People & Nature- A twin approach to Community empowerment and Natural Resources Governance
...Every year, the Mukogodo Forest, looses an estimated 383 ha of forest cover. This represent the shrinking wildlife corridor for buffalos, African elephants, birds and insects, and loss of livelihoods for the Yiaku community that have depended on this forest for honey and cultural values
The Mukogodo Ecosystem
Reviving the Mukogodo ecosystems through community-led initiatives and education.
Promoting sustainable land use practices for community resilience.
Educating young people on environmental stewardship and conservation.
Rangeland Management
Environmental Education
ACTNOW KENYA Environmental Commitment
Laikipia County is one of East Africa’s most important areas for wildlife conservation due to higher populations of large mammals than any protected or unprotected landscape in Kenya , outside of the Maasai Mara National Reserve and rich in biodiversity with over ninety species of mammals. We strive to rescue, restore, preserve and protect these rich natural ecosystems through community building and collaboration.
A thriving Ecosystem
ACTNOW KENYA work with rural communities to deliver impact through environmental education, rangeland management, and forest restoration initiatives for community empowerment.
Tree Planting
ACTNOW KENYA works with communities members, school kids and other conservation groups to in projects that restore ecosystems and support indigenous communities advance environmental stewardship.
Rangeland Management
For pastoralist communities like the Maasai and Samburu, rangeland provide pasture and water for livestock as well ecotourism activities. ACTNOW KENA seeks to co-implement sustainable practices for healthy rangelands and resilient communities.
Capacity building is core to our programs. We engage communities in intensive workshops and training on climate action, rangeland management, ecosystem restoration and natural resources governance. This aim to promote environmental awareness and sustainable practices.
Environmental Education
You cannot protect the environment unless you empower people, you inform them, and make them understand that these resources are their own, that they must protect them.
Wangari Maathai
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