REPORT ON THE TRAINING PROGRAMME (FOREIGN TRAINING OF FORESTRY PERSONNEL (FTFP))

Climate Change Scenario and Forestry: Response in Mitigation and Adaptation.

27TH JUNE -9TH JULY, 2019

KENYA.

FRIENDS OF MASAI FORESTS

& Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, New Delhi.

CONTENT Sl. No. Particulars Page No .

1) Acknowledgement i

2) Map ii

3) Report 1-28

4) Annexure-A 29-30

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Climate change and global warming is a scenario that affects the whole universe and therefore requires the whole world to come together to enhance the best methods for mitigation and adaptation. Friends of Masai forests appreciates India ministry of environment and climate change in its collaboration to conduct climate change training for its officials here in Kenya. The training has had an immense importance for both countries. Since the both countries had an opportunity to listen to each other and exchange ideas. FMF in the line with the government of Kenya directive to achieve a forest cover of 10% by the year 2022 is always open to collaboration that will make this initiative come to pass. The training that begun on 28th June 2019 could not have been a success without the assistance of some important individuals, government parastatals and NGOs . I would like to sincerely thank the following individuals for making the training a success. APSA,the Bomas of Kenya through the ministry of sports and culture, Kenya wildlife service through the ministry of tourism, Kenya forest service through the ministry of environment and climate change, the national museum of Kenya, faculties Deborah sialo and Kevin ombati, Sarova panafric hotel Nairobi, siana hotels Masai Mara for a wonderful accommodation.

MAP SHOWING PLACES VISITED IN KENYA.

REPORT ON THE TRAINING PROGRAMME Sustainable Forest Management JUNE 28th –JULY 9th, 2019 IN KENYA . THE SCHEME “FOREIGN TRAINING OF FORESTRY PERSONNEL” (FTFP) MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST & CLIMATE CHANGE, NEW DELHI . OBJECTIVE OF THE TRAINING ABOUT KENYA . Kenya ( ; locally [ˈkɛɲa] (listen)), officially the Republic of Kenya (Swahili: Jamhuri ya Kenya), is a country in Africa with 47 semiautonomous counties governed by elected governors. At 580,367 square kilometers (224,081 sq. mi), Kenya is the world's 48th largest country by total area. With a population of more than 52.2 million people, Kenya is the 27th most populous country. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi while its oldest city and first capital is the coastal city of Mombasa. Kisumu City is the third largest city and also an inland port on Lake Victoria. Other important urban centers include Nakuru and Eldoret. Nilotic-speaking pastoralists (ancestral to Kenya's Nilotic speakers) started migrating from present-day Southern Sudan into Kenya around 500 BC . European colonization of Kenya began in the 19th century during the European exploration of the interior. The modern-day Kenya emerged from a protectorate established by the British Empire in 1895 and the subsequent Kenya Colony, which began in 1920. Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the colony led to the Mau Mau revolution, which began in 1952, and the subsequent declaration of independence in 1963. After independence, Kenya remained a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The current constitution was adopted in 2010 to replace the 1963 independence constitution. Kenya is a presidential representative democratic republic, in which elected officials represent the people and the president is the head of state and government. Kenya is a member of United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, COMESA, and other international Organizations. With a GNI of 1,460, Kenya is a lower-middle-income economy. Kenya's economy is the second-largest in eastern and central Africa after Ethiopia. with Nairobi serving as a major regional commercial hub. Agriculture is the largest sector; tea and coffee are traditional cash crops, while fresh flowers are a fast-growing export. The service industry

The objective of the training programme being conducted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is at giving exposure knowledge on international practices/ scenario/ newer ideas in the host country. The programme aims to enable the officers to acquire knowledge and skills in a number of areas and also provide a forum for exchange

The delegation at Sarova panafric Hotel .

TOUR PROGRAMME: DATE ACTIVITY/LOCATION 27TH June 2019 Arrival of the delegation at the JKIA and later having welcome dinner at Sarova Panafric 28TH June 2019 Visiting the Bomas of Kenya and later Nairobi National Park 29TH junk 2019 Visiting Ngong hills in the morning then later visiting Karura forest in the afternoon. 30TH June 2019 Presentation by the faculties and later proceed to Masai Mara National Reserve. 1st July 2019 Game drive at Masai Mara reserve 2ND July 2019 Game drive at Masai Mara reserve 3RD July 2019 Presentation by a naturalist then later in the afternoon visiting the Masai Bomas 4TH July 2019 Presentation by a game warden on wildlife management at the park 5TH July 2019 Game drive at Masai Mara reserve 6TH July 2019 Travelling back to Nairobi 7TH July 2019 Visiting the giraffe center 8TH July 2019 Visiting national museum and snake park 9TH July 2019 Visiting the elephant orphanage then farewell dinner later at 10th July 2019 night. Flying back to India.

