To fence, or not to fence: this debate has been under way for a decade, concerning Kenya’s oldest national park, located just 20 minutes from the centre of the capital, Nairobi. With urban development edging closer to the park, however, a decision one way or the other has become a matter of urgency.
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/ 5 December 2006
The 12th session of the Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change came to an end in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, recently with little mention of cleaner sources of energy. This was troubling, given the huge potential for such energy sources in Africa — and the fact that a third of the world’s population currently has no access to electricity.