Bongo Surveillance Project in Mt. Kenya and Aberdare Conservation Area
Rhino Ark Charitable Trust propose to conduct a wild bongos surveillance project in S-W Mt. Kenya and Aberdare forest to track the existing endemic bongos population and jointly with the local communities work towards their conservation.
The project will involve local communities as informers, raising awareness amongst locals on the need to conserve the endangered species and conduct a schools awareness program. Dedicated newsletters and fliers will be developed and distributed to help in the conservation effort.
The project will involve local communities as informers, raising awareness amongst locals on the need to conserve the endangered species and conduct a schools awareness program. Dedicated newsletters and fliers will be developed and distributed to help in the conservation effort.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Rhino Ark Charitable Trust Kenya
Country:
Kenya
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 50,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 24,000.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 953.00
Project Number:
KEN/UNF-GEF/07/01
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
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Project Characteristics and Results
Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment
In addition to protecting the endangered Mountain Bongos, the project has help educate the communities living around the Aberdares and Mt. Kenya National Parks about the value of these protected areas in terms of their wildlife, plant life, and as water catchment areas.
Notable Community Participation
Through a broad education and publicity campaign, the project reached many segments of the population. These community members, with very diverse backgrounds and employments, have become volunteer wardens and protectors of the Mountain Bongo and have carried on education efforts on their own.
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Indicators
Biophysical
Number of globally significant species protected by project
1
SGP Country office contact
Ms. Nancy Chege
Phone:
(254-20) 7624473
Fax:
(254-20) 621076
Email:
Ms. Eunice Mwaura
Email:
Address
UNDP, P.O. Box 30218
Nairobi, 00100
Nairobi, 00100
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