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Group 2
Sustainable Resource Management & Landscape Restoration
Members
1. Gordon Sigu 2. J.M Njuguna 3. Chika Sasahara4. Shiribwa Mwanga5. Ben Oucho 6. Elija Ojijah7. James Maua 8. John Oloo 9. Philip Dinga10. Elizabeth Diego
Introduction
• For sustainable resource management and Landscape restoration the focus is on – Land – Water – Human and economic resources
Prioritization of degraded landscapes for restoration
Restoration to be countrywide
STRENGTH
• Existence of naturally growing bamboo and newly introduced species
• Availability of resources land, water and human resources
• Water as a resource : rivers, lakes, oceans , dams
• Updating of status of water resources for bamboo intervention
Strength continues
• Existence of degraded areas for restoration • Existence of vast experience and expertise on
bamboo • Favorable climatic condition for bamboo
development • Environment issues embedded in the
constitution an vision 2030• Some counties have adopted bamboo growing
Weaknesses
• Limited information sharing on bamboo growing in Kenya
• Low adoption by farmers on bamboo growing • Uncontinued training and follow up by TOT • Protection of bamboo from livestock and
forest fires • Very expensive taxes on bamboo equipment • Unstructured Bamboo markets
Opportunities
• Water resources available for bamboo growing• Restoration of riverbank by planting bamboo
along riverlines • Use of print, electronic, socio media for
information sharing and awareness creation• There is a lot of interest on bamboo • Updating database on bamboo with key
parameters and sharing information online at a fee
Opportunities Cont
• Engagements with county government and other stakeholders on bamboo growing and marketing
• Include use of bamboo as a priority and budget for it in the county
• Growing political good will on bamboo • Establish demonstration plots in counties for
promoting bamboo (initiatives)
Opportunities cont
• Link up with the Ministry to encourage planting of bamboo in areas of restoration (mining)
• Pro environment institutions and NGOS • PPP in bamboo growing, management and
utilization • Strengthening the value chain of bamboo • Multiplicity of bamboo products
Opportunities Cont’
• Counties that have adopted bamboo growing to be used as case studies
• Focus on result oriented policies on bamboo • Collaborate on capacity building on bamboo
expertise KEFRI INBAR KFS and other stakeholders
• Lobby government to lower taxes, exemptions provide incentives on forestry products related to bamboo
Opportunities Cont
• Bamboo nurseries provides business opportunities and livelihoods
Threats
• Conflicts on use of bamboo for water resources • Enforcement of the Agric , WRM Act on the
riparian reserve • Bamboo growing is not popular because of
policy gaps • Ignorance on sustainable resource use on land
restoration • Species to site matching
Threats Cont´
• Lack of established bamboo markets for producers
• Beliefs , traditions and culture on agro forestry • Population pressure and food insecurity
leading to alternatives to bamboo• Small scale farmers are unable to integrate in
the farming system • Political interference – declaration
Threats Cont
• Once bamboo is planted uprooting becomes difficult
• Cutting down of bamboo and clearing land for resettlements and agriculture
• Some species if not well managed become invasive weeds
Recommendations
1. Creation of awareness and advertisements by KFS on logging and policies in media
2. Enhance collaboration with various stakeholders in improving forest cover by growing bamboo
3. Enhance networking and information sharing on bamboo
4. Involvement of children, youth and women in bamboo growing as alternative livelihood source for sustainability
Recommendation Cont
• Smaller machines for smaller scale processing to be spread across the country .