Dr BenOkita, MBS (@okitaben) 's Twitter Profile
Dr BenOkita, MBS

@okitaben

Ecologist

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calendar_today20-04-2012 08:00:30

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The latest #NairobiIdeasPodcast episode is live. Our guest this week is Dr. Leah Oyake-Ombis (Dr. Leah Oyake-Ombis), a plastic waste management expert, part-time lecturer, consultant, and notable critic of Kenya’s 2017 plastic bag ban. Listen now: mawazoinstitute.org/podcast-episod…

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⁦@HomaBayGovt⁩ ⁦Homabay Assembly⁩ ⁦Cyprian Awiti⁩. Two more sugarcane tractors and NYAKWAMBA bridge connecting Osodo SDA & Mboga VTC will be no more. Please move in with EMERGENCY solution. It’s hardly 2yrs since you put the culvert. Try a DRIFT bridge.

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5/6 #DICECON21 #HumWild Tracking data shows that a new railway line which cuts through #Tsavo National Park impacts #elephant movement & conflict. More wildlife crossings are needed & illegal settlements along the underpasses removed to ensure ecosystem #connectivity Dr BenOkita, MBS

5/6 #DICECON21 #HumWild 
Tracking data shows that a new railway line which cuts through #Tsavo National Park impacts #elephant movement &amp; conflict. More wildlife crossings are needed &amp; illegal settlements along the underpasses removed to ensure ecosystem #connectivity <a href="/okitaben/">Dr BenOkita, MBS</a>
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⁦@HomaBayGovt⁩ ⁦Cyprian Awiti⁩ the 2 year old NYAKWAMBA bridge by the County is gone even after many repairs through community initiatives. Please build the bridge to reconnect us.

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Save the Elephants (Save the Elephants), CEO Frank Pope, paid me a courtesy call in my office. We explored a potential collaborative framework between Save the Elephants, @kwskenya and Wildlife Research & Training Institute.

Save the Elephants (<a href="/ste_kenya/">Save the Elephants</a>), CEO Frank Pope, paid me a courtesy call in my office. We explored a potential collaborative framework between Save the Elephants, @kwskenya and <a href="/WRTIKenya/">Wildlife Research & Training Institute</a>.
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Wildlife & Livestock are facing serious habitat connectivity & movement issues that are slowly but surely killing them, tourism and cultural heritage. Let’s Act National Land Commission NEMA Kenya @kwskenya Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife @WyssCampaign Wyss Academy for Nature

Wildlife &amp; Livestock are facing serious habitat connectivity &amp; movement issues that are slowly but surely killing them, tourism and cultural heritage. Let’s Act <a href="/NLC_Kenya/">National Land Commission</a> <a href="/NemaKenya/">NEMA Kenya</a> @kwskenya <a href="/Min_TourismKE/">Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife</a> @WyssCampaign <a href="/Wyss_for_Nature/">Wyss Academy for Nature</a>
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In his insightful presentation titled "Infrastructure & Conservation: The Nexus for Policy Development," Dr. Benson Okita emphasized the critical importance of this topic. He highlighted how Kenya's Vision 2030 and the UN's 2030 SDGs both prioritize the delicate balance…

In his insightful presentation titled "Infrastructure &amp; Conservation: The Nexus for Policy Development," Dr. Benson Okita emphasized the critical importance of this topic. 

He highlighted how Kenya's Vision 2030 and the UN's 2030 SDGs both prioritize the delicate balance…
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…between development & the environment. However, he pointed out that in reality, we often witness infrastructure development encroaching upon nature. The hope lies in raising awareness about this nexus and incorporating it into international policies. #WRTIConferenceDay2

…between development &amp; the environment. 

However, he pointed out that in reality, we often witness infrastructure development encroaching upon nature. The hope lies in raising awareness about this nexus and incorporating it into international policies.

#WRTIConferenceDay2
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Here is why elephants are referred to as the "Gardeners of the Ecosystem"! #SaveTheElephants #Elephants #Gardeners bit.ly/2qt4YGX

Here is why elephants are referred to as the "Gardeners of the Ecosystem"!
#SaveTheElephants
#Elephants
#Gardeners
bit.ly/2qt4YGX