THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
LIFE & STYLE
JULY 24, 2010
By DEBORA BLUM

Only Southern Africa's reserves are bucking the trend

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Africa's extensive network of national parks is failing to stem the decline of large mammals, according to a new study that highlights biodiversity loss across the continent.

Africa needs a brown (not green) food revolution - Christian Science Monitor

First, scientists are focusing on how to grow bigger, more, and disease- and pest-resistant plants. Their approach views the soil surrounding plants as a ...

95 Million-Year-Old Insects Found in African Amber Surprise Scientists
Wired News
Before the Cretaceous, flowering plants — which are now the most diverse type of terrestrial plant — didn't exist. By the mid-Cretaceous, they dominated the ...

James Kariuki – 9 November 2009

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Nairobi — The national environment agency on Monday declined to issue a licence allowing construction of a Sh2.3 billion road passing through the Aberdare National Park.

The 52-kilometre road would have linked Ihithe Town in Othaya constituency, represented by President Kibaki, and Ndunyu Njeru in Kinangop constituency, represented by Sisi kwa Sisi's David Ngugi.

By Jamie Monday Oct 26, 2009 12:00pm

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If you have gone to whitehouse.gov since Saturday you may not have noticed any real changes. On the outside this is true, but underneath the hood they just replaced the entire engine and drive train.

Masai Mara wildlife in sharp decline due to increase in human population

23/04/2009 00:10:46

Monthly surveys over 15 years link surge in human settlements near Mara reserve with large losses of wildlife that have made Kenya popular safari destination

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Ants, plants and unintended consequences
Globe and Mail
Called mutualism, it's a good deal for both the trees and the ants. Scientists studying the decline in large animals in Africa wondered what would happen if ...