• The Greenhouse Sessions are a monthly online gathering of influential business leaders, passionate change-makers, experts and people curious to understand how we can leverage emerging innovation and technology to protect our environment and people.

     

    But this is so much more than just another event meetup using the power of story, immersive experiences, content capture and collaboration, the Greenhouse Sessions promise to educate, inspire and create a framework for collaboration - leaving the audience with the power to author a different future.

    ABOUT THE GREENHOUSE SESSIONS

  • Who we are

    The event series is a collaboration between WWF Panda Labs Kenya and Amani Institute.

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  • gREENHOUSE SESSIONS 3.0 

    Scaling Nature-based Solutions in Marine and Coastal Land & Seascapes 

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  • The Greenhouse Sessions are back for a third edition, and this time, we are diving deeper into the heart of nature-based solutions for conservation. This edition is focused on promoting Nature-based Solutions(NbS) to address challenges in marine conservation, in particular mangrove conservation in the Coastal Kenya Landscapes(CKL). These sessions are part of the Triple Benefit Project which is being implemented in Southern Swamp in Lamu Seascape and Mida Creek in Watamu. It seeks to address biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, climate change, and socioeconomic development by enhancing communities' capacity to conserve and restore marine ecosystems while promoting alternative livelihoods. The

    Mangroves provide a myriad of ecological, economic, and cultural benefits. They act as natural buffers against the fury of storms, support vibrant marine life, and offer sustenance to countless communities that call these coastal areas home. However, they face formidable challenges in the form of habitat destruction, climate change, and unsustainable resource exploitation.

    Through the Greenhouse Sessions, we aim to not only shed light on the status of NbS for mangrove conservation but also create a platform for collaboration among various stakeholders in the sector. We will bring together community organizations, researchers, investors, government agencies and conservationists to explore innovative pathways to scaling conservation impact and sustainably harnessing the blue economy with the coastal communities at the core.

     

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  • ‘Financing Green’: Structuring Green Investments to Boost Nature Based Solutions

    December 2023

    Collaborative Approaches for Financing Sustainable Mangrove Conservation and Alternative Livelihoods for Local Communities

    Globally, nature represents a massive investment opportunity and has been referred to as the next global financial asset class. According to the World Economic Forum’s The Future of Nature and Business report, transitioning to a nature-positive economy could generate annual business opportunities worth $10 trillion and create 395 million jobs by 2030.

    However we are depleting resources at a rate exceeding nature's ability to regenerate and restore them, posing a threat to our survival. The financial sector holds significant influence as a catalyst for change, capable of steering the shift towards an equitable, net-zero, and nature-positive economy. This will be achieved through adoption of business models and portfolios that work with nature rather than against it.

    Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) have emerged as a powerful approach to addressing environmental challenges while promoting sustainable development. NbS enterprises encompass a wide range of initiatives that leverage natural processes and ecosystems to provide solutions to pressing issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and resource depletion. By aligning economic goals with ecological restoration, NbS enterprises create avenues for sustainable investment that yield both environmental and financial returns.

    With most organizations today aligning their business strategies to sustainability and ESG, structuring green investments to cover NbS enterprises is essential as it helps create a positive impact on ecosystems, communities, and economies while contributing to the global effort to address pressing environmental challenges.

    By identifying key focus areas and addressing challenges, this exploration sought to encourage stakeholders in the financial, environmental, and business sectors to actively engage in NbS investments for a resilient and sustainable future.

    The session that was held online on Thursday December 5, 2023 from 3pm to 5.00pm featured:

     

    Leah Auko of Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN), who presented the Knowledge Segment covering the context of financing green vs greening finance, global financing green outlook and financing of projects that contribute - or intend to contribute - to the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of biodiversity.

    Konstantina Koulouri, who serves as the project manager under the Nature Investment pillar within NatureFinance, gave an overview of NatureFinance’s work and its areas of development, such as Nature Markets, Nature Risk and Sovereign Debt, and elaborated on the work the organisation is developing around Nature Investment in an effort to directly engage with the market to accelerate asset reallocation and nature positive investments

    Mbithe Muema, the Chief Business Officer at Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), presented on listing green bonds on the NSE.


    Benjamin OJelel Etubi, Climate change and NbS Manager, WWF-Uganda. Benjamin presented an NbS case study on bamboo planting along river banks in the Rwenzori landscape. This project has helped to stabilise and reduce incidences of collapse, minimise siltation and erosion, flooding and the resulting impacts on the ecosystem and people living along this landscape.

