NAIROBI ― An environmental disaster is unfolding in Isiolo county, in northeastern Kenya, following a recent wildfire ...
The 16,000-hectare conservancy is part of a 50,000-hectare expanse of land owned by the Gir Gir Group Ranch. Kenya’s Wildlife Act defines a conservancy as “land designated by a community ...
The decision, issued by the Environment and Land Court of Isiolo county in northern Kenya, ordered the conservancies to shut down their operations effective immediately. Fifty-three community ...
These conservancies, managed by local farmers, herders, and hunter-gatherers, cover millions of hectares and often harbor more wildlife than traditional protected areas. In Kenya, conservancies ...