Native Plants for Environment and People

Native Plants for Environment
and People

NATURE IS NOT A PLACE

TO VISIT, IT IS HOME

Drylands cover more than 40% of the world’s land surface and are home to more than two billion people. These areas, and the people, plants and animals that live in them, are predicted to face unprecedented threats due to climate change

Native Plants for Environment and People(NATIVE PEP)

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WHAT WE DO?

Native PEP_Marigat plot Staline
Knowledge Management

Knowlede Management about the sustainability of native grasses, forbs and trees for land restoration

Native PEP Siha Nursery
Demo Trials

Establishing demo trials, creating awareness and training front actors about the benefits of native species for land restoration

strip seeding in grassland
Practices

Seed collection, plant propagation and land restoration

Marigat fodder trial July1
Land Restoration

Mainstraming the use of native plants for land restoration

STRENGTHENING LIVELIHOOD SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

To strengthen a holistic and sustainable land use approach, localy adapted plants are also evaluated and promoted for animal feed, human nutrition, medical use, or other purposes. The project is also intended to demonstratably benefit the poorest population and the partiularly vulnerable environment.

The project NATIVE PEP aims to Strenghthen livelihood security and environmental health in selected regions in Kenya and Tanzania affected by rangeland degradation, deforestation, and invasive alien trees. For this purpose, we aim to promote, together with relevant comunity forests in areas targeted for implementation of the sustainable management of the invasive prosopis juliflora: Baringo and Isiolo Counties in Kenya, and areas south/southwest of mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

THEORY OF CHANGE

Project Statement

Improving rural livelihoods in East Africa by selecting and using native plants for land regeneration and community forests within a holistic and sustainable land use approach

Inputs

Existing collaboration with stakeholders form national to local scale in both Kenya & Tanzania.

National Prosopis Strategy in Kenya & National Invasive Species Strategy in Tanzania

Scientific & practical expertise in grassland restoration

Outputs

Habitat-specific perfomance of native trees.

Grassland seed mixture and seeding technologies.

Align land management plans.
Dissemination through media & face-to-face exchange.

Training of frontline actors.
Monitoring and evaluation.

Outcomes

Collect and share knowledge of the value of native trees & grassland species for sustainable livelihood.

Real-life demonstrations.

Local stakeholders’ capacity & knowledge enhanced & applied.

Monitoring and evaluation of environmental benefits and proof of business concept.

Impact

Livelihood security & environmental integrity are strengthened in areas affected by deforestation & rangeland degradtion in Kenya & Tanzania, particulary in the target areas.

Mission

To strengthen livelihood security and environmental health in selected regions in Kenya and Tanzania affected by rangeland degradation, deforestation, and invasive alien trees.

FEATURED NEWS

Latest News, News, short stories

Reviving Rangelands 2: Overseeding degraded rangeland with a diversity of native plant species

November 28, 2024
Reviving Rangelands 2: Overseeding degraded rangeland with a diversity of native plant species In Kenya, degraded rangeland is often overseed with a single, fast-growing grass species. New scientific evidence suggests, however, that regeneration of degraded land is more successful, faster and sustainable when a diversity of plant species is used, particularly those with complementary traits […]
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Latest News, News, short stories

Reviving Rangelands 1: Empowering Women Groups Through Grass-Legume Fodder Production in Baringo County

November 28, 2024
Reviving Rangelands 1: Empowering Women Groups Through Grass-Legume Fodder Production in Baringo County In Baringo County, efforts to restore degraded rangelands and support local livelihoods have been gaining momentum through the Native Plants for Environment and People (Native PEP) project. Recently, the project achieved significant milestones, addressing both ecological needs and community empowerment. Over the […]
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IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS

About CABI

Project Management & Coordination

  • The project co-lead
  • Collect & share knowledge on native plant species
  • Proof of business concept
  • Monitoring and evaluation
About BvAT

Communication & Training

  • The project co-lead
  • Documentation, fact sheets & dissemination
  • Implementation of the management practices
  • Raising awareness and capacity building
About Cetrad

Capacity Strengthening

  • Face to face exchanges
  • Training of frontline actors
  • Raising awareness and capacity building
About UON

Rangeland Knowledge Management

  • Seed mixtures and rangeland seeding techniques
  • Real life demonstration & awareness raising
  • Protocol & monitoring
About TAFORI

Community Forest

  • Habitat-specific performance of native plants
  • Real life demonstration & awareness raising

ALL PARTNERS

RESOURCES

POLICY BRIEFS

PROGRESS REPORTS

ANNUAL REPORTS

SUCCESS STORIES

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

Dr David Amudavi Executive Director Biovision Africa Trust

The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity, and by these I shall not regulate my propositions. And some see no nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself

TEAM

URS SCHAFFNER

CABI

Dr. DAVID AMUDAVI

BvAT

BONIFACE KITEME

CETRAD

RENE ESCHEN

CABI

STALINE KIBET

UoN

JOHN MBWAMBO

TAFORI

FREDRICK OCHIENG

BvAT

WINNIE NUDA

CABI

Areas of Implementation

Kenya

  • Baringo County (central parts of the county except Kerio River Valley and northern parts of Tiaty Subcounty).
  • Isiolo County, including bordering regions in Laikipia, Meru, Samburu and Marsabit Counties.

Tanzania

Northern Tanzania in Arusha Region and adjacent areas in Kilimanjaro (Hai District) and Manyara Regions (Simanjiro District), mainly covering a belt from Lake Manyara to Arusha and Moshi (Kilimanjaro Region).

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