Environmental Initiatives

Promoting sustainable practices through community-driven environmental projects.

Monthly green initiative

This initiative covers monthly tree planting activities. In these project we purchase and plant native seedlings in schools, homes and selected institutions like Naibung'a community conservancy in Laikipia north. Since its inception in November 2023, we have our initiative has managed to plant 150 trees with the help of school kids and community members.

The Mukogodo Forest Restoration Initiative

Every year in August, The ILMAMUSI CFA---Yaaku community forest association organizes the Mukogodo Forest Walk to promote raise awareness on climate action and conservation and plant trees together with different stakeholders. The walk provides a proper collaborative environment for Mukogodo Forest conservation. In 2023, together with the communities, Laikipia county government, Kenya forest service, FAO among other stakeholders, we planted 8,000 tree seedlings in- and within the forest.

Rangeland Restoration Initiative

This community driven initiative covering soil bands, buffer zones and invasive species. The project is a collaborative initiative with community conservancies. This initiative has supported success opuntia reduction, establishment of soil bands and land conservation efforts during rainy season. The images on the right shows a picture of community conserved area in Kimanjo, Laikipia North in, 2020, before the long dry season lasting 2023