Media advisor to @Nature_Africa @BigLifeAfrica @tusk_org + others. ex-Daily Telegraph Africa correspondent.
Nairobi, Kenya
Joined June 2010
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Carbon Credits Fuel Restoration of East Africa's Savannas nature.org/en-us/about-us/wh… via @nature_org
Mike Pflanz retweeted
POV: You’re a pilot landing in Ruma National Park— home of the critically endangered roan antelope and a sanctuary for both black and white rhinos 🦏🦏
Not your average runway!
#ExploreKenyaParks #ThrivingWildlifeForever
🎥 Bryan Matiba
"It has been forecast that, by 2050, more people will die from antimicrobial resistance than both cancer and diabetes combined"
Babies in Nigeria are being born with antibiotic resistant bacteria
theconversation.com/babies-i… via @TC_Africa
I've always found this story fascinating: most gum arabic in the world comes from Sudan + Sahel. Conflict = stockpiles running out. I think the US even left it off sanctions when Darfur erupted 20 years ago so as not to interfere with Coke production?
theconversation.com/gum-arab…
True but what drives people to chop trees for firewood, turn forests into farmland, or buy cheap, dirty fuel? Poverty. But making everyone richer drives fossils consumption, that worsens climate change.
The low survival rates of seedlings, even 30 years after selective logging, raise concerns about the long-term recovery of biodiversity and the ability of future tree generations to thrive in human-modified tropical forests worldwide.
news.mongabay.com/2024/03/pr…
100s millions Africans lack electricity to even power a fan. 1-in-3 affected by water scarcity, so hydration can’t be taken for granted. Shade harder to come by bcs deforestation + land degradation. Only 40% of ppl covered by weather early warning systems
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
A debate is raging in African countries with few options for economic development than to exploit their fossil fuels.
Uganda's president Museveni: “Those who are telling us ‘don’t exploit’ have developed beyond measure because of exploiting.”
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
DYK white rhino almost went extinct 100 years ago? From 100 individuals now there are 16,000. But protecting them is becoming more complex and pricey.
Good read here.
theconversation.com/half-of-… via @TC_Africa
Probably the fullest account of why the deaths of 6 lions in Amboseli does *not* mean Kenya’s Maasai want all wildlife gone, from @biglifeafrica CEO africageographic.com/stories…
Overall strong, but fails to clarify 'protected areas' = state-managed National Parks. Most wildlife is in locally-owned land outside the "fortress". How local people can continue conserving those spaces will define how the future looks
news.mongabay.com/2023/05/co… via @MongabayOrg
Sobering thread on the reality of what happens to some of the uncounted millions of single-use plastic bottles discarded everyday. Bravo @JamesWakibia for your 'immersive' reporting
10% of mines around the world are in protected areas, this extraordinary survey finds. This is only going to increase with the rush for ‘green’ minerals. news.mongabay.com/2023/05/ne…
The ecosystem services provided by many mammals are crucial to a healthy environment for all species. Humans evolved in Africa and have interacted with other African mammals for millions of years here. theconversation.com/from-eno…
@KenyaPower_Care no power at our place account 123000. Neighbours ok. Pls attend. Thanks.
Mike Pflanz retweeted
@KenyaPower_Care no power at our place account 123000. Neighbours ok. Pls attend. Thanks.
Many many questions for Botswana government to answer here, in apparent bending of rules to invite massive development in a key national park, #Chobe
By @Tuthpicslim
sundaystandard.info/governme…
1 in 7 of the planet’s poorest are Nigerian 😲😲
Interesting piece from @TC_Africa on the economics of tackling that.
Notes that Africa’a share of world poverty doubled as Asia developed: “Poverty has gradually become an African problem”.
theconversation.com/nigeria-…
“While technology has meant that countries can leap in advancement, through imitation, there is no alternative evidence to sequential structural change for poverty reduction.”
🚨🚨 What about climate change??? #GreenGrowth?
“Nigeria has enormous areas of arable land with different climatic conditions. These can support the cultivation of various cash crops. Other endowments include natural resources such as crude oil, and various other solid minerals.”