The Role of CITES in Conservation of Flora: Global and Local context
Summary: CITES works by subjecting international trade in specimens of selected species to certain controls.
When species are transferred from Appendix II to I, it means that most of the species are endangered and need the full protection of Appendix I
Unsustainable trade, weak implementation of CITES requirements & escalating illegal trade contributes to transfers.
Species populations are reduced in the wild by: climate change, diseases, infrastructure development, and habitat loss.


The Restoration Initiative (TRI) Project
Summary: The Kenya TRI project adopts an integrated approach to address deforestation and land degradation, targeting policy and institutional capacity while supporting community-led forest and landscape restoration (FLR) and the development of alternative livelihoods. The project’s overall objective is to restore deforested and degraded lands through the FLR approach and enhance the socioeconomic development of local communities through the development of bio-enterprises of Non-Timber Forest Products and Services (NTFPS) in ASALs. Its goal is to reduce the overall proportion of degraded land by 20% in the areas covered by the project.

World Bamboo Day - 18 September 2021
Summary: Report on the World Bamboo Day celebrations held in Kenya on 18th September 2021

Geospatial Tools for Mapping Potential Forest and Landscape Restoration
Summary: Kenya is committed to restore 5.1 million ha by 2030 as a commitment to Bonn Challenge. In addition, the country has a national obligations of attaining and maintaining 10% forest cover by 2022. Forest and Landscape restoration will have a big role to support fulfilment of this obligation. Mapping of restoration opportunities is crucial to delineate potential intervention areas. The attached presentation is crucial as a guide to provide basic mapping tools for beginners with little or no knowledge in GIS techniques

Private Sector Engagement In Kenya’s Restoration Efforts
Summary: The Private sector plays an important role in landscape restoration in Kenya. Their contribution is key in achieving the commitments that the Government of Kenya made to increase tree cover to 10% and restore 5.1 million hectares of deforested and degraded landscapes by 2030, towards the Bonn Challenge and AFR100.

Private sector engagement and involvement has been widely seen and recognized as a mechanism for financing and incentivizing landscape restoration.

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TheRoleOfCITESInConservationOfFloraGlobalAndLocalContext
Date last Updated: 01 Nov 2023 - 13:33
Summary: CITES works by subjecting international trade in specimens of selected species to certain controls.
When species are transferred from Appendix II to I, it means that most of the species are endangered and need the full protection of Appendix I
Unsustainable trade, weak implementation of CITES requirements & escalating illegal trade contributes to transfers.
Species populations are reduced in the wild by: climate change, diseases, infrastructure development, and habitat loss.