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Kenya: 400-km fence protecting water sources [1]

John Vidal

Structure originally intended to save endangered black rhino succeeds in protecting forest and river sources.

After just over two decades, 402 km and $9m later, the last post on one of the longest fences ever built in Africa has been hammered in.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2010
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Forests [3], Water Resources [4], Wildlife [5], Rhinoceros [6], Kenya [7]

Technology Partners: MimirTech

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/kenya-400-km-fence-protecting-water-sources
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rhinoceros
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kenya