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Five species. One shared future. 🦏World Rhino Day is a reminder that rhino conservation is about more than protecting a ...
23/09/2026

Five species. One shared future. 🦏

World Rhino Day is a reminder that rhino conservation is about more than protecting a single species. It is about protecting the landscapes they depend on, addressing wildlife crime, supporting communities, strengthening conservation systems, and ensuring that the law provides meaningful protection for wildlife and their habitats.

From Africa to Asia, the survival of the world’s remaining rhino species depends on decisions being made today.

This year’s theme, “Keep the Five Alive,” calls attention to all five surviving rhino species and the urgent need to protect them.

Because when we talk about saving rhinos, we are also talking about protecting ecosystems, enforcing the law, and safeguarding our shared natural heritage.

What does keeping the five alive mean to you?

22/09/2026

Conservation is often spoken about as a simple story: protect wildlife, protect forests, protect nature.

But on the ground, the story can be more complicated.

For communities living alongside protected areas and natural ecosystems, conservation can affect land, livelihoods, access to resources and participation in decisions that directly shape their lives.

That is why the conversation cannot stop at what we are protecting.

We also have to ask: Who decides? Who benefits? And whose rights are being protected?

At the intersection of conservation and law, these questions matter.

Wildlife conservation is not only about protecting animals. It is also about the laws, institutions, communities and res...
21/09/2026

Wildlife conservation is not only about protecting animals. It is also about the laws, institutions, communities and responsibilities that shape how wildlife is protected and managed.

But what exactly does Kenya’s wildlife law provide for? And why does it matter beyond the boundaries of national parks and reserves?

In the first edition of The Green Brief Explainer, we take a closer look at the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act and break down the legal framework governing wildlife conservation and management in Kenya.

Because environmental law can be complex, understanding it shouldn’t be.

Follow OGO-LAW | The Green Brief for more explainers on environmental, conservation and sustainability law.

🐘 DID YOU KNOW?Elephants can communicate using low-frequency sounds called infrasound, some of which are too deep for hu...
18/09/2026

🐘 DID YOU KNOW?

Elephants can communicate using low-frequency sounds called infrasound, some of which are too deep for humans to hear!

These sounds can travel across long distances, helping elephants communicate with one another even when they can’t see each other.🌿

So when an elephant appears to be standing quietly in the wild… there may be an entire conversation happening that we simply can’t hear. 👀🐘

Nature has its own language. We just have to listen differently.

A river should not have to become a crisis before it becomes a priority. 🌿By the time the damage makes headlines, approv...
17/09/2026

A river should not have to become a crisis before it becomes a priority. 🌿

By the time the damage makes headlines, approvals have been signed, concerns overlooked, and communities left asking how it was allowed to happen.

The conversation needs to begin earlier, when there is still a choice about what we protect and what we put at risk.

Our latest legal brief invites you to rethink nature’s place in those decisions. If a river had a seat at the table, what would we have to do differently?

Flooding can turn an ordinary day into an emergency in a matter of minutes. For communities living in flood-prone areas,...
15/09/2026

Flooding can turn an ordinary day into an emergency in a matter of minutes. For communities living in flood-prone areas, preparedness is not about fear, it is about knowing the risks, making informed decisions and looking out for one another.

As heavy rains increase the risk of flooding in different parts of Kenya, take a few minutes to think about your household, your community and the places you move through every day. Do you know where you would go if you had to evacuate? Do you have your essential documents and emergency supplies within reach? Would the people around you know what to do?

We’ve put together this guide to help you prepare, respond safely and make better decisions before, during and after a flood.

Save it. Share it with your family, neighbours, colleagues and community groups. Someone you know may need this information when it matters most.

🚨 IN AN EMERGENCY:
Kenya Red Cross emergency support: 1199.

The Kenya Red Cross Society lists 1199 as its toll-free emergency support line.

For immediate emergencies, also contact the relevant emergency services in your area.

Stay informed. Stay prepared. Stay safe.

Opening a public forest to outside use is never only an economic decision. It changes who has access, who has influence,...
14/09/2026

Opening a public forest to outside use is never only an economic decision. It changes who has access, who has influence, and who may be left carrying the environmental and social costs.

That is why a concession should be examined beyond the agreement itself. Was the decision properly explained? Were affected communities meaningfully involved? Are the safeguards strong enough to protect the forest after approval? And can the public see who benefits and who bears the risk?

A decision can be procedurally valid and still demand closer scrutiny in the public interest. Good forest governance is measured not only by what is authorised, but by how responsibly that authority is exercised.

Swipe through to explore the questions surrounding forest concessions in Kenya.

18 elephants are dead in Amboseli, and the questions remain.If cyanide-contaminated tomatoes were responsible, why have ...
07/09/2026

18 elephants are dead in Amboseli, and the questions remain.

If cyanide-contaminated tomatoes were responsible, why have farmers, farm workers and livestock consuming produce from the same agricultural landscape not shown comparable harm?

Why have other animals sharing the ecosystem not produced a wider pattern of deaths?

These questions do not prove that poisoning was impossible. They show that the explanation remains incomplete.

The investigation must establish the substance, concentration, source and exposure pathway before farmers are treated as the conclusion.

Amboseli needs transparent findings, independent science and accountability based on evidence, not suspicion.

03/09/2026

Kenya’s forests do not protect themselves.

Behind every forest boundary, conservation promise and management decision lies a network of laws, institutions, communities and responsibilities. But having laws is not the same as protecting a forest.

Protection depends on effective enforcement, meaningful community participation, transparent decision-making and accountability when harm occurs.

So, when trees fall, who had the duty to act? Who made the decision? And who answers for the loss?

These are the questions we must confront as we shape the future of Kenya’s forests.

Forests. Law. People. Accountability.

We talk a lot about climate change, deforestation, pollution, biodiversity loss and land degradation.We talk about the n...
02/09/2026

We talk a lot about climate change, deforestation, pollution, biodiversity loss and land degradation.

We talk about the need to protect our environment. We launch campaigns, hold forums, publish commitments and raise awareness.

But awareness is only one part of the equation.

Environmental protection also depends on who has a legal duty to act, who is responsible when those duties are ignored, and what mechanisms exist to demand accountability.

This is where environmental law matters.

The law does more than establish rules. It creates duties, defines responsibilities, provides avenues for participation and, where necessary, creates mechanisms through which environmental decisions and actions can be challenged.

As environmental pressures become more complex, the conversation must therefore move beyond “Why should we protect the environment?”

We already know why.

The more difficult question is:

What happens when those responsible for protecting it fail to do so?

That is a conversation worth having.

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