Daniel Plafker

Broadcast journalist covering Africa for international news networks.

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Urbanization in coastal #Kenya has seen busy roads cut forests into pieces, isolating primates from their habitats. Researchers mapped hotspots for monkey-car collisions, then built canopy bridges for the embattled Colobus.

Our report for DW.

https://t.co/Qc9qEOSW9J

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Proud to have helped capture this story with @_MarielMueller and team, alongside colleagues from DER SPIEGEL and ZDF.

Salute to the hardworking journalists, whose months of digging helped uncover this shadowy transnational network.

https://t.co/s1WRF698I0

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IMPACT: Our reporting has prompted #Kenya's gov't to suspend kidney transplants at #Mediheal Hospitals, order an audit into eight #transplant facilities and suspend the chair of the state-owned vaccine institute.

https://t.co/21oPtz7lWk

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Last month's court ruling against #Kenya's leading soil-carbon offset dealer was just the tip of the iceberg in an industry beset by scandal and human rights controversy.

From Zimbabwe to Cambodia, indigenous peoples are paying the cost. My latest for DW.
https://t.co/aPVeHBpfHJ

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@AlexandriaSahai Kenya's High Court has ruled that the #NRT operated illegally, establishing conservancies on community land in breach of constitutional principles.

I spoke with DW's AfricaLink on what this means for the org's controversial flagship soil carbon project.

https://t.co/U7QWPG4R63

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Our new investigation on carbon credit trading and human rights in Northern #Kenya is out now on DW's Planet A.

Western tech corps have invested millions in an #NRT-run scheme, but herders and lawyers are crying foul.

Shot with @AlexandriaSahai.

Watch: https://t.co/wTw0GdIU8H

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Watch the full new documentary here. Great stuff by @DanielPlafker and a super important story https://t.co/kVBzYIiYhJ

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@gengetonedon Thanks for sharing, @gengetonedon

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Eine neue Doku von @DeutscheWelle zeigt die versteckte Seite der Naturschutzorganisation Northern Rangelands Trust in Kenia: ➡️https://t.co/1WnoND43UR

Das CO2-Kompensationsprojekt von NRT bringt den betroffenen Gemeinden keinen nennenswerten Nutzen.
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Excited to be reporting on market-based responses to climate change and indigenous human rights in East Africa as a #TransAtlanticMediaFellow with @boell_us.

It's an honor to be among this talented cohort of journalists from around the world.

https://t.co/dixmCQDsYT

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Labor violations in #Kenya's AI and data-labelling supply chains.

I'm proud to have helped film this episode of 'Ketens' for Dutch broadcaster VPRO, alongside @AlexandriaSahai and a tri-continental team.

Watch the full documentary here: https://t.co/W0JqQl9BUW

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Back in Kenya after a fruitful visit to New York City, where #UNGA2024 and Climate Week drew out world leaders and climate activists alike. 🌊🇧🇸

Was proud to help film this interview with #Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis for DW News.

https://t.co/kho8qAiMR3

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Kenyans spend hours watching films and TV shows from overseas. But can domestically produced entertainment compete with imports from Nigeria, S. Africa and the USA? Creatives like @eddiebutita say it can. 📽️🇰🇪

My report for TRT, shot with S. Adeleke.

https://t.co/FiVfbVzGTz

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Low pay and poor conditions are driving young #doctors to leave #Kenya in droves. Medical lab technicians have been on strike for over 120 days, joining doctors in a roiling labor dispute against unilateral cuts by #Ruto's gov't.🩺🇰🇪

My report for DW.

https://t.co/kye1wZS4Xt

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Machine learning is revolutionizing #forestry management in #Kenya, with AI microphones monitoring habitat degradation through birdsong data and stereoscopic tree cameras for assessing carbon stock. 🐦‍⬛🇰🇪

Shot for DW's EcoAfrica with Alexandria Williams

https://t.co/PIBOxM5hYh

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Data visualization meets traditional #Igbo iconography in the art of C Anagbado, whose digital drawings are etched and painted onto wood, transforming #wildlife conservation data into colorful tableaus of layered meaning. 🖌️🇳🇬

Shot for DW with S Adeleke.

https://t.co/RCMiIwTnps

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Few artists go to work in heatproof welding masks and steel-toed boots. But for #Nigeria's Dotun Popoola, it's all part of the job: Drawing on #Yoruba metallurgy traditions to sculpt biting environmental critiques. 🇳🇬

Produced for DW with Samson Adeleke.

https://t.co/NEcFFeIQgn

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By far the most fragrant story I've had the honor to work on. Shot for DW with colleague Samson Adeleke.

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The spice trade of #Zanzibar was historically marked by slave labor and colonial extraction. Now entrepreneurs in #Tanzania are shaking up the sector with ecological farming practices, domestic processing and local manufacturing of natural cosmetics. 🇹🇿

https://t.co/2nE5ITZfyv

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In Kenya's lakeside hub of #Kisumu, fisheries and shipping are fueling growth while straining the environment.

We looked at how local campaigners are combining music and advocacy in defense of the lake and city they love.

Shot for DW with S. Adeleke.

https://t.co/JrezBmlNH7