Bore

Bore, Kenya

Our project aims to conserve vulnerable tropical forests by working with subsistence farmers in Kenya to promote sustainable agriculture. Research shows that protecting these forests is essential to preventing irreversible climate breakdown. Since 2007, we’ve helped farmers grow new food and timber crops that enhance biodiversity and reduce pressure on the threatened forests, ensuring long-term sustainability.

712,026 Trees funded of 935,895
2,147,483.647 T CO2 compensated
15,428 Followers
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Key elements
Project activities
Reforestation
Reforestation
The project is planting trees to re-establish forest cover in an area of forest that has been deforested.
Agroforestry
Agroforestry
The project is planting trees on agricultural land for multiple purposes, including the agricultural use of trees, combined with agricultural crops and/or livestock.
Planting methods
Direct seeding
Direct Seeding
The sowing of seeds directly into the soil where the trees are to be established.
Seedlings transplant
Nursery Seeding
Seedlings transition from the nursery to their permanent site. Seedlings spend 3-6 months in nurseries before being transplanted, usually during the rainy season. The seedling bags are usually plastic. In this case, the seedlings are removed from the bag to be transplanted into the soil.
Environmental benefits
CO2 capture
CO2 Capture
The project holds ideal characteristics for carbon sequestration (CO2 offsets). This include a tropical climate zone, fast growing wood species, certain type of forest and project management.
Fighting desertification
Fights Desertification
The project plants trees in arid zones to combat desertification and to help restore degraded land.
Avoiding deforestation
Avoid deforestation
The project sustainable forest management aids to stop deforestation and forest degradation.
Social benefits
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Some infrastructure projects are developed on the plantations.
Food security
Food security
Through a selection of tree species generating edible by-products (fruit, nuts, seeds, edible leafs) the project contributes to improving nutrition of local communities and help the region becoming more resilient to famine.
Poverty relief
Poverty Relief
The project creates employment opportunities for poor local communities and reduces exposure and vulnerability to extreme weather events.
Education
Education
The project helps girls and boys access quality education in properly equipped schools.
Gender equality
Gender equality
The project aims to reduce inequality between women and men, empowering female farmers/workers.
Local heritage
Local heritage
Local cultural and environmental heritage is promoted, by documenting and preserving traditional practices for future generations knowledge.
The planting team

GHG Reduction Standards

Tree-Nation Methodology

Project description

This unique project started life in 2007 and has since has grown into one of the largest community forestry initiatives in Kenya. Its purpose is to help the people of Boré in Coastal Province find sustainable ways to conserve their tropical forest which is in a very vulnerable situation. 3000 participating members are organised into a co-operative that work together to plant the trees and implement other associated development projects. A 15 member management committee, led by Project Manager - Alex Katana, coordinates all aspects of local project development and ensures that all sectors of the community are fully engaged and that decision making is democratic.

Our learning, gained from14 years experience in this rural subsistence community, is that tree planting is more likely to be successful if it is conducted as part of an overall community based sustainable development strategy so in recent years the scope of the scheme has widened beyond trees to include education, women's rights, forest preservation and the development of a range of alternative livelihoods.

The wider project has an annual target plant of 1 million trees of comprising 19 different species. All of which reduce deforestation, improve bio-diversity and benefit the entire, 5000 strong community in a variety of other ways.

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