The Mukogodo Community Validate and Adopt Their New Participatory Forest Management Plan

Community members from Mukogodo Forest landscape this week validated and adopted the 2020 to 2026   participatory Forest Management Plan for implementation. The Management Plan forms the basis of the subsequent Forest Management Agreement (FMA) governing Mukogodo forest that is to be signed between Kenya Forest Service and ILMAMUSI Mukogodo Forest Association. The Plan is expected…

Drawing Dreams Initiative Promoting Gender Equality, Travel with a Cause and Business in our Landscape

Grace Wanene wears many crowns, including a former Miss Tourism Kenya back in 2013 and Miss Earth Kenya in 2016. She has also published a poetry and colouring book called Let’s Go Wild. The book was aimed at promoting literacy while also sensitizing children to conservation. However, her most notable work has been with the…

Grass Seeding: The Journey Towards Land Restoration Continues

Community members of IL Ngwesi and Lekuruki remain hopefeul that their land restoration initiative (ongoing for over 6 months ) now finally bares fruit/grass! The initial digging of semicircular bunds.  a training on grass seeding, and the establishment of micro-catchments were conducted last month with community members from Il Ngwesi and Lekuruki. The training was…

2026 – The International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists

Rangelands and pastoralism are linked to diverse ecosystems, cultures, identities, traditional knowledge and historical experience coexisting with nature. Rangelands support the livelihoods and food security of millions of people around the world and have many benefits, not only to herders, but also to other communities through biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration and delivery of clean water.…

Bridging a gap; LTA members equipped with basic wine knowledge and serving skills

Earlier this month, the Tourism Fund treated some of the LTA members’ staff to training on basic wine knowledge.Tourism Fund facilitated the training as part of their service delivery to tourism stakeholders. Tourism Fund came into operation on 1st September 2012. Their mandate is to mobilize resources to finance the development of the tourism industry…