Kaptagat Forest Restoration Takes Centre Stage as Week-Long Conservation Drive Begins,
After its launch ten years ago, the Kaptagat Integrated Conservation Programme (KICP) has emerged as a national benchmark for landscape…
Category: Environment
Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Spreads to Fourth Province
A deadly Ebola outbreak has spread to a fourth province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, meaning the country’s entire northeast — home to around 15 million people — is affected.
Venezuela twin quakes kill at least 32, injure more than 700
The first quake, with an epicenter 21 kilometers (13 miles) west of the coastal town of Moron, occurred at 2204 GMT, USGS said. Within a minute, a 7.5-magnitude quake struck about 45 kilometers away.
WHO, Africa CDC Launch $518 mn Plan to Combat Ebola Outbreak
The WHO and the African Union’s public health agency launched a $518-million joint plan on Friday to tackle the Ebola outbreak causing alarm in the Democratic Republic of Congo and its neighbours.
Storm injures 15 in Japan, prompts evacuation calls
A severe tropical storm battered southwestern Japan on Tuesday, injuring 15 people and prompting calls to evacuate for hundreds of thousands of people due to flooding and landslide risks.
Italy Declares Red Heatwave Alert for Rome, Four Other Cities
The red alert, the first of the year in Italy, is issued to warn of “possible negative effects on the health of healthy, active people” and advise the public to stay out of the sun.
US Preparing Ebola Quarantine Center in Kenya: WSJ
The center would be for Americans “who would need to quickly get out of DRC and quarantine,” the newspaper quoted one administration official as saying.
Riot Hits DR Congo Hospital as Ebola Response Agers Victims’ Families
Tents used to isolate Ebola patients at Rwampara hospital, in the northeastern Ituri province at the outbreak’s epicentre, were torched in the riot on Thursday, which ended swiftly after the army stepped in. Only the tents’ charred husks remain.
Mlipuko Wa Ebola Wafika Bukavu Katika Eneo La Waasi Wa M23
Juhudi za kudhibiti mlipuko huu, ambao Shirika la Afya Duniani (WHO) limetangaza kuwa dharura ya kimataifa, zimekwamishwa na mizozo ya muda mrefu mashariki mwa DRC, ikiwemo mapigano kati ya jeshi la serikali na waasi wa M23.
Kenya’s Reptile Pet Trade Surges as Species Decline
The trade in live reptiles rose sharply from 8,551 in 2013 to 86,330 in 2023, said the report, which analysed Kenya’s data from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
