Kwale Herbal and Beauty Production Centre
Grantee Name: National Museums of Kenya
- Hotspot
- Eastern Afromontane, Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa
- Location
- Kenya
- Amount
- $12,030
- Dates
- Dec 2006 – Jun 2009
- Keywords
- Livelihoods, Medicinal plants, Non-timber Forest Products (incl. fuelwood)
Improve the quality control on a range of beauty products that are derived using essential oils extracted from plants growing in the natural and sacred forests in Kwale District in order to obtain Kenya Bureau of Standards certification and expand the available market.
1 Increase the ability of local populations to benefit from and contribute to biodiversity conservation, especially in and around Lower Tana River Forests; Taita Hills; East Usambaras/Tanga; Udzungwas; and Jozani Forest
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