Kenya: Food from the forest

Farmers in Kenya are working to protect nature to improve their livelihoods and reduce the impact of climate change. In the Upper Tana region, the regeneration of a large forest has given farmers a new role and source of income.

A massive forest rehabilitation programme known as Plantation Establishment for Livelihood Improvement Scheme (PELIS), an incentive system anchored in the Kenya's Forest Management and Conservation Act has been promoted by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Governments of Kenya and Spain funded Upper Tana Natural Management Project (UTaNRMP). It allows local communities to use forestlands for food crop production while supporting forest establishment phase. The project has transformed 2982 hectares of degraded land into a lush green forest
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Biodiversity remains the answer to several sustainable development challenges. From nature-based solutions to climate change, nutrition and health issues, food and water security, and sustainable livelihoods, biodiversity is the foundation upon which we can build back better from shocks like the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
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