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Handful of men standing around table, which has a few flower clippings.
Community exchange visit to Naivasha flower farms to learn more on PES schemes.
© Paul Gacheru

Water Payment for Ecosystem Service Scheme in Mt Kenya

Grantee Name: Nature Kenya

Hotspot
Eastern Afromontane
Location
Kenya
Amount
$100,000
Dates
Apr 2016 – Dec 2017
Keywords
Forestry, Payment for Ecosystem Services, Soil conservation
Promote a payment for ecosystem services scheme with the goal of facilitating financing agreements between four upstream community groups and two downstream corporate users. The project will generate the flow of KsH 50 million per year, supporting restoration of 2,000 hectares per year of forest area in Mt. Kenya National Park. The project will also improve the overall management of the 71,500 hectare national park and the 199,500 Mount Kenya Forest Reserve.
Strategic Direction : 3 Initiate and support sustainable financing and related actions for the conservation of priority KBAs and corridors.

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