     

    The sessions objectives were geared towards:

    • Helping participants make a distinction between ‘financing green’ and ‘greening finance’
    • Providing insights into the current state of the fnancing green market and the challenges and opportunities it presents for the private sector to invest in sustainable conservation financing
    • Providing insights on structuring the investment so it fits within both the financier and NbS' business frameworks
    • Sharing real-world examples through case studies to illustrate successful financing green initiatives.

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  • Dabaso Creek Conservation Group, Honeydom and Gede Arabuko Community Forest Assosiation are the winners of the Greenhouse Sessions 2023 Innovation Challenge!

    Dabaso Creek Conservation Group is a CBO running mangrove conservation activities in Mida Creek, Watamu. They have been involved in restoring degraded mangrove sites and have since restored marine biodiversity and planted over 2 million mangrove seedlings. Apart from conservation the group runs an alternative livelihood initiative called the Crab Shack which is an ecotourism facility consisting of a seafood restaurant, birdwatching and canoe riding business and a crab farm. The project supports the conservation activities while providing job opportunities for the Dabaso community.

    Honeydom is a Kilifi-based social enterprise that promotes bee keeping as an alternative livelihood while contributing to the protection of mangrove ecosystems. They produce and package honey, bees wax, propolis, pollen, pro pollen and other secondary products like bees wax candles and bees wax jelly. Honeydom also offers consultancy services in bee project viability assessment apiary management and honey harvesting. They ran an outlet along the Mombasa Malindi highway where they stock their range of products.

    Gede CFA  is a community forest association which supports and promotes sustainable management of natural resources in Gede Arabuko; and advocates for biodiversity conservation through sustainable use and protection of available natural resources. Gede CFA is involved in Butterfly farming, Mari culture, Bee keeping and herbal medicine which are currently generating revenues for rural communities in Mida and Gede Arabuko zone

     

    About the Challenge:

    The GHS Innovation Challenge was launched on 16th October 2023 as an opportunity for Kenyan registered Community-Based Organisations, Civil Society Organisations, conservation enterprises and startups to showcase their commitment to conserving coastal Kenya's mangroves and be recognized for their work. The challenge sought to identify and reward initiatives that align with the IUCN guidelines for Nature-Based Solutions, which aim to protect, manage, and restore the environment while delivering sustainable benefits for people.

     

    Eligibility Criteria:

     

    Participating enterprises/initiatives were required to meet the following criteria:

    1. Registered/operating as conservation enterprises, startups,Community-Based Organisations, or Civil Society Organisations 
    2. A Nature-based solution(i.e conservation initiative that simultaneously protect, manage and restore the environment while delivering tangible and sustainable benefits for people) as per IUCN guidelines
    3. Operational on the Kenyan Coast for a minimum of 2 years
    4. Running initiatives directly or indirectly connected to mangrove conservation - demonstrating a clear understanding of the importance of mangrove conservation and how their innovation addresses the specific challenges faced in the Coastal Kenya Landscape. Direct connection includes reforestation and habitat restoration e.g. nurseries); Indirect connection includes sustainable seafood sourcing/aquaculture, responsible marine/mangrove ecotourism, waste management, crafting, apiculture
    5. Clearly show how the initiative is engaging and benefiting local communities, creating jobs, enhancing local livelihoods, and empowering communities to participate in mangrove conservation efforts

     

    Congratulations to Dabaso, Honeydom and Gede CFA who will receive cash prizes and business coaching support from Amani Institute to help them grow their impact.

     

     

     

     

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  • Enabling Sustainable Conservation: Models for Community-Run Nature-Based Solutions Enterprises

    November 2023

    Collaborative Approaches for Financing Sustainable Mangrove Conservation and Alternative Livelihoods for Local Communities

    This virtual event aims to explore the intersection of conservation, community engagement, and sustainable enterprise within the context of Nature-based Solutions (NbS). NbS enterprises play a crucial role in conserving our ecosystems while addressing the needs and aspirations of local communities. However, the entrepreneurial potential of community groups, the management of conservation enterprises by CBOs as self-sustaining entrepreneurial ventures vary. For instance, social and community businesses have a tendency to be grant dependent, be non-self-sustaining, and employ non entrepreneurial staff; these are just some of the challenges that if addressed will ensure delivery of long-term economic and environmental returns.

