By Linda Omare / April 29, 2021 Share this...FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Victory for Kenya’s Elephants in Suit Against Avocado Firm Share this with AfricaFor several months now, environmentalists have been battling with an investor, KiliAvo Fresh Ltd, who purchased and cleared 180 acres… Share this with Africa For several months now, environmentalists have been battling with an investor, KiliAvo Fresh Ltd, who purchased and cleared 180 acres of land in the heart of Amboseli, hoping to enter Kenya’s lucrative avocado industry. The firm’s Harji Mavji and Suresh Kerai, invested in the Amboseli ecosystem, until their plans ran into conservationists working to save Kenya’s wildlife heritage. Despite obtaining a licence to start farming, environmentalists and local landowners objected to the avocado project, arguing that it was on an ancient elephant migration corridor and would set a precedent for copy-cat projects. Now, the National Environment Tribunal has withdrawn the avocado farmers’ licence. The move has been met with jubilation by conservationists, who have been concerned at the dwindling elephant numbers within Tsavo and Amboseli reserves and the livelihoods of those who rely on tourism, writes John Kama for The Nation. Share this...FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin Categories: Africa News Related Articles Mukansanga First African Woman to Officiate at the World Cup Zimbabwe Disqualified From AFCON 2023 Qualifiers Court Sentences Dane to Death for Killing Nigerian Wife, Child Somalia Swears in New President Nigeria: Buhari Signs Health Insurance Bill Into Law First Polio Outbreak in 30 Years Declared in Mozambique Nigeria: IPOB – We’ve No Plan to Ban Facebook – Govt Zimbabwe: RBZ Bans Third Country Foreign Payments By Banks Kenya’s Nairobi Expressway Now Open But At a Price Somalia Parliament Re-elects Former President to Top Job Bank of Central African States Urges CAR to Annul Bitcoin As Currency Senegal Joining U.S. to Co-Host 2nd Virtual Covid-19 Summit Be the first to write a comment. Leave a ReplyCancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Find us hereBuy Our Book Here Recent Posts Perplexing Underwater Resort Located in Africa’s Bewildering Island in Tanzania African Union Head Macky Sall Announces Visits to Russia and Ukraine Africa Day 2022 Special Creator Celebration Stream Celebrating Africa Day 2022 Thank You for Being African Today is Africa Day 2022 Thank You for Being African Recent Comments
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