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Conservationists protest Kenya’s 20,000 hectare sugarcane ethanol plan; 350 species said to be at risk

June 26, 2008

In Kenya, a plan to grow sugarcane for ethanol on 20,000 hectares in the Tana River Delta has prompted protests from conservation groups. The Mumias Sugar Company plans to establish a plantation, 34 MW power plant and an ethanol mill 80 miles north of Mombasa, and conservation groups said that up to 350 species of wildlife could be endangered by the project.

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    Written by Jim Lane · Filed Under International, The Daily Biofuel Summary 

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    2 Responses to “Conservationists protest Kenya’s 20,000 hectare sugarcane ethanol plan; 350 species said to be at risk”

    1. DIGIVU- Dave Harcourt's Blogs Combined · Some Africa Relevant Biofuel News Links - 1 on July 16th, 2008 12:07 pm

      [...] Conservationists protest Kenya’s 20,000 hectare sugarcane ethanol plan; 350 species said to be at … - its not the impact on food this time, but the wildlife that could be endangered. [...]

    2. Some Africa Relevant Biofuel News Links - 1 « African Agribusiness Issues on July 16th, 2008 12:09 pm

      [...] Conservationists protest Kenya’s 20,000 hectare sugarcane ethanol plan; 350 species said to be at … - its not the impact on food this time, but the wildlife that could be endangered. [...]

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