    WWF Kenya - Coastal Kenya Program and Amani Institute will bring together various stakeholders in the conservation sector including Community Forest Associations, Community Based Organizations, development organizations, nonprofits, conservation financiers and other Interest Groups, for this virtual session.

    Join us on Thursday November 16, 2023 from 3pm to 4.30pm.

     

    The session will provide insights on:

    • How community organizations can enhance their conservation efforts by modeling themselves or their enterprises in a way that they maintain their commitment to community involvement, promote good governance, transparency, and accountability, and encourage fair and transparent benefit-sharing mechanisms while running a sustainable and profitable business
    • Types of business models, approaches to attracting investment, and the strategies to ensure that NbS enterprises create lasting impact
    • Improving access to formal markets
    • Reducing the pressure on environmental resources with clear conservation outcomes
    • Ensuring equitable distribution of conservation benefits – with a particular focus on women and indigenous people’s economic empowerment, resulting in positive social impact

    How partnerships can support CBOs to run social enterprises that sustainably generate revenue and reinforce their advocacy work

     

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  • Collaborative Approaches for Financing Sustainable Mangrove Conservation and Alternative Livelihoods for Local Communities

    October 2023

    Collaborative Approaches for Financing Sustainable Mangrove Conservation and Alternative Livelihoods for Local Communities

    This interactive session focused on financing strategies that not only protect the critical coastal habitats that are mangrove forests but also empower local communities with sustainable livelihood options. By fostering collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and creative solutions, this event was aimed at inspiring actionable measures to safeguard mangroves, ensuring a greener, more sustainable future for Kenya's coastal regions and the people who call them home.

     

    The event took place in Mombasa on Wednesday October 18, 2021. This sessionfeatured the following guest speakers, who drove the conversation through case study presentations and a knowledge segment:

    • Francis Akatsa - Program Manager, Coastal and Ocean Resilience East & Southern Africa, IUCN
    • Philip Akello - Program Manager, Climate Change at the Royal Danish Embassy
    • Janet Yiamoi - Natural Capital Development Specialist, Thirdway Partners 
    • Jonas Tesfu - CEO and Co-founder, Pangea Accelerator
    • Queen Elizabeth Hare - Alternative Livelihood and Environmental Education coordinator, Bahari Hai
    • Dickson Mizinga- Founding member, Dabaso Creek Conservation Group

    Through this session participants:

    • Gained insights from experts in the field.
    • Participated in interactive discussions.
    • Had the opportunity to interact with their peers and sector stakeholders and to discover how they could make a real impact on mangrove conservation

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  • Past Greenhouse Sessions EventS

  • CONSERVATION Impact Acceleration Course

    October 2021

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    The Greenhouse Sessions 2.0 series featured a six-week high impact acceleration support course for initiatives that were directly or indirectly addressing conservation threats.

     

    The high impact course targeted:

    • Community Based Organizations, Civil Society Organizations, startups directly or indirectly contributing to conservation. (You might be working in the areas of food security, climate adaptation, impact investment, pollution management, wildlife conservation etc.)
    • Established organizations that have been implementing the intervention for at least a year. (Entities at the idea stage as well as those already at scale are not eligible)
    • Entities looking to scale their intervention or strengthen organizational processes

     

    13 organizations received training during the program that took place between 27th October 2021 to 24th November 2021. The traning provided:

    • Knowledge, skills and experience that enabled them to identify areas in their entities that required strengthening and/or improvement
    • The opportunity to prototype a solution to either scale, strengthen or improve their interventions
    • Networking, ideas and best practices exchange with peers in the conservation sector

    #AccelerationSupport #Conservation #SocialImpact #GreenHouseSessions

     

  • Innovation as a Strategy for Greater social Impact

    December 2021

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    As the world moves towards ensuring that economic growth happens in tandem with societal progress, millions of people confront much higher challenges in terms of severe events, health consequences, food security, livelihood security, migration, water security, and other associated hazards. New approaches to facilitate the development and deployment of transformative and innovative solutions are required.

     

    Innovation becomes a key asset to this process, connecting economic and societal growth to impact. Innovation for social impact brings together different kinds of expertise and skill sets to tackle complex social challenges by providing novel solutions.

