Save the Aberdare Forest

Save the Aberdare Forest, Kenya

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Our project aims to restore the degraded Aberdare Forest by addressing the impacts of illegal logging, charcoal burning, and encroachment. To reverse this damage, we are planting indigenous tree species and supporting local communities with improved cookstoves and biogas units. These efforts not only restore the ecosystem but also enhance community resilience to climate change.

80,262 Trees funded of 250,000
16,484.128 T CO2 compensated
1,937 Followers
Plant from 1€
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.
10 updates
Conservation
Conservation
The project works to achieve forest health and biodiversity for the benefit and sustainability of current and future generations.
11 updates
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.
10 updates
Environmental benefits
Fighting desertification
Fights Desertification
The project plants trees in arid zones to combat desertification and to help restore degraded land.
3 updates
Land restoration
Land restoration
The project repairs degraded land back into a healthy and productive land.
8 updates
Avoiding deforestation
Avoid deforestation
The project sustainable forest management aids to stop deforestation and forest degradation.
5 updates
Social benefits
Students & volunteers
Students & Volunteers
Projects welcoming students in the context of internships or receiving volunteers.
3 updates
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.
7 updates
Poverty relief
Poverty Relief
The project creates employment opportunities for poor local communities and reduces exposure and vulnerability to extreme weather events.
6 updates
Education
Education
The project helps girls and boys access quality education in properly equipped schools.
6 updates
Social economy
Social economy
The project places social welfare above profit; the aim is to enhance the community's quality of life, economically, socially, culturally and environmentally.
6 updates
Social inclusion
Social inclusion
The project promotes initiatives for marginalized group’s social inclusion through education and training.
4 updates
The planting team
Joram Mathenge

Joram Mathenge

Project Director
David Wanjohi

David Wanjohi

Project coordinator
Rachel Wangui

Rachel Wangui

Field officer and Community Mobilizer
Julius Wambugu

Julius Wambugu

Cookstoves Builder
James Kabui

James Kabui

Field officer Cookstoves Builder
Grace Irungu

Grace Irungu

Agronomist
Grace Irungu

Grace Irungu

Agronomist
Local community

Local community

Tree Planting and Management
Kenya Forest Service

Kenya Forest Service

Technical support and Management
Muringato Community Forest Association

Muringato Community Forest Association

Tree Planting and Management
Kiangure Springs Environment Initiative

Kiangure Springs Environment Initiative

Project Management and Coordination
COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF NYERI

COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF NYERI

Technical support and Management

GHG Reduction Standards

Tree-Nation Methodology

Project description

This tree planting Project is located in the Upper Tana Catchment area within Aberdare ecosystem and was initiated in 2007 mainly to address environmental degradation & massive forest destruction that was being experienced in the Aberdare Forest in Kenya and promote sustainable use of natural resources.

Our overall objective is to support the upper Tana catchment community in Poverty reduction through improved livelihood systems and the Conservation of Community natural resources and initiatives for enhanced environmental management and governance.

The project is registered as a community based organization drawing membership from 20 community groups with a total membership of 2500 members and is managed by the Project Implementation Committee (PIC) led by the Project Director. The PIC is drawn from member organizations .The director is in charge of the project management assisted by the coordinator and community mobilizer. The community groups manage the tree nurseries and are involved in planting and care of the trees in all sites.

In 2012, the project incorporated local schools and established environmental clubs in these schools through which a school green programmes has been established and sustained with over 200,000 trees planted in schools alone.

The scope of the project has expanded beyond tree planting to include sustainable agriculture, clean cooking technologies with over 8,000 stoves and 300 biogas units distributed ,water harvesting and other livelihood improvement activities.

Our ultimate goal is to plant over 1 million trees annually, distribute over 200,000 clean Cook-stoves annually and improve the livelihood of the Nyeri county community which has over 248,050 households (2019 Census)

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