The government of kenya recognizes the threats posed by climate change and has. We plan to partner with 5 selected counties falling within wwfkenyas priority landscapes in various forest habitat restoration activities. Ministry of forestry and wildlife kenya forest service. This strategy is evaluated in terms of documented changes in farmers agroforestry practices and the importance of aep relative to other changes in economic incentives, institutional support, and land use and tenure rules for agroforestry. The dashboards support the work of three ifad funded projects kcepcral, utnwf and utnrmp.
Effect of farming practices on wetlands in kisii district was determined through assessment of farmers environmental awareness. The presa propoor rewards for environmental services in africa project is focusing on the. The united nations educational and scientific organization unesco provided the. Eastern africa may have provided the setting for the earliest development of the human species. Agroecological zones of the tropics, with a sample from kenya by ralph jiitzold and horst kutsch the world conference on alimentation 1981 held in novisad, yugoslavia, warned that, unless some farreaching decisions are made, the numbers of the hungry will double. A kenyan woman fights to save her country, one tree at a time. Odenda lumumba is national coordinator for the kenya land alliance kla this is an extract from a paper landrelated conflicts in kenya.
Kenya is known for its highly diverse landscape and climate, which range from warm, tropical conditions around the indian ocean and lake victoria to semiarid to arid savannahs and deserts hosting worldfamous nature reserves. Secure wildlife corridors and migratory routes develop a county sports stadia rehabilitation of county health facilities to offer integrated and comprehensive healthcare early childhood development education ecde mainstreaming by training school committees ptas, bogs in management of. Effect of farming practices on wetlands of kisii district. Rainfall is expected during march may in the east and northern parts of the district and during march june in the. Kenya decision dashboard this information brief describes the ongoing development of a decision dashboard for the upper tana region to assist decision makers in using data and evidence for planning, implementation and monitoring. Adoption levels of agroforestry tree types and practices by. Information from collected literature for kenya to be used. Pete seeger the 2004 nobel peace prize winner, wangari maathai changed the world one seed at a time. Depletion of forests could destroy habitats of endangered plants and animals and cause biodiversity loss. These funds presa propoor rewards for environmental services in africa is working at sites in kenya, tanzania, uganda and guinea to facilitate fair and effective agreements between stewards and beneficiaries of environmental services. This is a strip of over 300km with a varying width of between 50 and 60km. This book is part of the read for success collection. Kisumu kenya, in masaka uganda and in mara and mwanza tanzania. Agroforestry trees are those that are deliberately grown or kept in integrated landuse systems and are often managed for more than one output.
Kenya forestry master plan recognition of local forest users. The board is responsible for the administration of the vi agroforestry programme and sets the policy framework for the implementation. This study was commissioned by cimmyt through its farm mechanization and conservation agriculture for sustainable intensification facasi project. Agroforestry also has the potential to reduce risk through diversification of a. Planting the trees of kenya printables, classroom activities. Kenya western kenya site p oor land management, deforestation and pollution are threatening the livelihoods of 30 million people dependent upon lake victoria for fishing, transport, irrigation and electricity generation. Green economy assessment report kenya green growth. Policy and institutional context for nrm in kenya 14 4.
Andalusia and southeast spain gonzalezrebollar jl 15 the land and its resources, livestock, and forestry. Irregularity of rainfall is a characteristic feature from year to year and within individual years soper 1985. This book is especially useful for field workers, researchers, and extension agents, providing guidelines for evaluating and planning agroforestry projects in drier environments in africa. Natural resources management and agroforestry context in kenya 14 4. Planting the trees of kenya is an account for young readers of the life and work of wangari maathai, founder of the green belt movement.
Agroforestry is a lowinput system which combines trees with crops in various combinations or sequences. Agroforestry systems as a technique for sustainable land. Kenya lake turkana transmission line delay partial risk. It provides a brief outline of kenyas national policies and strategies for ict in education, as well. N501024906 a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for award of the. Nivola wangari maathai 19402011 lived in the african nation of kenya. The mijikenda people are the dominant ethnic community in the coastal region of kenya between the kenya border with tanzania in the south and the northern limit of malindi district near thetana river. Archaeologists working in the rift valley region, beginning with mary and louis leakey in the 1930s, have unearthed fossils of several species of protohumans dating to as much as 20 million years ago. Accepted 18 april, 2016 a survey targeting smallholder households was carried out in mumbuni and ndovoini sublocations in the semi arid makueni county, kenya, to identify agroforestry types and practices and their level of. Participatory assessment of farmers experiences of termite. The agroforestree aft database is a species reference and selection guide for agroforestry trees. Reported sales of seeds and seedlings from only onethird of the katresno seed dealers would support an estimated 112,000 farmers to adopt the. Kenya forestry master plan recognition of local forest users anna ruotsalainen abstract the human population of kenya is rising very fast. This is a useful survey and critique, with some illustrations.