     

    Join us for a conversation exploring Innovation as a Strategy for Greater Social Impact on Thursday December 2, 2021 from 3pm to 5pm. This session will feature the following guest speakers, who will drive the conversation through case study presentations and a knowledge segment:

    • Federico Naccarato - Head of Innovation, World Food Programme Kenya
    • Jacobeth Barno - Regional Manager Africa Anglophone, Pula 
    • Moses Kimani - CEO and Founder, Lentera Africa
    • Caroline Gertsch - Country Director, Amani Institute

    Through this session you will:

    • Understand key strategies to start innovating in their organizations

    • Learn how to utilize innovation for growth and greater impact

    • Get inspired on how to apply innovation tools and strategies

    • Experience different types of innovation through the knowledge segment

    • Demystify and showcase innovation as an actionable approach that works

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  • how to measure social and environmental impact

    November 2021

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    Organizations today, whether for profit or not, are rapidly beginning to appreciate the significance of creating social impact in their operations. While this is a commendable step towards moving the social impact dial, one can no longer do good without measuring the outcomes. Lack of measurement is akin to lighting a lamp under a basket. Impact measurement is therefore a key element in the introspection process that enables you to review your effectiveness and identify areas of improvement for even greater results.

     

    Join us for a conversation exploring the what, why and how of social and environmental impact measurement on Thursday November 4, 2021 from 3pm to 5pm. This session will feature subject matter experts who will drive the conversation through case study presentations and a knowledge segment. Through this session you will:

    • Understand how to measure impact effectively and the benefits of communicating impact
    • Get a glimpse into some of the tools and approaches that are used for measurement
    • Learn from organizations that are successfully implementing impact measurement

     

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  • Mobilizing and advocating effectively for conservation impact

    September 2021

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    Community and collaboration have proven to be key components in the success of conservation efforts. Also critical to this undertaking are mobilization and advocacy, acting as a bonding agent that helps to create a strong tripartite of Cs, Community, Collaboration and Conservation.

     

    Whether your goal is to influence leaders and decision makers, target various stakeholders that are key to your work or even secure community-based support, you cannot overlook the significance of advocacy and mobilization in furthering conservation efforts.

     

    Join us for a discussion to explore the significance of advocacy and mobilization in driving conservation impact on Thursday September 30, 2021 from 3pm to 5pm. This session will feature conservation champions and seeks to:

    • Define advocacy and mobilization in the context of conservation while drawing parallels between the two.

    • Give an overview on why the two approaches are important to conservation work

    • Give examples of tools and approaches that make for successful advocacy and mobilization through case studies

     

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  • Nature BASED SOLUTIONS

    August 2021

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    What are Nature based Solutions(Nbs) and are they effective in addressing causes and consequences of climate change?

     

    Nature-based Solutions—working with nature to address societal challenges—are emerging as an integrated approach that can help address the causes and consequences of climate change at relatively low-cost, whilst delivering multiple benefits for people and nature. However, the potential of Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change has yet to be fully understood, unleashed and the challenges have barely been understood.

     

    On 26th August 2021, 3PM to 5PM, we are bringing together subject matter experts that have experience from research and implementing nature based solutions,who will drive the discussion in helping us unpack the following:

    1. Getting a common understanding of the definition of Nbs, especially the three core values that underpin the concept.
    2. Understanding the enabling conditions for Nbs to thrive and unleash its potential
    3. Exploring some of the examples of Nbs for climate change in the region. Especially, on how they are contributing to livelihoods and community wellbeing in the long run.

    As a participant, you will have an opportunity to not only learn more about Nature based Solutions but also get to engage the subject matter experts to help answer any questions you have on the topic.

     

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  • Innovative finance models for conservation

    July 2021

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    What are innovative finance models for conservation all about? Traditionally, conservation works have been funded through non-market mechanisms such as government programs, philanthropic organisations and the public. These mechanisms are limited by factors such as different donor interests and state of the economy that limit scaling up and sustainability of conservation works. On the rise is recognition and push for market-aligned innovative sustainable financing that enable conservation investments from the private sector.

     

    Innovative finance models for conservation therefore entail lending and investment instruments by the finance sector (banks, insurers, investors, asset managers…) that take into account environmental considerations thus protecting and encouraging sustainable ecosystems.

     

    On the 15th of July 2021, we had the first session in the second series of the GreenHouse Sessions that focussed on answering some of the following questions:

    • What are some of these instruments that have proven successful in our Kenyan context? 
    • Which entities are championing these works to ensure financial systems serve the people and the planet? 
    • What needs to be done to leverage these innovative mechanisms?
    • What is the role of governments, civil society entities, entrepreneurs and financial institutions in this?

