In a jubilant gathering at Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge from January 23rd to January 25th, Laikipia Wildlife Forum (LWF) joined hands with other stakeholders to commemorate the success of the restoration champions selected for funding through TerraFund for AFR100. This three-day event marked the beginning of a transformative journey towards reclaiming our environment, with 36…
Laikipia Wildlife Forum (LWF) joined members of the National Environment Civil Society Alliance of Kenya (NECSA-K) in reviewing the Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) for the Draft Climate Change (Carbon Markets) Regulations, 2023 on 29th and 30th January 2024 in Athi River. The key stakeholders were those engaging in carbon projects and those involved in advocating…
Kenya’s second largest county, Marsabit County, has over 200,000 people bearing the brunt of an acute food and water shortage. Dried up water lagas and barren agricultural fields are now dominating Marsabit County. Women are forced to walk for several kilometers in search of water. The little agricultural land is covered in dust, with carcasses…
Members of the IL Ngwesi Conservancy community held a special general meeting to agree on their Boards’ proposed Carbon Credit Fund Projects. Through the Northern Rangeland Trust, a total of 14 conservancies have been awarded Kshs 36.6 Million towards climate change mitigation. As per the requirements of the carbon oversight committee at the NRT, a…
The Laikipia County, through its partner FAO, held a 2-day meeting to discuss how they could move forward in their efforts to formalize and operationalize the Laikipia National Reserve —formerly referred to as Kirimun. For years, this area has been a national reserve on paper only. The Laikipia Tourism Association was invited to provide input…
A SPATIAL PLAN for Laikipia County is underway. Driven by the County’s Roads, Public Works, Lands and Energy Department, and led by Dr. Jeniffer Kinoti, the County Spatial Plan is a county requirement under the devolved County rules and requirements. What is a SPATIAL Plan – The Spatial Plan is a ten-year GIS-based depiction of a county’s socio-economic…
The Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of Kenya confers the role of spatial/land use planning to the County Governments. Additionally, the County Government Act of 2012 requires each County Government to prepare a ten-year GIS-based County Spatial (Development) Plan (CSP) in respect of the entire area of jurisdiction of the County. The CSP is defined…
Over 60% of Kenya’s land mass is community land. Most of this land falls within the arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya. The 1968 Act legalized the ownership and occupation of land by a group of people, and provided the legal basis for the establishment of group ranches. These group ranches have now become somewhat famous in conservation areas…
The Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) is the premiere body for advocacy and lobbying on behalf of conservancies at the national level. A conservancy is private or community land registered and managed for purposes of sustainable wildlife management and compatible land uses for better livelihoods. Conservancies are a recognized land use under the Kenyan Wildlife…