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UNEP Lauded on Focused Partnerships
9 July 2008 - The Executive Director of UNEP, Mr Achim Steiner hosted 65 persons from the diplomatic corp., the UN agencies and senior Government of Kenya officials from various ministries for a Government of Kenya-UNEP-Kenya Country Programme Dialogue.
UNEP Supports "World Class Vision" for Nairobi
16 June 2008 - A wide-ranging new initiative to assist in greening Kenya's capital city has been drawn up by UNEP in cooperation with the government, the city council, donors and UN-Habitat.

UNEP Private Sector Tree Planting Partnership in Kenya
12 March 2008 - The tree planting partnership aims to establish long-term co-operation with the private sector on tree-planting activities and to contribute to UNEP’s Billion Tree Campaign, Climate Neutral Strategy and catchments protection.
Joint UN Project kicks off to help slum dwellers
14th February 2008 - Mji Wa Huruma Project Commences with Ground-Breaking Ceremony on Valentine’s Day.The celebrations included a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a bio-latrine and a ceremonial tree-planting in Karura Forest.
Private sector cocktail reception and dialogue on the rehabilitation
16 August, 2007 - The purpose of the ceremony was to widen the challenge to a broader section of society to participate in addressing environmental issues that affect Nairobi residents and populations that use the Athi River water downstream