Ecology and Environment
Bahari taina msena
The ocean has no friend
The Digo homeland occupies the southernmost tip of Kenya's coast, a territory of dramatic ecological variety compressed into a single county. Kwale County covers 8,270 square kilometres and holds…
The kaya forests of the Digo and the broader Mijikenda peoples are among the most remarkable examples on earth of spiritual practice producing ecological outcomes. For centuries, these sacred groves —…
The Digo coast belongs to the monsoon world — that vast climatic system stretching from the Arabian Sea to the shores of East Africa, driven by the seasonal reversal of winds that has shaped human…
Thirty-three kilometres south of Mombasa, the Shimba Hills rise from the coastal lowlands like a green wall, climbing steeply to 462 metres at Dzombo peak. They are visible from much of Kwale County —…
Kwale County, the heartland of the Digo people, contains within its 8,270 square kilometres a degree of ecological diversity that defies its modest size. The county stretches from the Indian Ocean…