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Theo Kithunga, one of our longest serving project officers shows that he is not afraid to get his hands dirty as he plants a young Neem tree in our Arsenal Forest 2 planting site. Theo is replacing seedlings that havent survived in the previous season's planting and once in, he'll

The boundary area of our Arsenal Forest in Africa No. 1 is looking very boggy at the moment due to the consistently heavy rainfall that this area of Kenya is now experiencing. We suspect that this unseasonable weather may be something to do with the latest 'Super El Niño' event

Close up aerial photo of our Arsenal Forest in Africa No. 1 Planting site. Google have recently updated their satellite imagery in this part of Kenya which means that this plantation, created to compensate for the CO2 released and the lumber consumed in the publication of the Arsenal

Birds eye view of a newly planted cashew seedling. We dont often see trees from above, like birds do. They are invariably circular when you do. Check them out next time you're in the air ;)

Close up of a baby Neem going in. It should be getting a drink from that plastic jerry can any moment now. Go Neem, Go!

Community members gather together in preparation for the clearing of brush and thorn scrub in a new planting site. The scrub which mostly comprises the invasive species Dichrostachys cinerea needs to be completely removed before any planting can occur.

This is what its all about ;-)

Community members removing weeds on a new planting site. The brash has been cleared and burnt in situ to add nutrients to the soil and now the rains are coming its time to get the site ready for planting.

Loading seedlings for distribution at the nursery. When the rains come we need to plant!

When humans work together anything is possible. Don't listen to those talking heads on the screen that sow division and discord. We are far tronger when we cooperate...

Janet Mranja one of our key project officers with a handful of tropical tree seeds... carbon fixing machines in a state of potentiality.....

Some baby carbon eaters in the back of a truck...

We are currently potting up 750,000 seedlings in the nursery in preparation for the coming planting season. We could call this image 'Bulk sequestration of atmospheric carbon'....

Community members working together to clear thorn scrub for a new planting site.

Until our new nursery water tanks are full and operational, we sometimes have to truck in water fom the nearby Sabaki river to keep the seedlings from getting thirsty.