venture onto any small farm in Uganda at meal time, and I can guarantee you that you will find beans on your plate. […]