DAY WISE TRAINING PROGRAMME DATE: 27.06.2019

ARRIVAL AT JKIA

DATE: 28.06.2019 THE BOMAS OF KENYA

Bomas of Kenya is a tourist village in Langata, Nairobi. Bomas displays traditional villages belonging to the several Kenyan tribes. Bomas of Kenya is home to one of largest auditorium in Africa. It is located approximately 10km from the Central Business District.

VISION AND MISSION: • To promote Kenyan culture, • educate younger generation on the importance of culture and heritage

OBJECTIVE ⦁Centre of Excellence for culture and heritage, ⦁Ecotourism ⦁Educational & Recreational Value

NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK Nairobi National Park is a national park in Kenya. Established in 1946, the national park was Kenya's first. It is located approximately 7 kilometers south of the center of Nairobi, Kenya's capital city, with an electric fence separating the park's wildlife from the metropolis. Nairobi's skyscrapers can be seen from the park. The proximity of urban and natural environments has caused conflicts between the animals and local people and threatens animals' migration routes.

ACTIVITIES AT THE NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK ⦁Reforestation: ⦁Protection ⦁Sustained Protection ⦁Eco Park . LEARNINGS:  Roles of the Kenya wildlife service in managing wildlife in Kenya  Sustainable wildlife management  Effects of urbanization to wildlife  Importance of community associations in the wildlife management  Challenges faced by the government in managing the wildlife

• Such models can be replicated in Indian urban areas

DATE: 29.01.2019

Ngong Hills Peaks The Ngong Hills are peaks in a ridge along the Great Rift Valley, located southwest near Nairobi, in southern Kenya. The word "Ngong" is an Anglicization of a Masai phrase "enkong'u emuny" meaning rhinoceros spring, and this name derives from a spring located near Ngong Town.

The ngong hills is one of the most attractive places in Kenya, since its near Nairobi city, visitors tend to go for hikes and other activities especially during the weekends. The ngong hill is being managed by the Kenya forest service under the ministry of environment and climate change, under ngong forest station. A forest station is managed by a forest manager. Major Functions of the Kenya forest service. )  Conserve, protect and manage all public forests in accordance with the provisions of this Act;

 Prepare and implement management plans for all public forests and, where requested, assist in preparation of management plans for community forests or private forests in consultation with the relevant owners;  Receive and consider applications for licenses or permits in relation to forest resources or management of forests or any other relevant matter in accordance with this Act;  Establish and implement benefit sharing arrangements in accordance with the provisions of this Act;  Assist county governments to build capacity in forestry and forest management in the counties;  In consultation with relevant stakeholders, develop programmes for tourism and for recreational and ceremonial use of public forests;  Promote forestry education and training; (h) register and maintain a register of all forest management plans prepared for public forests;  Collaborate with relevant persons in identifying research needs and applying research findings in relation to forests and forestry;  Manage water catchment areas in relation to soil and water conservation, carbon sequestration and other environmental services in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders

LEARNINGS:

 Laws in managing forests in Kenya  Functions of the Kenya forest service  Vision and mission of the Kenya service  Challenges in managing forest in Kenya  State of the forests cover in Kenya.

We have three types of forest in Kenya namely;  Gazzeted forest-managed by the national government  Community forest-managed by the county governments  Private forests- managed by the private individuals All these forest are managed under the act conservation and management act 2016. The Kenya forest service enforcement and compliance unit is in charge of enforcing law and order in and outside forests. Ecotourism is an important aspect at ngong forest, hiking being one of the most fascinating activities at ngong forest station.

Karura forest

Forester Karura forest giving the delegation an overview of Karura forest in Nairobi .

Delegation at Karura water fall

DATE: 30.06.2019

FUCULTIES FROM THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND AN NGO.

The delegation was able to be taken through a number of topics including:

Human wildlife conflict, climate change and global warming and the mitigation measures.

MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE.

In Masai Mara we had an opportunity to go for a game drive and also had some class lessons from a naturalist and also from one of the game wardens. Everyone was able to see the big five when we visited the 8th wonder of the world, Masai Mara reserve. During the classes the delegation were able to learn the challenges being faced in managing the reserve, human wildlife conflict, compensations to the people who are attacked by the wild animals and the roles of both the national government and the county government in managing wildlife resources. It was an open forum and members had wonderful interaction sessions.

7th July 2019

THE GIRRAFE CENTER

The Giraffe Center is located in Langata, approximately 20 kilometers from the center of Nairobi, Kenya. It was established in order to protect the endangered giraffe that is found only in the grasslands of East Africa. The Giraffe Centre is the creation of the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife (A.F.E.W. Kenya), a Kenyan non-profit organization. Our main purpose is to educate Kenyan school children and youth on their country’s wildlife and environment, as well as give local and international visitors an opportunity to come into close contact with the world’s tallest species, the giraffe.

HISTORY OF THE GIRAFFE CENTRE The Africa Fund for Endangered Wildlife (A.F.E.W.) Kenya was founded in 1979 by the late Jock Leslie-Melville, a Kenyan citizen of British descent, and his American-born wife, Betty Leslie-Melville. They began the Giraffe Centre after discovering the sad plight of the Rothschild Giraffe. A subspecies of the giraffe found only in the grasslands of East Africa.

