Star beaders in Kalama community conservancy in Samburu County. The conservancy model has been touted as an effective form of income generation and wildlife conservation for communities living in Kenya’s vast rangelands – a relatively novel idea in Kenya. Currently, there are 10 NRT-member community conservancies in Samburu County - Kalama, Westgate, Nkoteiya, Ltungai, Namunyak, Sera, Kalepo, Ngilai, Nalewoun and Meibae. Samburu was the first county to pass a Community Conservancies Fund Act (CCF) to commit to funding of community conservancies within its borders. Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) records show that protected wildlife conservation areas cover about eight per cent of Kenya’s landmass.

Source: Standard Digital December 11, 2020 11:03 UTC