
Ocean Sole cleans up flip-flop waste and turns it into art
Marine waste and unemployment are two significant concerns in Kenya. A non-profit organization called Ocean Sole...

Big Ship's solutions for a flourishing Kenyan coastline
The densely-populated, low-income regions in the coastal city of Mombasa, Kenya often struggle to maintain a healthy...

Flipflopi turns plastic waste into beautiful Kenyan boats
In recent years, coastal regions have been increasingly littered with waste washed up on the shores. This is a...

Five mountain bongos released into Kenyan sanctuary
Good news for wildlife watchers — five mountain bongos were released into a Kenyan sanctuary earlier this week....

These solar panels are harvesting the sun twice in Kenya
Solar panels could be used to improve crop production, according to new research. A collaboration between the University...

Prominent environmental activist murdered in Nairobi
Joannah Stutchbury, a prominent environmental activist, was shot dead on July 15 while driving home in Nairobi,...

Nonprofit plants 80,000 trees in Kenya and Rwanda
The name of global environmental charity One Tree Planted seems excessively modest now, as they’ve just finished...

Kin Travel is offering unique vacation ideas that benefit destinations through conservation and sustainability
Traveling is becoming more and more convenient through the help of new technology, but sadly it doesn't always...

MAD unveils biophilic “home of the future” that produces all its own energy in China
Beijing-based MAD Architects recently completed its “home of the future” prototype, a net-zero energy pavilion...

The last male northern white rhino suffers declining health
Sudan is a 45-year-old northern white rhinoceros - and the last male of his kind. He's suffering from poor health,...

Kenya’s Bird Nest is a breathtaking safari suite in the African wilderness
If we ever won the lottery, this breathtaking Bird Nest in Kenya is where we’d like to spend the night. The award-winning...

New green school in Kibera slum replaces original started by concerned Kenyan mothers
A group of concerned mothers started the Anwa primary school in Kibera, Kenya, where extremely disadvantaged children...

Rare white giraffes spotted by Kenyan conservation group
Remarkable white giraffes have been sighted in northeastern Kenya. These creamy giraffes barely even look real,...

Solar roof tiles help power this secondary school in rural Kenya
Schools in rural Kenya often suffer through frequent power outages, and energy from the national grid can be expensive....

Kenya introduces world's harshest law on plastic bags
Kenya has been a major exporter or plastic bag in the past - but now the country is cracking down on the plastic...