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 12-month project. The project is part of a series of Rapid Response Grants in partnership with the BIOPAMA (Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management), which is supported by the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States is scheduled to run from February 2021 to February 2022.
Mr. John Kinoti from Lewa Wildlife Conservancy shares his thoughts on the BIOPAMA project during a planning meeting organized by Laikipia Wildlife Forum and Ilmamusi CFA (Photo By: Benedict Erick Omondi)
The € 50,000 Mukogodo Forest Support grant will enhance communication, security, and wildlife/habitat monitoring in the Mukogodo Forest Reserve in the face of the COVID pandemic. The overall objective of this project is to ensure that the Association’s rangers can engage effectively in security and conservation measures in the Forest. The Project allows them to join the radio network of security forces in the landscape and provides the means for them to join the wildlife monitoring efforts.
Some of the key areas deliberated: radio procurement to improve a network of linked communications, wildlife and habitat monitoring protocols, security and reporting protocols with these landscape partners.
The minutes of this first team meeting is provided here and highlight the discussions and commitments made towards the Project
DISCLAIMER: This article has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States through the BIOPAMA Programme. The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of Laikipia Forum and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union or of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States.
