chris foot
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Advisor, entrepreneur, farmer, conservationist, nature lover, ex lawyer, NGO supporter, former radio/ TV host, passionate fly fisherman & follower of Jesus.
Joined January 2011
Seeing the Pink Panther main theme performed live is unreal. Henry Mancini conducting, Plas Johnson on sax like the original recording, and the Terry Gibbs Band locking in behind him. Film music history happening in real time.
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There are few personalities that live up to the pedigree of excellence and distinction that is synonymous with Pheroze Nowrojee SC. His is a legacy built on decades of exemplary service, unparalleled professionalism and gentle collegiality. Of all the great men and women that we
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Tracks v Trees In Karen Nairobi’s Karen residents are up in arms over a proposed commuter railway line set to cut through Ngong forest and through their residential areas. “We learnt about this through a gazette notice. Nobody consulted us” #NTVWeekendEdition @labaanshabaan
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Dr. Fredrick Kyalo Manthi, a Kenyan paleontologist and Director of Antiquities, Sites, and Monuments at the National Museums of Kenya, has been elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. This honor recognizes his significant contributions to vertebrate paleontology and
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According to data from Coral Reef Watch, the worst global bleaching event on record has now hit more than 80% of the planet’s reefs, prompting scientists to warn that we are in “uncharted territory” Read more from Graham Readfearn in the @guardian
https://t.co/Tp6aTdNgmI
theguardian.com
Two years into the worst coral bleaching event on record, more than 80% of the planet's reefs have been affected
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“My fellow Jews, If you see the scenes in Gaza, and your heart doesn't break, there's something really wrong with you..” — Jewish Rabbi
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The Church in Gaza preparing for Palm Sunday. We pray for you and for all our people in Gaza, and for an end to the war on Gaza #Sumud
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Exciting opportunity to work with us at the Lamu Environment Foundation (LEF)! We are seeking a motivated, dynamic and ambitious General Manager to be responsible for all LEF activities in the Lamu Archipelago. The general manager will grow LEF’s programme of activities and
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Once again, nowhere is safe in the Gaza Strip. The ceasefire must be reinstated and sustained. International humanitarian law must be respected by all parties, allowing the immediate provision of humanitarian aid, the protection of civilians, and the release of all hostages.
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Netanyahu has not allowed any food, water, or fuel into Gaza in two weeks. Now he has resumed bombing, killing hundreds of people and breaking the ceasefire that had given Gaza a chance to live again. NO MORE MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL.
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It's been a long road (years) to get our first 5kg of certified edible bean seed into a packet. Team Ausquest (pictured, missing David) has worked very hard to get to this point. Onward we March.
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Credit to Teddy Kinanjui @cookswelljikos who created the original Seedballs, in Kenya
Inspired by a social media video from Kenya, a banker from the Indian state of Punjab began making balls of tree seeds clumped together, for use in reforestation works.
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🚨🇺🇸LASER WEED KILLER Carbon Robotics made an autonomous LaserWeeder system that kills 100,000 weeds per hour. Because it uses thermal energy to eradicate weeds, rather than a physical intervention like tilling, the machine doesn't disturb the soil below. That means reduced
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WOW!! The busiest day at #nguliaringing in years! 2,438 #birds ringed! 1,113 Marsh Wblrs, 403 Sprossers, 378 Whitethroat, 392 Swallows. Also 51 River Wblr, 2 Basra Reed, 1 Gldn Oriole, 1 Pied Wheatear, a 'Bog Thrush' (any guesses what it is?!), a Euro Swift & A FOURTH Corncrake!
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Yesterday came the news about the decision to declare Slender-billed Curlew extinct. It's my ultimate favourite bird, so it is quite tough to face this realization. You can read more about it here: https://t.co/0b53yh9GMg... Here are some of my illusrtations and paintings.
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Great opportunity for someone interested in heading up our support of community based conservation projects in the Lamu Archipelago. https://t.co/ncDxutQ9et
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Farewell Quincy Jones, you musical legend and genius. You changed things, for the better, in so many ways.
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Met our amazing research teams & saw our globally unique collections during our board tour @museumsofkenya archaeology, paleontology, palynology, mycology, herbarium, ecology, botanical gardens, invertebrates, ichthyology, mammology, ornithology, osteology, wetlands, molecular
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