A hyena preparing to scavenge the conservation lands and clean the landscape of the Masai Mara. This helps reduce diseases and contributes to biodiversity conservation efforts. In many areas, climate change has led to changes in hyena habitat and behaviors.
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Herders stealthily ascend into the Kirisia forest as the sun rises. The Kirisia Forest ecosystem in Maralal, Kenya supports a population of about 50,000 people, predominantly Samburu nomadic pastoralists who access the forest for timber and honey and for grazing and watering their livestock during the dry season. Households depend heavily on the forest for its resources, and also for its spiritual and aesthetic importance.
BOMA — a Nairobi and U.S.-based NGO — is implementing a solution known as "Green REAP," which focuses on building climate resilience while also working to end extreme poverty. Through this sustainability-driven approach, participants are empowered to launch “green” businesses, contribute to local conservation efforts, and engage in climate mitigation strategies such as purchasing water tanks, and developing tree nurseries and apiaries. This approach was first piloted in the areas surrounding Kirisia Forest, targeting charcoal manufacturers and other forest-reliant workers to lessen the impact of economic activities on Kirisia. The pilot was a success, with deforestation reducing dramatically and 30,000 seedlings planted to date. Additionally, 60% of pilot participants have shifted away from extractive livelihoods and into sustainable green enterprises. Most have also joined their local community conservation group are taking the lead in forest management and restoration.
This photo was captured in Biliqo-Bulesa Community of Isiolo County in Kenya during a field assessment of community vulnerability and adaptation to climate variability in 2018. The Acacia tree under which they shelter at peak sun hours drop highly nutritious seed pods that the animals eat before they embark on grazing in the late afternoon or evening when the sun goes down.
Virunga Power is building a hydro plant to power this valley of Kenyan farmers MUNTUNGRU COMMUNITY, MERU COUNTY, KENYA: May 31, 2015 - Virunga Power is expanding a micro-hydro power plant (26Kw) on the Mutonga River to a larger grid-tied hydro plant (7.8 Mw) for the Muntungru Community. The region sits at the edge of Mt. Kenya national forest. The population mostly consists of smallholder farmers growing tea, coffee, and vegetables. Most of the inhabitants have no connection to power. The initial structure was built by UNIDO after the community of 1,200 applied for and won a grant. Virunga Power will spend the next two years expanding the project and connecting the community of 3 - 5,000 people to the micro grid by mid 2017. The goal is to provide enough to energy to not only cover lights and the ability to power cell phones, but also to power businesses and farms.
Aerial tree seeding using biochar seedballs during anti-poaching patrols near the Maasai Mara Kenya. Sept. 2018
We have been working with Mara Elephant Program to piggy back tree seed distribution onto their existing work plans to help rehabilitate areas devastated by illegal logging and charcoal burning.
Working with USAID PREPARED Project Kenya.
Cookswell Jikos Ltd.
Nov. 2018
Kenya
Aerial tree seeding proof of concept for forest restoration on scale in Mau Narok forest. Loading the seeds into the hopper.
To assist the Kenya Water Tower Climate Change Resilience Program.
Planting millions of trees as fast as possible and as in a most cost effective way is critical to protecting East Africa against climate change shocks.
KEFRI, County Council of Narok, KFS and Seedballs Kenya. Aircraft, fuel and pilots time kindly donated by Farmland Aviation
Kajiado, Kenya Aug 2018
Many thanks to Mrs. Gai Cullen from The Permaculture Research Institute of Kenya for flying and providing the research area and many thanks as well to Ms. Natalie Topa for organizing the tree (acacia xanthopholea) and grass (enteropogon macrostachyus and cenchrus ciliaris) biochar seedballs for this test in Athi River.
To test a few various ways of dropping the seedballs we used a KitFox recreational aircraft - (0.5hours flight time at 70$ running cost per hour) to drop 30kgs of seedballs (appx. 15,000seeds) along a 200 meter or so stretch on the top ridge of a new dam that was recently built on the farm.
This method shows good potential for targeted restoration for areas in the drylands where intense charcoal making/bush clearing has occurred especially around hard to reach low altitude hills.
We will continue researching costs and best practices for this type of aerial seed application and we will follow up on this site in 6 months to a year depending on rains to see whats grown.