November 12, 2010 – Save the Mau Fund embarked into massive tree planting to rehabilitate Eburu Forest
Save the Mau Fund planted tens of thousands tree seedlings in Eburu Forest as part of their commitment to rehabilitate 1000 hectares of degraded forest.
Save the Mau Fund, which comprises East African Breweries Ltd, Equity Bank, Nation Media Group, Kenya Wildlife Service and GreenBelt Movement, has earlier committed a minimum of Kshs50 million in support to the rehabilitation of the Mau Forests Complex. Over the last few months, the Fund has negotiated a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kenya Forests Service to “adopt” Eburu Forest. This is one of the outcomes of the forest adoption programme that was launched earlier this year by the Interim Coordinating Secretariat.
As part of the adoption of Eburu Forest, Save the Mau Fund will plant and take care of approx. 1,000,000 young trees to rehabilitate approx. 1000 hectares of degraded indigenous forest. The Fund intends to have all these young trees planted by December 2011.
The tree planting that took place today involved not only the Save the Mau Fund founding members, but also many local stakeholders, including schools and farmers. The involvement of the local community in the rehabilitation programme of Eburu Forest is critical to the sustainability of these efforts.
