Geothermal Energy Grows in Kenya
New York Times February 23, 2018 HELL’S GATE NATIONAL PARK, Kenya — Verdant hills stretch into the distance at Hell’s Gate National Park, where zebras, buffalos, antelopes, baboons and other […]
Category Archives: Environment
In Africa’s Oldest Park, Seeking Solutions to a Destructive Charcoal Trade
Yale Environment 360 September 14, 2017 Virunga National Park, home to the world’s largest population of mountain gorillas, is plagued by deforestation linked to the production of charcoal for cooking […]
The Power Plants That May Save a Park, and Aid a Country
New York Times August 30, 2017 VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, Democratic Republic of Congo — On the verdant savanna of Virunga National Park, a herd of elephants clustered near an umbrella-shaped […]
In Kenya, a Transformation in Shades of REDD
Undark July 28, 2017 Communities near the Rukinga Sanctuary once seemed locked on a path of resource decimation. But here, at least, a global conservation plan is working. By Amy […]
Gazing Into Danakil Depression’s Mirror, and Seeing Mars Stare Back
New York Times January 30, 2017 DANAKIL DEPRESSION, Ethiopia — In oppressively dry heat and a miasma of sulfur and chlorine, the rocky landscape sprouts patches of neon green and […]
A piece of sea floor, stranded on dry land, may hold clues to life’s origin
The Economist October 29th 2016 | THE DANAKIL DEPRESSION, ETHIOPIA | From the print edition Afar horizon STUDYING the seabed does not always mean penetrating the sea itself, even […]
In Rural Bangladesh, Solar Power Dents Poverty
New York Times October 4, 2016 KAKHIN BIMILE, Bangladesh — Kismat Ali is a 33-year-old mason living in Kakhin Bimile, a village a few hours drive from Dhaka, Bangladesh’s crowded […]
How Hybrid Seeds Could Help The Mountain Gorillas Of Congo
NPR September 27, 2016 Along one side of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a fence lines a sorghum field where a family of gorillas readies for […]
Kenya’s new railway sparks human-elephant conflict
New York Times International August 5, 2016 BODENI VILLAGE, Kenya–On a sun-baked plot in southern Kenya, Ana Musebeki grew lush fields of corn, mango, sugar cane and bananas near her […]
Poaching Leaves Elephant Daughters in Charge in Kenya
New York Times July 5, 2016 SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE, Kenya — The Land Cruiser bumped and rattled over the lush, tawny savanna dotted with acacia trees. GO TO ARTICLE George […]
