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Africa Aims to Boost Food Security Action on Occasion of Africa Environment Day and Wangari Maathai Day

March 5, 2014 - 02:05PM
Published by GBM- Kenya

Green Economy Transition Will Assist in Addressing Continent's Environmental Challenges

3rd March 2014 - African leaders, civil society and youth groups marked Africa Environment Day, which seeks to accelerate action on the numerous pressing environmental challenges facing the continent.

A message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of Wangari Maathai Day.

March 4, 2014 - 01:05PM
Published by GBM- Kenya

As we marked the 2014 Wangari Maathai Day and its theme, Youth Healing the Earth: Environment. Education, Empowerment, we pay tribute to Wangari Maathai. Her rich legacy as a dedicated environmentalist, human rights activist and agent of change is an excellent basis to celebrate the energy, enthusiasm and dedication that youth bring to protecting our environment, including their work for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.

Save Our Wetlands

February 7, 2014 - 12:00PM
Published by GBM- Kenya

2014 is the UN International Year of Family Farming – Wetlands & Agriculture as the World Wetlands Day theme for 2014. The theme given that Wetlands and Agriculture: Partners for Growth, is placing a focus on the need for the wetland and agricultural sectors to work together for the best shared outcomes.

Heal Our Lands by Replenishing our Soils - Isiolo Army Barracks

February 4, 2014 - 11:55AM
Published by GBM- Kenya

Isiolo is a semiarid area among one of the districts in Eastern Province which has benefited from the Green Belt Movement’s Environmental Conservation Programme, whose objective is to promote a clean and healthy environment. The Green Belt Movement has been initiating and supporting The Kenya Defense Force (KDF) tree planting projects in Kenya for over 10 years. 

Restoring the Environment and Protecting Water Resources

January 28, 2014 - 12:40PM
Published by GBM- Kenya

Tree-planting projects frequently meet resis­tance from local people because land that could be grazed or farmed is converted to forest. Limited-re­source farmers often see this as their loss, especially when they are relocated by government policy, and GBM tree projects have sometimes been sabotaged as a result. One solution is to provide new econom­ic incentives for enabling restoration of forests and other natural vegetation. Placement of beehives along riverbanks is one of those incentives.

The BBC Radio 4 Appeal with Sir Jonathon Porritt

January 15, 2014 - 09:40AM
Published by GBM- Kenya

The Green Belt Movement has been awarded a coveted time slot for the BBC Radio 4 Appeal in January, 2014. We are ecstatic to have this opportunity and to welcome our representative, Sir Jonathon Porritt, former Director of the British environmental activist group, Friends of the Earth.

SPORTS, PEACE, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND COHESION (SPECO) MARATHON

January 7, 2014 - 11:10AM
Published by GBM- Kenya

The 1st SPECO Marathon was held in Rift Valley Region and hosted in two counties; Nakuru and Baringo County, home to some of Kenya’s world Known Athletes like Paul Tergat. Over 158 persons registered to participate in the marathon. 

McKinsey Workshop on a Social Business Future for The Green Belt Movement

December 16, 2013 - 05:35PM
Published by GBM- Kenya

This November bore a fruitful collaboration: We were honored to host a team of management consultants from McKinsey Germany and a group of dedicated students for a workshop at the Green Belt Movement (GBM) Langata Training Center. Their aim was to develop a viable social business plan for Green Belt Safaris (GBS), a sister organization of GBM offering community visits and tree-planting activities to eco-minded tourists. In close cooperation with our staff and board, our guests helped us lay the cornerstone for a business that shall benefit our communities and our organization. 

A “Platform of Solidarity” in Warsaw, Poland

November 21, 2013 - 04:15PM
Published by Emanuela Piccolo

This blog was written by GBMI-Europe intern Erin Hostetler

Nearly a month ago, former Irish President, Mary Robinson, commanded that the global community needs a “platform for solidarity” in the international campaign against climate change. In her conversation with the host of Democracy Now!, an award-winning independent American news programme, Robinson claimed action needs to be taken to secure “economic, environmental and social sustainability”.

$10,000 Scholarship to Be Awarded to Environmentally Minded NYC Public School Students

November 12, 2013 - 11:15AM
Published by GBM- Kenya

Today the Dr. Wangari MaathaiAward for Civic Participation in Sustainability officially began accepting nominations for 2014. The award for New York City high schoolstudents was inaugurated last year by the New York Restoration Project, with support from TheRockefeller Foundation, the Bette Midler Family Trust, NYC Parks, and the Municipal Art Society.

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