Leslie Olonyi Bosire is an Environment and Natural resources Lawyer from Nairobi, Kenya.

He has experience in climate change law, conservation law, forestry law, environmental justice, general environmental law & policy formulation and has worked in the fight against environmental crimes like illegal logging, wildlife trophy trafficking and poaching.

Olonyi is a YALI Mandela Washington Fellow and a Salzburg Cutler Law Fellow.

Leslie Olonyi Bosire

Basic information

Name
Leslie Olonyi Bosire
Title
Environment and Natural resources Lawyer
Expertise
Climate change law, conservation law, forestry law, environmental justice, general environmental law & policy formulation
Country
Kenya
City
Nairobi

Supported projects

Toxic pesticides. Banned in Europe, dumped in Africa

  • Agriculture
  • Environment
  • Industry

ACCRA - This investigation puts the spotlight on the use of banned pesticides from Europe in rubber farms in Ghana and other regions across the world, while European development banks, the main funder of such projects turn a blind eye to the environmental, health and safety concerns.

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Garbage Out, Garbage In: How Europe’s e-waste problem is a burden on Africa

  • Environment

ACCRA, GHANA - This investigation puts the spotlight on the dumping of e-waste, particularly discarded colling appliances by Europe’s e-waste exporters in Africa in contravention of EU’s law and the Basel Convention while port officials in Europe turn a blind eye to the shipment of these discarded appliances.

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