Phone: +254 – 726 500260
Email: comunications@laikipia.org
Website: www.laikipia.org
Background
At present, the 𝐌𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝 (𝐌𝐂𝐅) is designed to support sustainable natural resources management within the Greater Laikipia Landscape. Over time, it is expected to grow to support other CCC initiatives in other conservation landscapes and countries.
MCF is an initiative that supports practical interventions aimed at habitat protection, conservation education, community development and women led conservation enterprises. It is implemented and administered under the auspices of the Laikipia Forum.
The Greater Laikipia landscape is one of the most vital wildlife conservation landscapes in Kenya. The landscape hosts the highest populations of endangered large mammals in Kenya including half of the country’s black rhino population. Laikipia ecosystem is home to significant populations of elephants, Grevy’s zebra, Reticulated giraffe, Wild dogs and other threatened animal, bird, and plant species. Land tenure in this landscape is predominantly private and communal, with only a few land units under formal protection, such as forest. A growing human population, changes in land use, closure of key wildlife corridors and dispersal areas, the climate crisis, and a push towards greater agricultural production threaten the future of conservation efforts.
Values
- Diversity, Inclusion and Empowerment – we strive to create a more diverse and inclusive agency by supporting local communities, women, and youth to be at the forefront of action and solutions.
- Respect for People, Wildlife and Environment- we honor the voices and knowledge of the people and communities with whom we work, and we respect their knowledge of the wildlife, and the environment in which they live.
- Responsibility – all that interact and work with MCF have a responsibility to protect the environment and to practice responsible environmental citizenry.
- Courage and Creativity- we support creative and courageous projects that protect habitats and secure wildlife conservation.
MCF aims to improve the long-term conservation of vulnerable and threatened wildlife species and their habitats. It promotes sustainable use of natural resources in protected and conserved areas, and with communities in the Laikipia landscape. It is dedicated to working with communities, specifically women, indigenous groups, and youth. It supports initiatives that are courageous and creative in addressing wildlife and habitat conservation.