The project is relevant to GEF/SGP?s goal of working with communities to combat the most critical environmental problems through supporting communities in their efforts to achieve more sustainable livelihoods to bring change and achieving global environmental benefits. The project will directly contribute to GEF priority of prevention of land degradation as it aims at securing land under sustainable management as well as tree planting on degraded areas. Other than GEF?s goal and priority, the project will also contribute to the following programmes in the area; ? Mkungi-Kitiri Water Resources Users Association (WRUA) sub-catchment management plan and Lake Naivasha basin Water Allocation plan ? Geta Community Forest Assoiciation (CFA) Participatory Forest Management Plan ? WWF- Naivasha Water security, climate change adaptation and livelihood improvement Programme ? International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)- Programme of promoting commercial insects ? HCDA; Product storage, transport and Marketing, Euro-GAP standards ? MoA ; Soil and water conservation, food security ? Private Sector; Euro-GAP standards

The project will involve capacity building for locals in apiculture and in tree nursery establishment and management.

Through participatory approaches, the community and other stakeholders will be engaged in project planning and design for project sustainability and ownership. There will be collaboration amongst stakeholders in project planning and implementation. Project monitoring and evaluation will be jointly done to measure the impact and progress. Community will directly benefit from the project through capacity building (apiculture and tree nursery establishment & management), increased income from expanded apiaries and tree planting activities. Stakeholder consultative meetings has been planned to take place at the beginning of the project in order to ensure participation by the community and other stakeholders at all stages of the project.