Community|led reforestation of Mount Elgon Water Tower

Groundwater transforms Kenyan communities, but deforestation is ...

In the recent past, the region has faced water shortage due to the frequent cutting down of trees from Mt. Elgon Forest and within the community

'We are our land'—Ogiek of Mount Elgon, Kenya

Keywords Community-led conservation, Indigenous Peoples,. Kenya, Mount Elgon, Ogiek, protected areas, sustainable conservation, Whakatane Mechanism.

Youths For Green Action Kenya on LinkedIn: Restoring Mount Elgon ...

As the world commemorates #WorldEnvironmentDay2024, the focus on "Land #Restoration, #Desertification, and #Drought Resilience" resonates ...

Kenya: Securing Ogiek Lands, Forests and Livelihoods - Size of Wales

A water tank being transported on the shoulders of several people. The problem. The Ogiek are an Indigenous community in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya.

Religious Activities Carried Out in Mt. Elgon Forest - IRE Journals

It was declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2003 in recognition of its significance as a water tower and biodiversity ... community. IV. DATA ANALYSIS ...

ECOSYSTEM BASED ADAPTATION IN MOUNTAIN ELGON ...

... Mt Elgon Ecosystem Report]. 10. 4.2.2 Fresh water supply. The presence of several water sources makes the Mt. Elgon ecosystem a vital water tower. Rain ...

Perceptions of Ecosystem Services and Climate Change in ... - MDPI

Elgon, this consisted of a Community Forest Association (CFA) and a group of ... Many people used the term 'water tower' to refer to the mountain, and ...

World Agroforestry | Transforming Lives and Landscapes with Trees

The Livelihoods Mount Elgon Project- Kenya Conclusion Susan Boit of the Kenyan Water Towers Agency make a … ... tree … Type:News Added on:15 Mar 2022. ICRAF ...

Report on baseline study of the existing policy frameworks for IPLCs ...

establishment of community-led forest management committees ... The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) program in Mount Elgon aimes to address deforestation and.

Western Kenya residents fear for their livelihoods as boreholes run dry

Jesse Chenge [email protected]. Mt Elgon is one of Kenya's main water towers. It is located north of Lake Victoria along the Nile ...

List of Projects - GEF

Since 2000 Mt Elgon Water Tower has experienced a 1.4% annual loss of forest cover5. ... that target communities and small community-led projects receive funding ...

Forests and woodlands

Kenya's five 'water towers' namely; Mount Kenya, the Aberdares Range, ... areas on the Kenyan side include Mount Elgon National Park, Chepkitale. National Reserve ...

Dennis Asiya | The upcoming Mt. Elgon Forest Restoration Project ...

This vital resource nourishes sixteen rivers, shelters diverse wildlife, and acts as a water catchment area for Kenya's four major water towers. Sadly, over ...

Mount Elgon gets UNESCO biosphere reserve status

... water tower functions of the Mount Elgon Biosphere Reserve in Kenya since 2003. And the Mount Elgon Biosphere Reserve in Uganda, the areas ...

Mt Elgon - Kenya Water Towers Watch

... Mt Elgon Tree Cover Loss. Data on Tree cover loss. WRI data. CSV PNG. Mt Elgon Carbon Emissions. Carbon Emissions. Carbon Emission in Mt. Elgon Water Tower.

Why villagers haven't left mudslide-prone mountain - NPR

... Mount Elgon in 2012, killing at least 18 people. The slopes of this extinct volcano in eastern Uganda have become increasingly prone to such ...

Learning from local knowledge on changes in tree-cover and water ...

... tree cover and water availability using Uganda's Mt. Elgon Water Tower as a case study. This study was guided by the research question: How ...

BIBLIOGRAPHY MT. ELGON - EAC Repository

Benet Resettlement Implementation Committee (BIC) 1998. Action Plan and. Strategy for Resettling the Benet Community of Mt. Elgon National Park,. Kapchorwa ...

The Green Belt Movement Watershed Workshop

The GIS layers included on the watertower maps included watershed boundaries, forest cover (Aberdares and Mt. ... Group #4: Responses for Mt Elgon and Cherangani ...

Elgon goes for the little unknown to improve lives: Its groundwater ...

The fascinating water tower serving a population of over 400,000, is also home to various wildlife species. stream in Mt Elgon A flowing stream ...