Tag: Kenya

New study confirms Fairtrade roses from Kenya have smaller environmental footprint

Stuart Mitchell

Fairtrade roses from Kenya have a smaller environmental footprint when compared to roses produced in Holland, even when factoring in transport to Europe, according to a recently released report. The report, titled Life Cycle Assessment Cut Roses, found that Fairtrade cut roses from Kenya – whether transported to Switzerland by air or sea – have a lower impact across all the environmental areas analysed, including cumulative energy demand, greenhouse gas emissions, and freshwater eutrophication, a pollution process where lakes or streams become over-rich in plant nutrients. For the Dutch roses,…

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£1.7 million grant to cut plastic pollution in India, Chile, Kenya and South Africa

Stuart Mitchell

Last month sustainability charity WRAP and UKRI launch a major new UK fund to support projects to reduce the impact of plastics on the environment in India, Chile, Kenya and South Africa. The International Circular Plastics Flagship Projects Competition is a £1.7 million fund designed to address the problem of plastics pollution in these key nations. Applicants can apply for funding ranging from £50,000 up to £250,000 that demonstrate solutions which respond to specific targets under the Plastics Pacts of each nation, and which will ultimately help reduce plastic pollution…

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Flash Appeal launched as 2.5 million face ‘dire situation’ in Kenya

Stuart Mitchell

Two and half million people are already experiencing deep food insecurity after two back-to-back rainy seasons failed.  By November, it will have nearly tripled since the same time last year, OCHA warned.  “People in the ASAL region are facing a dire situation”, said Stephen Jackson, UN Resident Coordinator for Kenya, as he launched the humanitarian Flash Appeal for the Kenya Drought response.  Speaking from Nairobi Mr. Jackson said people in Wajir, Northern Kenya, had not seen rain for over a year. Acute malnutrition rates are rising rapidly, posing an imminent risk to children and…

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Global Alliance Opens African Office in Kenya

Stuart Mitchell

Global Alliance President, Justin Green inaugurated the Africa Region office in Nairobi, Kenya in a ceremony attended by Public Relations Society of Kenya (PRSK) officials and the Chair of the Africa Regional Council, Mr. Peter Mutie. The Nairobi office will provide liaison and communication support for the various Global Alliance activities and programmes undertaken in Africa. The president welcomed this partnership with PRSK, saying that Global Alliance was committed to getting closer to its global membership by devolving activities and linkages in all corners of the globe. “With PRSK providing…

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Born Free Launches Campaign To Protect Lions In Kenya

Stuart Mitchell

It’s no secret that lion populations are declining. In fact, in just the last century, the population across Africa has declined by nearly 97%, with many reports suggesting that wild lions would be extinct by 2020. Lions are already extinct in 26 African countries, but while the species may have survived that imminent deadline, with just 20,000 remaining, Born Free is urging the public to help turn these horrifying statistics around. If their decline continues at the same rate, lions could be extinct by 2031.  It’s not all doom and gloom…

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