NEWS & MEDIA
Stories of Hope, Our Thanks & Happy New Year!
Dear Friends & Partners of ACC,
While we faced unprecedented challenges in 2020 due to the pandemic, you—our loyal community—helped sustain and grow wildlife conservation programs that promote economic sustainability and resilient landscapes for people and nature. This interconnectedness of conservation and community is what ACC is all about. These stories of hope highlight your impact.
The Future of the Open Rangelands & The Role of Community-Based Conservation
The future of the open rangelands in Kenya looks bleak in the face of land subdivision, privatization and changing national aspirations. Conservationist, David Western, together with ACC convened a meeting of experienced CBC practitioners to confront the harsh realities and strategize CBC's future role.
Meet the Community Rangers of Rombo Wildlife Conservancy
Meet the Community Rangers of Rombo Conservancy — The Front Line of Defense Against Wildlife Poachers and Human-Wildlife Conflict
David Western’s New Book Now Available — We Alone: How Humans Have Conquered the Planet & Can Also Save It
Congratulations to Kenya Conservationist and ACC Founder, David Western, on his recent book: We Alone: How Humans Have Conquered the Planet and Can Also Save It. Buy the book through AmazonSmile today and effortlessly support community-based conservation.
John Kamanga Wins 2020 Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa
Congratulations to John Kamanga - Director, South Rift Association of Land Owners (SORALO), for winning the 2020 Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa! African Conservation Centre celebrates you!
Read moreAdopt a Maasai Giraffe
Join a global community of contributors and help save one of Kenya's iconic, keystone species—now endangered: the Maasai giraffe. Learn more about the role these majestic animals play in the East African ecosystem and support ACC's innovative conservation project to help save them.
Read morePress Briefing & Media Kit on Local Biodiversity Outlooks – Version 2
Watch the Sept. 23rd Press Briefing: Local Biodiversity Outlooks 2: Forest Peoples Programme: Ways Forward - Indigenous & Local Perspectives on Our Biodiversity Crisis. Spread awareness with this Media Kit created by Forest Peoples Programme, IIFB, Indigenous Women’s Biodiversity Network and Convention on Biological Diversity.
Read moreSept. 2020 News From the Field — Resilience & Building Back Better With Your Help
Sept. 2020 News From the Field — Organizational Resilience, Adaptive Leadership & Designing a Green Economy
In this newsletter, we share COVID impacts on Kenya, what we’ve learned about resilience and how we envision building back better with your crucial support. We hope you enjoy our stories from the field below including features on organizational resilience, adaptive leadership, and designing a green economy.
Bucking the Dismal Decline in Wildlife: Amboseli Numbers are Going Up
By David Western and Victor N. Mose | Amboseli Conservation Program (ACP)
Amboseli Conservation Program’s five decades of continuous monitoring the Amboseli region shows an astonishing turnaround for wildlife after years of decline. Many species are now more abundant than forty-five years ago, a remarkable contrast to the rapid losses across Africa and around the world.
Swara: A Review of the Nairobi National Park Plan 2020-2030
By David Western
Restoration calls for good science to guide management. Nairobi National Park (NNP) was gazetted as Kenya’s first park in 1946, a far less populous era. In 1967, as a graduate student at the University of Nairobi, I watched the wealth of plains animals move from the short-cropped plains into the valleys and swamps as the season hardened, tracked by lions and cheetahs. A wildlife spectacle, the park gave tourists their first views of lions, cheetahs, giraffes, buffalos and rhinos.