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GBM Carbon tree planting projects at a cross roads

December 6, 2011 - 12:55AM
Published by Judy Kimamo

A presentation at the climate change talks in Durban by GBM focused on our efforts to rehabilitate the Aberdares and Mt. Kenya water towers in Kenya. Senior project officer, Mercy Karunditu, highlighted the great importance of mobilizing community consciousness and action towards community-led adaptation and mitigation activities.

 

Can carbon forest projects deliver for communities and forests in Africa?

December 5, 2011 - 09:00AM
Published by Francesca de Gasparis

Last week the Green Belt Movement (GBM) and GBM’s technical partners Woods Hole Research Center (WHRC) hosted panel discussion on the impact climate finance projects from a grassroots perspective.

GBM Launches "I am the Hummingbird" Campaign

October 31, 2011 - 08:10AM
Published by Samantha Wilde

On Friday, the Green Belt Movement (GBM), KenyaFEB28 and Kenya Forest Service (KFS) launched the “I am the Hummingbird” campaign with tree planting events across Kenya.

Remembering Professor Maathai

October 26, 2011 - 08:50AM
Published by Benson Mwangi

She is not dead,
Who leaves to us this great heritage of remembering joy.
She is still alive in our hearts,
In the happiness we knew, in the dreams we shared,
Big dreams of a greener and cleaner world.

When Prof. Won the Nobel: GBM-North America Board Member Mia MacDonald Recalls

September 26, 2011 - 02:30PM
Published by Mia MacDonald

I had the enormous privilege -- and sheer good luck -- to be with Prof. Maathai on an October morning in Kenya nearly seven years ago when she got the news she'd become the 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate. On this day of great sorrow, I thought I'd share my account of that wonderful, happy, historic day, which was published in the Los Angeles Times.

Will REDD Conserve Natural Forests and Protect Local Livelihoods?

September 14, 2011 - 02:45AM
Published by Francesca de Gasparis

In July I attended a public debate in London on the potential for REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) to make international forestry more just. The debate brought together a wide variety of stakeholders in REDD in order to assess its possibilities and its frailties. The panel leading the discussion included John Vidal from the Guardian and representatives from DFIDODI, and FERN among others. What became increasingly clear during the debate is that although the international community appeared to be pushing on with REDD, it remains a highly contested and confused idea.

Nuclear techniques are helping the Maasai in Kenya improve their livelihoods

September 2, 2011 - 10:05AM
Published by Edward Wageni

On a dusty, dry patch of land in south-east Kenya a lone Maasai man admires thriving fruit and vegetables on a plot of land. Mangoes, papayas and spinach flourish under the searing heat of the African sun. It is a rare sight here in Ng'atataek on the Tanzanian border, an arid region where rainfall is scarce and the little water available is usually reserved for the livestock.

EU says no to illegal logging!

August 23, 2011 - 08:05AM
Published by Francesca de Gasparis

The European Union (EU) has formally recognised that illegal logging is a pervasive threat to biodiversity and is taking legal action to prevent it!

Success for Spring Valley

August 9, 2011 - 10:25AM
Published by Francesca de Gasparis

The Green Belt Movement (GBM) is celebrating a milestone legal case for environmental protection in Kenya.

New prospects for Agro-ecology in the UK

August 8, 2011 - 09:40AM
Published by Francesca de Gasparis

My interest in policy issues led me to attend the last All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) meeting on Agro-ecology before the summer parliamentary recess. These meetings are a way for the general public, NGOs and other members of civil society to interact with the legislature and ultimately help to shape policy.

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