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 .