Local communities in Dakatcha Woodland have made a landmark decision to set aside 20,051 acres of land for biodiversity conservation.  Dakatcha Woodland Important Bird Area near Malindi is an area of forest, woodland, thicket and seasonal wetlands of global conservation importance. It is thought to be the breeding ground of a rare, endemic and endangered bird, Clarke’s Weaver

The Secretary General of Kenya Red Cross Dr. Abbas Gullet sends his gratitude to Nature Kenya -the East Africa Natural History Society – for its donation to the victims of the recent clashes experienced at the Tana River Delta.

The Seventh Conference of Parties (COP 7) of the Nairobi Convention ended on 14th December with a COP Decision to designate Important Bird Areas (IBAs) in the territories of the Contracting Parties as a tool for conservation of marine and coastal ecosystems, and to use information on birds as indicators of ecosystem health.