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Honoring Women in Conservation on International Women’s Day & Everyday
When local Maasai women are economically-empowered, the environment is better managed, human wildlife conflict is reduced and their families and communities achieve better livelihoods. ACC honors the women…
News From the Field — January 2020
Dear Friends, Happy New Year! We are grateful to all of our conservation partners—communities, organizations, foundations, and donors who have helped us…
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News From the Field — October 2019
Advising on international policy to protect endangered giraffes, working with communities to fight the climate crisis and enhance food and water security, and conserving biodiversity by restoring degraded landscapes are just a few of ACC’s recent activities!
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Call for Proposals: Consultancy to Train Maasai Women on Milk Production, Handling & Marketing as Part of a Cooperative Group.
African Conservation Centre invites proposals to train Maasai women on milk production, handling and marketing as part of a Cooperative group, working to improve the milk value chain. Background The mission of African Conservation Centre (ACC) is to conserve biodiversity in East Africa and beyond through the collaborative application of scientific and indigenous knowledge, improved […]
Read moreCall for Proposals! Greater Kilimanjaro Initiative for Enhancing Community Participation in Trans Frontier Conservation
African Conservation Centre has begun to implement an EU funded initiative called “Greater Kilimanjaro Initiative for Enhancing Community Participation in Trans Frontier Conservation”. In partnership with the lead applicant, Oikos East Africa, ACC invites proposals for the following consultancy services: Interventions to Map and Protect the Illiangarunyori/Maparasha Corridor in with the South Rift Landscape. This […]
Read moreConservation & Livelihoods in Kenya’s South Rift
African Conservation Centre’s (ACC) mission is to conserve biodiversity in East Africa and beyond through the collaborative application of scientific and indigenous knowledge, improved livelihoods and good governance through development of local institutions. Our work is focused primarily in four areas: the landscapes of Amboseli, Maasai Mara, Mukogodo/Laikipia and South Rift/Magadi. These areas span the […]
Read morePeople Daily Features Rangelands Community Exchange Conference
ACC and SORALO hosted the 2-Day Rangelands Community Exchange Conference in Nairobi, January 2018. Contributor, Florence Gichoya, covers the event in People Daily, Issue 6492.
Read moreACC & UNEP-WCMC Partnership Win Global Challenges Research Fund Award
The African Conservation Centre (ACC) Nairobi, is part of the UNEP-WCMC led partnership that has won the Global Challenges Research Fund Award (GCRF). The project named ACACIA is a China, UK, East African partnership and will focus on helping countries be better equipped to plan for a sustainable future. This global partnership of cross-disciplinary research […]
Read moreACC Staff Featured in Reuters: In Drought-hit Kenya, Fairer Sharing of Rivers Helps Keep The Peace
ACC Staff, Julius Muriuki, who manages our Ewaso Nyiro South centers, shares his thoughts on farming during Kenya’s drought with Reuters. We work to promote the conservation of wildlife, humans and the environment.
Read moreCanada’s IPSS Awards Grant for Community-Based Conservation Program Design
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES International Partnerships for Sustainable Societies, a joint venture between Canada’s International Development Resource Centre (IDRC) and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), awarded ACC $2.6 million to initiate a new program: The Institutional Canopy of Conservation. This program, to be carried out between Aug 1, 2014 and […]
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