Save the Aberdare Forest

Save the Aberdare Forest, Kenya

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.

81,745 Trees funded of 250,000
16,691.338 T CO2 compensated
1,955 Followers
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August 2017

Kiangure Springs has since June been involved in installing institutional energy saving stoves aimed at reducing wood fuel consumption in local school.The local stove saves up to to 60% fuel thus reducing pressure on local forests given that over 96% of the institutions in the Aberdare

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11 Aug 2017
Joram Mathenge
Joram Mathenge · 6 years ago

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TREE NURSERY ESTABLISHMENT
Tree nurseries established earlier in the year for farmer training and distribution of trees for on farm planting.
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10 Aug 2017
June 2017

Kiangure Springs Environment Initiative Executive Director Joram Mathenge(second left) receives the Award for BEST COMMUNITY GROUP IN TREE GROWING AND FOREST CONSERVATION AWARD IN HIGH RAINFALL AREAS OF KENYA ,1ST RUNNERS UP FOR YEAR 2017
from The Cabinet Secretary for Environment

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25 Jun 2017

KIANGURE SPRINGS ENVIRONMENT INITIATIVE (KSEI) AWARDED BY KENYA FOREST SERVICE (KFS) FOR TREE GROWING AND FORESTCONSERVATION

Kiangure Springs Environment Initiative was on 23rd June 2017 Awarded by Kenya Forest Service for being the 2ND BEST (SILVER) COMMUNITY GROUP IN TR...

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December 2016

PREPARING TREE NURSERIES FOR 2017 TREE PLANTING SEASON
Our team is currently preparing our tree nurseries in readiness for the March/April season.The seeds have been planted in the polythene bags and will start germinating soon.
We have planted over 10,000 seeds and looking foward

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08 Dec 2016

COMMUNITY BENEFITS
The Farming community is greatly benefitting financially from the tree planting project in the area for supplying the seedlings . Funds have been used to improve their livelihoods hence reducing poverty. They have also gained from training of community members

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08 Dec 2016
November 2016

Tree nursery establishment in Schools

Kiangure springs organized training for environmental clubs patrons who were teachers from Secondary and primary schools in Tetu district of Nyeri ...

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