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Consolidating Indigenous Forest Connectivity in the Taita Hills for Biodiversity Conservation

Grantee Name: Taita Taveta Wildlife Forum

Hotspot
Eastern Afromontane, Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa
Location
Kenya
Amount
$99,992
Dates
Jul 2011 – Jul 2013
Keywords
Community-based conservation, Habitat conservation and management, Livelihoods, Reforestation, Water management

Work with community forest associations to develop and implement participatory forest management agreements with the Kenya Forest Service which will allow the rehabilitation of exotic plantations by planting native trees. These actions will benefit the communities through improved watershed management and in time restore the ability of endemic bird species to move freely between the fragments.

Strategic Direction :

6 Consolidation

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