Forest Communities
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Community Newsletter August 2010
This is our second newsletter of a series in which we would like to take the opportunity to inform our neighbors and the local community about the activities of Wildlife Works Carbon (WWC). Many of you have heard of Wildlife Works Ltd, which has worked at Rukinga Ranch for the last 10 years since February 2000 to provide jobs and protect the environment. WWC is an exciting new arm of Wildlife Works that aims to access the growing global carbon market for the benefit of Kenyans. SOME OF THE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES THIS MONTH: Eric Sagwe (Head Ranger) from Wildlife Works Carbon at a Maungu Clean up Day MAUNGU CLEAN…
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Construction of Tree Nursery at Wildife Works HQ May 2010
By Jamie Hendriksen, Operations Manager During the month of May 2010, Wildlife Works requested a call for partnership with local surrounding communities, the aim of which is to purchase up to 40,000 indigenous trees. It was decided that the construction of two new tree nurseries would be facilitated, in order to accommodate the seedlings provided by the local communities. Due to the persistent water deprivation issues in the area, it was decided to locate the two new tree seedling nurseries on Rukinga Ranch alongside the existing tree nursery. This would ensure a reliable water source for the seedlings, from the nearby Mzima pipeline, and allow them to be…