ENVIRONMENT
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LOOP DFS Plants 3,000 Trees as Safari Gravel Series Returns to Naivasha
LOOP DFS has planted 3,000 indigenous and climate-adaptive trees in Naivasha as the company steps up its environmental conservation efforts, combining sports, ecosystem restoration and community engagement through its flagship Safari Gravel Series. The tree-planting exercise took place at Flamingo Farm during the second leg of the LOOP Safari Gravel Series 2026, which attracted more than 2,000 participants, including 850…
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Konza Becomes Africa’s First Smart City with a Registered Wildlife Conservancy
Konza Technopolis has reached a major sustainability milestone after receiving provisional registration of its wildlife conservancy from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), protecting 404.69 hectares of ecologically significant land. The achievement makes Konza Technopolis the first purpose-built smart city in Africa to host a formally registered wildlife conservancy, underscoring its commitment to balancing technological advancement with environmental conservation. The conservancy…
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Ecobank Unveils World’s First Nature Bond to Fund Conservation Through Africa’s Real Economy
Ecobank Group has unveiled the world’s first ICMA (International Capital Market Association)-aligned Nature Bond issued by a commercial bank, marking a significant milestone in efforts to attract investment for biodiversity conservation in Africa. The bond, listed on the London Stock Exchange, earned Moody’s top sustainability quality assessment of SQS1 Excellent and is expected to finance sustainable agriculture, water management and…
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Absa Kenya Foundation and GIZ Launch Country’s First and Largest Circular Economy Programme
Absa Kenya Foundation, in partnership with GIZ and the African Guarantee Fund, has launched the CirculaRising Programme, positioned as Kenya’s first and largest circular economy initiative. The programme aims to create over 6,000 new and improved jobs by 2028, while supporting more than 2,000 women- and youth-led micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). It also targets the recycling of over…
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Aga Khan Foundation Partners with Camões Institute to Restore Gazi Bay Mangroves in Kenya
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) has signed a partnership agreement with the Camões Institute – the Portuguese Cooperation Agency – to support the ‘Gazi Bay Coastal Restoration and Eco-Tourism Initiative (G-CORE)’ in Kwale County, Kenya. The partnership agreement signed during a visit to Kenya, will support coastal ecosystem restoration and community-led development in Kenya. “The Aga Khan Development Network remains…
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PowerBank announces $1.1m incentive for 7.1 MW solar project in New York
PowerBank Corporation (PowerBank), a player in distributed solar energy, battery storage, and clean energy infrastructure across North America, announced that its 7.1 MW Jordan Rd 2 community solar project located on privately-owned brownfield lands in Skaneateles Falls, New York, has been approved for up to $1.1 million in incentives through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)…
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Chestnut Carbon issues first U.S. IFM carbon credits with Verra’s removals tag
Chestnut Carbon (Chestnut), a U.S. developer of nature-based carbon removal projects, announced that its Improved Forest Management (IFM) project has been issued 95,909 new carbon credits that utilize Verra’s carbon removal tag. These credits represent the first IFM credits issued to a U.S.-based project that uses Verra’s newly introduced tool for differentiating reductions and removals in IFM Projects (VT0015). These…
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Woodchuck partners with Walbridge to advance customers’ construction sustainability goals
A new collaboration between Woodchuck and Walbridge is demonstrating how data-driven waste management can significantly improve sustainability outcomes on large-scale construction projects, with early success reported at a major facility for Ford Motor Company in Marshall, Michigan. The initiative, launched to support Ford’s waste-reduction goals at its new manufacturing site, leverages Woodchuck’s AI-powered platform to track and optimize the handling…
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How the Upper Tana Water Fund has Restored Ecosystem and Strengthened Nairobi’s Water Sources in a Decade
A decade of sustained investment in the Upper Tana watershed has played a key role in strengthening Nairobi’s water security. The initiative has helped ensure cleaner and more reliable water for millions of residents. Through a ten-year partnership involving government agencies, utilities, businesses, and farming communities, the Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund Trust has worked to reduce sediment flowing into rivers,…
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Nairobi Rivers Commission and Communities Forge Consensus on Regeneration Program
The Nairobi Rivers Commission (NRC) and representatives from the Kangemi and Dagoretti communities have reached a significant consensus on the future implementation of the Nairobi Rivers Regeneration Program (NRRP), committing to a collaborative and inclusive approach that respects local interests. The landmark agreement was forged during a consultative community engagement meeting held on November 10, 2025, at the NRC Boardroom,…
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