How USAID's exit could reshape northern Kenya's conservancies

Caleb Braham; Ceciliah Njagi; Emma Bostrup; Eric Kioko; Jane Mutune; Mads Yding; Marie Ladekjær Gravesen; Millicent Omala; Peter Albrecht

How USAID's exit could reshape northern Kenya's conservancies

Caleb Braham
, Ceciliah Njagi
, Emma Bostrup
, Eric Kioko
, Jane Mutune
, Mads Yding
, Marie Ladekjær Gravesen
, Millicent Omala
, Peter Albrecht

Global Security and Worldviews

Kenyatta University
University of Nairobi
Oxford University
School of Environmental Studies, Kenyatta University

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Abstract

USAID’s withdrawal is reshaping green transition initiatives across Africa. In northern Kenya, the Northern Rangelands Trust was hit immediately – highlighting dynamics likely to emerge wherever donor‑dependent environmental institutions operate.

Original language	English
Publisher	Danish Institute for International Studies
Pages	1-4
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - Apr 2026

Series	DIIS Policy Brief

Keywords

USAID
Conservation
Kenya

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