Original research article diversity and abundance of native bees foraging on hedgerow plants in the kakamega farmlands, western kenya david mwangi1, muo kasina2, john nderitu1, melanie hagen3, mary gikungu4, and manfred kraemer3. Wangaris work, as so beautifully depicted in planting the trees of kenya, will inspire people worldwide. Classification of agroforestry systems whatever the d3finitin of agroforestry, it is now generally agreed chat it repr. Abortion and unintended pregnancy in kenya guttmacher institute.
Transformingthekenyandairy feedssystemtoimprovefarmer. Nivola explains the environmental issues in a simple, nonpoliticized manner, focusing on the relationship between people and local ecology and the virtues that enabled maathai and other kenyan women to restore the forests. The short training course on vegetative propagation of agroforestry trees for arid and semiarid lands was organized and implemented by the international centre for research in agroforestry icraf and the international programme for arid lands crops ipalac. The extension strategy used by the care international in kenya agroforestry extension project aep is described. Investigation of deforestation in east africa on regional scales. Ministry of forestry and wildlife analysis of drivers and underlying causes of forest cover change in the various forest types of kenya consultancy services provided by. Dewees the extent of treegrowing practices in kenya simple observation in many highpotential agricultural areas of kenya informs the casual observer that protected, cultivated and managed trees have assumed an important place as one of many smallholder landuse options. Fodder shrubs in kenya identification of tree species as a source of protein for dairy animals in east africa over 205,000 smallholders planted fodder trees that improve the diet of cows and goats increased milk yields doubled dairy incomes over 10 years. This investigation is based on interviews carried out and documents acquired by privacy. Agroforestry systems as a technique for sustainable territorial management 11 contents general characteristics of the course field sites. Vegetative tree propagation in agroforestry training. It describes ways in which people adapted to competing pressures for retaining and removing tree cover.
This article analyzes agroforestry practices among the ndia and gichugu kikuyu of kirinyaga, kenya, at the turn of the century, before the onset of colonial rule. With over230 researchersworking in more than80countriesacross asia, africa and latin america, the cgiar research program on forests, trees and agroforestry fta responds to the urgent need for a strong and sustained research focus on the management of forests and trees. Historical background prehistory and early history. This is the story of wangari maathai, a naturalist who loved her country of kenya. She won the nobel peace prize in 2004 for her work to improve the environment. It shows how religious beliefs, tenure relations based on a communal propertyrights regime, and farm forestry practices. Vegetation cover assessment in turkana district, kenya i by moses oor0 olang kenya rangeland econoligical monitoring ubit, nairobi, kenya study area turkana district in northwestern kenya fig. Read the selection and answer the questions that follow. It is an alternative to intensive cropping systems, which rely on large inputs of manufactured fertilizers and other external inputs to sustain production. Article 40 of the constitution of kenya recognizes and protects the right to private property including land. Between these ranges of hills are the plains of turkana, on a north to south axis fig. Forests and trees outside the forest are involved in this development, as they produce fuelwood, raw materials, and many.
Investigation of deforestation in east africa on regional scales i abstract tropical forests contain abundant natural res ources and play an important role in the balance of the ecosystems and environment. Land ownership and its impact on adoption of agroforestry practices among rural households in kenya. Balancing competing interests for ecosystem services in the. Agroecological zones of the tropics, with a sample from kenya. Crop calendar, tsum, sowing date and growth duration fao crop calendars for maize sorghum millet wheat rice administrative areas agroecology crop additio nal information planting onset planting end sowing rate kgha growth. Management of agroforestry systems for enhancing resource.
Linking sasumua conservation to nairobi city water supply. After returning to kenya from school in the united states, wangari travels across kenya promoting womens rights and planting trees to help preserve the land. Strategic change management practices at brookside dairy. Targeting the mau which is the catchment to mara river serving mara ecosystem and the serengeti. Vegetation cover assessment in turkana district, kenya. Community land shall be managed in accordance with the law relating to community. Pastoralist livelihoods, livestock herd dynamics and trade in. Nivolas lovely planting the trees of kenya offers maathais story to a. Increased social capital, networks, and communication. Ecological factors in land use conflicts, land administration.