It is the mastery to dart with the butterflies in East Africa’s largest coastal forest that makes locals to ‘collect money from trees.’Arabuko-Sokoke Forest in Kilifi is home to endangered animals, but it is the butterfly export project that has given locals a lifeline. Keep them in cagesIn the project, farmers trap adult butterflies and keep them in transparent cages made from nets. The Kipepeo Project centre also trains butterfly farmers on sustainable forest management. The Kipepeo Project centre also trains butterfly farmers on sustainable forest management where they converge once a week. Elephants, 230 bird species and 250 butterfly species are found in the forest.

Source: Standard Digital December 13, 2020 21:11 UTC