Kenya: Challenges and Opportunities for Nature Conservation
Channel: AAI Salzburg
Date: 2022-03-18

Nature conservation in Kenya has transformed since the country’s independence in 1963. The advancement of the conservation and tourism sectors is evident from Kenya’s ranking as one of the top 10 tourist destinations in Africa and the global recognition of some of the country’s conservation efforts (e.g. action „burning of ivory“ 1989 & 2016). Despite the growth and success, Kenya has also experienced numerous setbacks in recent years which have affected the livelihoods of flora and fauna (humans included) and the country’s economic development. 

Two young Kenyan scholars are giving a deep insight into these topics during this online Global Space.
#Kenya #Biology #NatureConservation #ColonialHistory #CommunitiesInvolvment #AAISalzburg #GlobalSpace


Date of the event and recording: Wednesday, 12. January 2022 in Austria (Salzburg and Innsbruck).


Contributors: Cynthia Richter-Ojijo (Economist, PhD student at the Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck, and One World Scholarship holder at the AAI), Noreen Mutoro (Biologist, PhD Student at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Salzburg, and KAAD scholarship holder)


Language: English


An event organized by the Afro-Asian Institute Salzburg in cooperation with the Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Salzburg and Sei so frei - Bruder und Schwester in Not