Kaya Connect: Restoring the Eastern Africa Coastal Forest biodiversity hotspot
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £524,286
WHERE Kenya
Summary
30% of the world’s tree species are threatened. Despite global interest in reforestation, the focus is on planting in high numbers and quickly for carbon capture, so biodiversity and livelihood opportunities are missed. The Eastern Africa Coastal Forest hotspot is heavily degraded. This project will re-connect forest fragments in coastal Kenya, benefitting people and threatened trees, by mapping forest fragments, protecting and restoring sites for connectivity, providing training and jobs for local people and securing long-term political and public support.
LEAF - Little Environmental Action Foundation, Mandhari Plants and Designs, International Tree Foundation, Kilifi County Government, NMK National Museums of Kenya, KFS Kenya Forestry Service
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