Kenya launches ecosystem restoration strategy via tree planting

STORY: Kenya launches ecosystem restoration strategy via tree planting SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of tree planting by Kenyan First Lady Rachel Ruto and UNEP officials 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RACHEL RUTO, Kenyan First Lady 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LEILA BENALI, President of UNEA-6 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SOIPAN TUYA, Kenya's cabinet secretary for environment, climate change and forestry STORYLINE: Kenyan First Lady Rachel Ruto launched a landscape and ecosystem restoration strategy on Tuesday at the only closed canopy forest in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, aiming to plant an additional 500 million trees countrywide. The launch, coinciding with the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) in Nairobi, will complement government efforts to grow 15 billion trees by 2032. Kenyan President William Ruto initiated the campaign in 2023 to plant 15 billion trees, aligning with the

Global environment assembly calls for action on planetary hazards

STORY: Global environment assembly calls for action on planetary hazards SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 26, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SOIPAN TUYA, Kenya's cabinet secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LEILA BENALI, President of UNEA-6 and minister for Energy Transition and Sustainable Development of Morocco 4. various of sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly STORYLINE: The sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) kicked off in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, on Monday, with delegates renewing their call for robust multilateralism to aid action on threats to planetary health. More than 4,000 delegates from 182 member states, including ministers, representatives of multilateral institutions, industry, civil society and academia, are attending UNEA-6, which lasts from Mo

Preparations for global environment assembly in top gear: UNEP

STORY: Preparations for global environment assembly in top gear: UNEP SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of UNEP headquarters 2. various of press conference 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): INGER ANDERSEN, UNEP's executive director 4. various of Press conference 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): INGER ANDERSEN, UNEP's executive director 6. various of press conference 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SOIPAN TUYA, Cabinet secretary for environment, climate change and forestry STORYLINE: Preparations for the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6), to be held in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi from Feb. 26 to March 1, have entered the home stretch. Inger Andersen, executive director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), said on Thursday that more than 3,000 delegates from government, industry, civil society, and academia have already confirmed participation at the biennial event that seeks to shape the

Kenya banks on private sector to scale up green financing

STORY: Kenya banks on private sector to scale up green financing DATELINE: Aug. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of conference banners 2. various of conference exteriors 3. various of conference 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SOIPAN TUYA, Cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry 5. various of attendees at the conference 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ELIZABETH MREMA, UNEP's deputy executive director 7. various of attendees at the conference STORYLINE: The Kenyan government has come up with a raft of policy and regulatory incentives to encourage the private sector to invest in the green economy and tame the escalating climate crisis, a senior official said Monday. Soipan Tuya, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, said that by tapping into capital, technology and skilled manpower from the local private sector, the country's green transition will be accelerated. "We are committed

Drought to continue in Horn of Africa: WMO

STORY: Drought to continue in Horn of Africa: WMO DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of a village ravaged by drought in northern Kenya 2. various of children ferrying water 3. various of camels 4. various of locals migrating 5. various of the meeting 6. SOUNDBITE (English): SOIPAN TUYA, Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Forestry STORYLINE: Catastrophic consequences of the multi-year drought will continue in 2023 in the Horn of Africa region, leaving communities in urgent need of assistance, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned. SOUNDBITE (English): SOIPAN TUYA, Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Forestry "The need for enhancement of our early warning systems cannot be over-emphasized. We are in the middle of a drought that has not been witnessed in the last 40 years in this country, and that among many things speaks to the need to up our game in terms of the early warning (system). We have our metrologic