Rangers from ILMAMUSI Mukogodo Forest Association have acquired new digital radios, solar chargers and repeater station with the assistance of the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. The equipment, purchased with funding from the BIOPAMA Project provides for a quick and easy connection to the regional radio and security network used by Lewa, Il Ngwesi, Lekurruki, and Borana…
The BIOPAMA Rapid Response Grant started in earnest in the Mukogodo Forest. The Project support is geared towards enhancing communication, security, wildlife, and habitat monitoring in the face of the COVID pandemic. All the twelve ILMAMUSI CFA Rangers working across Mukogodo forest are involved in this Project. This is an important and significant shift in…
The BIOPAMA Mukogodo Support Project, supported by the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States is on the right track towards full implementation. Based on the latest meeting, held on the 26th of March 2021 at the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, the implementing team reviewed the Project roadmap and agreed they were on course for…
The ILMAMUSI Forest Association, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya Forest Service, Borana Conservancy, Kenya Wildlife Service, the Northern Rangeland Trust, and the Laikipia Forum met on the 4th of March to agree on the team and the roadmap that will implement the new BIOPAMA Mukogodo Support Project. The team shows its full commitment to implement the…
The Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM), produced by IUCN and the World Resources Institute, provides a flexible and affordable framework for countries to rapidly identify and analyze forest landscape restoration (FLR) potential and locate specific areas of opportunity at a national or sub-national level. ROAM was developed in 2014 and can provide vital support to…
“In an ideal forest, people do not live inside the forest.” These are the words of Samuel Mukundi, the Ecosystem Conservator for Laikipia County. He supervises the KFS responsibilities in Mukogodo Forest. “We must therefore make a concerted effort from all stakeholders to see that community projects are in developed in tandem with sustainable conservation…
Mukogodo gazetted forest reserve is one of the remaining indigenous forests in Kenya. It is among the largest in East Africa covering an area of 30,189 hectares with a rich biodiversity consisting of over 210 species of birds and roughly 100 species of butterfly. The forest has over the years been managed jointly by ILMAMUSI…
Nature lovers, adventure seekers, and champions of the environment, get ready for an extraordinary journey! On November 25th, 2023, the breathtaking Mukogodo Forest in Laikipia County, Kenya, will host the 2nd edition of the Mukogodo Forest Walk Wild event. Step into a world of wonder as you explore one of Kenya’s last remaining dryland forests.…
The Mazingira Conservation Fund (MCF) is a grant is implemented and administered under the auspices of the Laikipia Wildlife Forum. The grant is designed to support sustainable natural resources management within the greater Laikipia landscape (Upper Ewaso Ng’iro Basin). The grant supports practical interventions aimed at habitat protection, conservation education, community natural resources conservation, and…
Naatum Women Group members have a look at the MCF story in the first quarter edition of the Forum Focus Newsletter With a mission to support local initiatives that bring benefits to people, wildlife, and their habitats, the Mazingira Conservation Fund (MCF) is a driving force in uniting conservation, community engagement, and sustainable commerce.…