How technology is impacting conservation efforts in Africa

Pupils from Lion Hill Primary School, located near Lake Nakuru National Park, joined staff from Sarova Woodlands Hotel led by Cluster General Manager Duncan Mwangi of Sarova Woodlands and Sarova Lion Hill Lodge and members of the Wildlife Clubs of Kenya in a plastic waste cleanup to mark World Environment Day on June 5, 2025.[Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Three storytellers and technology experts have collaborated to utilise video games and virtual reality in raising awareness about conservation efforts in Africa. Games such as Terra Nil, Beyond Blue, Ustwo games, TreesPlease Games, PlanetPlay, E-Line Media & Gibbon: Beyond the Trees leverage technology to engage a huge demographic in conservation and biodiversity care, meeting them where they are in the games they play across different platforms.

"The key focus is on narrative so that the stories of Africa are increasingly told by and from the perspectives of Africa's people," stated Noel Kok of Nature, Environment and Wildlife Filmmakers (NEWF) which in partnership with the National Geographic Society have collaborated to develop Africa Refocused programme.