    The following subject matter experts joined the event:

     

    Jackson Kiplagat- Regional Sustainable Investments Manager- WWF Kenya

    Presented on sustainable financing, giving an overview of what it entails and what can be done by investors, civil society organizations, governments and individuals in rethinking sustainable financing.

     

    Dr. Mwangi Githiru- Director of Biodiversity and Social Monitoring- Wildlife Works

    Presented on carbon credits including what carbon credits are, how Wildlife Works is implementing them, lessons learnt in their implementation and what individuals and entities can do to advocate and promote carbon credits.

     

    Evans Sitati- Conservancy Manager- Mara Siana Conservancy

    Presented on the various innovative sustainable conservation financing models being implemented at the Mara Siana Conservancy including on the Wildlife Credits, a model being run in collaboration with WWF Kenya.

     
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    What are innovative finance models for conservation all about? Traditionally, conservation works have been funded through non-market mechanisms such as government programs, philanthropic organisations and the public. These mechanisms are limited by factors such as different donor interests and state of the economy that limit scaling up and sustainability of conservation works. On the rise is recognition and push for market-aligned innovative sustainable financing that enable conservation investments from the private sector.

     

    Innovative finance models for conservation therefore entail lending and investment instruments by the finance sector (banks, insurers, investors, asset managers…) that take into account environmental considerations thus protecting and encouraging sustainable ecosystems.

     

    On the 15th of July 2021, we had the first session in the second series of the GreenHouse Sessions that focussed on answering some of the following questions:

    • What are some of these instruments that have proven successful in our Kenyan context? 
    • Which entities are championing these works to ensure financial systems serve the people and the planet? 
    • What needs to be done to leverage these innovative mechanisms?
    • What is the role of governments, civil society entities, entrepreneurs and financial institutions in this?

    The following subject matter experts joined the event:

     

    Jackson Kiplagat- Regional Sustainable Investments Manager- WWF Kenya

    Presented on sustainable financing, giving an overview of what it entails and what can be done by investors, civil society organizations, governments and individuals in rethinking sustainable financing.

     

    Dr. Mwangi Githiru- Director of Biodiversity and Social Monitoring- Wildlife Works

    Presented on carbon credits including what carbon credits are, how Wildlife Works is implementing them, lessons learnt in their implementation and what individuals and entities can do to advocate and promote carbon credits.

     

    Evans Sitati- Conservancy Manager- Mara Siana Conservancy

    Presented on the various innovative sustainable conservation financing models being implemented at the Mara Siana Conservancy including on the Wildlife Credits, a model being run in collaboration with WWF Kenya.

     
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  • Future of Wildlife

    December 2020

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    Around the world, local and indigenous communities in developing and emerging economies are at the front line of natural resource conservation. These communities are the gatekeepers of our most precious landscapes and seascapes with customary rights to the territories and natural resources. Many directly derive their livelihoods from their natural environment and have been protecting the natural resources they depend on for centuries. This ranges from hunting and gathering to farming, forestry to ecotourism, from artisanal mining to fishing, recycling plastics to protect wildlife corridors. Local and indigenous people living in biodiversity hotspots are also vulnerable to overconsumption of natural resources to economic scarcity and social disparity. Therefore they are critical allies as environmental stewards. However, at the same time they are at risk of being left behind if conservation efforts fail to involve them directly and trigger solutions with verifiable benefits for at risk communities.

     

    To explore the topic at a granular level, we had a panel discussion featuring:

    1. Prof. Charles Musyoki, Director of Parks and Reserves at Kenya Wildlife Service. 
    2. Nelson Ole Reiyia, CEO and Co-Founder of the Nashulai Mara Conservancy.

  • Future of FORESTS

    November 2020

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    Can we find solutions in averting the worrying trend towards rapid forest encroachment, unsustainable utilization of forest resources, deteriorating river water quality, disruption of flow regimes in rivers and skewed distribution of benefits?

     

    Forests cover 31% of the land area on our planet. They help people thrive and survive by, for example, purifying water and air and providing people with jobs; some 13.2 million people across the world have a job in the forest sector and another 41 million have a job that is related to the sector.


    Amazingly, one billion people live in and around forests and depend on them for fuel, food and medicines. And all of us use wood in our daily lives and paper: in fact, global demand for timber products is expected to more than triple over the next three decades.


