Anyone flying from the Masai Mara into Wilson Airport these days will of course see the wind power plants erected on the famous Ngong Hills, on the foot of which Baroness Blixen, made immortal through the film ‘Out of Africa’ had her farm and where the Karen Blixen museum is now located. A new wind power initiative is now in […]
The Future for Gorillas in Africa is Getting Bleaker, says the Report, which was funded by France and the UNEP Great Ape Survival Partnership as a Contribution to the UNEP/CMS Year of the Gorilla. Accelerating Impacts from Poaching to Illegal Timber Trade are Hitting Great Ape Populations and Habitats Faster Than Previously Supposed. UNEP and INTERPOL Call for More Support […]
Bonn, 11 March 2010 – The plight of gorillas in danger was brought home to millions through hundreds of Year of the Gorilla articles, interviews, lectures, conferences and films last year – more than through any similar global species campaign. In addition, the UN Year of the Gorilla 2009, generated €100,000 for field projects to prevent critically endangered gorilla species […]