    Unfortunately, human impacts have already led to the loss of around 40% of the world’s forests. And we’re losing forests at a rate of 10 million hectares per year. Halting deforestation, protecting and sustainably managing forests, and restoring forests have never been more urgent.

     

    To explore the topic at a granular level, we had a panel discussion featuring:

     

    1. Michael Koech, Manager, Environment and Climate Change at Safaricom
    2. Gerald Ngatia, CEO of the National Alliance of Community Forest Associations (NACOFA).
    3. Nancy Ogonje, Executive Director at The East African Wildlife Society.

     

  • Future of Education for Sustainable development

    October 2020

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    The term sustainable development has become commonplace in today's society but what exactly does the term mean? Given that the environment is a shared resource everyone must play a part in efforts to ensure that biodiversity thrives. In an era where technological advancements are rapid and the effects of climate change very evident; there is an urgent need to have collective responsibility for caring for nature. This session will explore how to make mainstream conservation in the public domain and ensuring that discourse on environmental matters is participatory and inclusive.

     

    This 90 minute session explored how we can make education on sustainable development more inclusive and participatory and ensure everyone practices sustainability.

     

    We had a riveting panel discussion featuring:

    1. Dr. Margaret Otieno - National Coordinator and CEO, Wildlife Clubs of Kenya
    2. Ephantus Mugo, Conservation Education Coordinator - Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
    3. Jane Waiyaki-Maina, Head of Sustainability, Absa Kenya
    4. Peter Tabichi - Teacher, Keriko Primary School and Winner of 2019 Global Teacher Prize

  • Future of Urban Cities/ Development

    September 2020

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    With an increasing urban population, how do we plan and design green & sustainable transport and built infrastructure systems in our cities?

     

    This 90 minute session explored how we can design life in the city to that is compatible with natural ecosystems even as we push for development. And where best to start than to look at the two most important pillars of any city: transport and built infrastructure!

     

    We had a riveting panel discussion featuring:

    1. Zahra Kassam - Founder, KUWA Urban Space

    2. John Kalungi - CEO, Kenya Green Building Society

    3. Peninah Ndegwa - Transport Planning Associate at Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)

  • Future of Food:innovative Solutions to Kenya's Food Loss Challenges

    August 2020

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    Our food system is one of the major threats to nature in the present times. In order to be able to feed the world now and in the future we need food systems to become more sustainable. We can no longer exploit resources beyond planetary boundaries, and we need to find better solutions for feeding, nutritiously and healthily, the world’s growing billions. Underscoring the importance of concerted effort to transform the food system to sustainably produce nutritious food while protecting biodiversity, while tackling food loss and waste.

     

    This 90-minute interactive session delved into the issue of food loss in the Kenyan context and innovative solutions to mitigate the problem and advance towards a food secure future. We had a riveting panel discussion featuring:

    1. Winnie Yegon - Food Systems Analyst at the 

      Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    2. Dr William Ojwang - Africa Rift Lakes Programme Manager at WWF Kenya
    3. Sheena Shah - Director & Permaculture Designer at Harvesting for Good East Africa

  • The Future of Plastics: Waste to Value

    July 2020

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    Plastic waste is choking many of Kenya’s marine waterways and consequently threatening a significant part of our marine flora and fauna. However, alternate uses for plastic can transform plastic from being a threat to marine biodiversity to an economic opportunity for the youth while at the same time easing pollution into water bodies.

     

    This 90-minute interactive session shed light on the circular plastic economy at the Kenyan coast and innovative ideas being implemented to deal with the plastic menace. The event also had a cool panel discussion on the circular plastic economy featuring:

    1. Kieran Smith - Founder and CEO, Mr Green Africa.
    2. Kalin Todorov - Manager, Global Input at Plastix Global.
    3. Miriam Bomett - Deputy Head of Policy Research & Advocacy at the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM).
    4. Susan Scull-Carvalho - Project Development Advisor, Kwale Plastics Plus Collectors (KPPC)
  • The FUture OF Education for Sustainable Development Panelists

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    Dr. Margaret Otieno

    Wildlife Clubs of Kenya

    National Coordinator and CEO

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    Conservation Education Coordinator

     

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    Jane Waiyaki-Maina

    Absa Kenya

     

    Head of Sustainability

     

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    Peter Tabichi

    Keriko Primary School

     

    Winner of 2019 Global Teacher Prize

     

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