The Giraffe Centre has also become world-famous as a Nature Education Centre, educating thousands of Kenyan school children every year.

At the time, the animals had lost their habitat in Western Kenya, with only 130 of them left on the 18,000-acre Soy Ranch that was being sub-divided to resettle squatters. Their first effort to save the subspecies was to bring two young giraffes, Daisy and Marlon, to their home in the Langata suburb, southwest of Nairobi. Here they raised the calves and started a programme of breeding giraffe in captivity. This is where the center remains to date.

Betty and Jock then registered A.F.E.W. in the United States. Funds were raised to move five other groups of giraffe to different safe areas. Breeding herds of 26 giraffes were translocating from Soy Ranch to the Ruma Game Reserve in present-day Homa Bay County, Lake Nakuru National Park in Nakuru and Nasolot Game Reserve in modern-day West Pokot County. In 1985, seven giraffes were introduced to Yodder Flower Farm near the Mwea Game Reserve in Mbeere District in Eastern Kenya.

In 1983, funds raised by A.F.E.W. USA helped build the Educational Centre on a 60- acre sanctuary. This with the extraordinary vision of creating an educational institution in conjunction with rescuing the giraffe . The Giraffe Centre opened its doors to the general public and students the same year, receiving over 800 excited students.

There are now over 300 Rothschild Giraffe safe and breeding well in various Kenyan national parks. Recent herds have been introduced to Soysambu Ranch by Lake Elementaita in the Great Rift Valley, Kigio Conservancy and the Sergoit Ranch in the Mount Elgon region.

8th July 2019

National Museums of Kenya State Corporation The National Museums of Kenya is a state corporation that manages museums, sites and monuments in Kenya. It carries out heritage research, and has expertise in subjects ranging from paleontology, ethnography and biodiversity research and conservation. Its headquarters and the National Museum are located on Museum Hill, near Uhuru Highway between Central Business District and Westland’s in Nairobi. The National Museum of Kenya was founded by the East Africa Natural History Society in 1910; the Society's main goal has always been to conduct an ongoing critical scientific examination of the natural attributes of the East African habitat. The museum houses collections, and temporary and permanent exhibits. Today the National Museum of Kenya manages over 22 regional museums, many sites, and monuments across the country.

National Museums of Kenya (NMK) is mandated to carry out research, exhibit, and educate Kenyans, among other responsibilities. Kenya is a pluralistic society with 42 ethnic groups with diverse cultures and traditions. Every election year, politicians take advantage of the pluralistic nature of Kenyan society and campaign along tribal/ethnic lines. They further fuel ethnic animosities through issuance of irresponsible statements, which culminate in inter-ethnic clashes (popularly referred to as “tribal clashes”). The so-called tribal clashes end up causing losses of life, property, economic deterioration and lifetime animosities, to mention but a few of the consequences. The recently concluded, flawed presidential election of December 2007 has left untold direct and indirect losses to the people and the country. Some of the losses include the death of more than 1,000 people, the displacement of over 300,000 people, the destruction of property worth millions of dollars, and the economic cost of the crises being approximately $500 million every week. The NMK, which is neutral and represents all ethnic groups, is best suited as a formal institution to take up roles in prevention, mitigation and recovery. The museum is privileged to host schools with children of mixed ethnic groups and institutions from all over the country. An inclusion of lectures on peaceful co-existence to the fresh minds of little school children, permanent exhibits with mixed ethnic representation, and temporary exhibits addressing daily concerns of the society could go a long way in preventing or reducing the occurrences of ethnic clashes. By joining the rest of the civil society in condemning acts of violence and getting involved in mediation efforts the museum can contribute in the reduction of loss of life and property, as well as in the mitigation process. Equally, educating people on disaster preparedness and management can go a long way in saving lives and valued documents, public and individual assets.

SNAKE PARK

The Nairobi Snake Park was started in January, 1961 to meet a popular attraction and to provide a research facility on reptiles, breeding of snakes. Live snakes were exhibited on experimental basis at the entrance of the Museum in 1958 which later became a popular attraction. When the popularity was noted, a portion of land in front of the Museum and down to the Nairobi River was acquired by the Museum Trustees for the development of Botanical gardens and exhibitions on live snakes. This idea was developed further in 1959, when money was made available for a combined facility, Snake Park and Snake study center surrounded by a botanical garden and war memorial garden on one end. By the end of 1960, the Snake Park was almost completed using funds made available by the War Memorial Committee. The Snake Park was opened to the public in January 1961, as a center for snake study before it transformed into a shelter for rescued reptiles and amphibians. It attracted a lot of interest from the public, researchers, conservationist and educators. Following its closure in August 2008, the snake park reopened a year later after undergoing a major lift. During the 2009/2010 financial year, about 123,000 visitors attended the park. In a bid to serve our visitors better, public programmers like octopus exhibition, interactive sessions with harmless reptiles and amphibians, exhibition on the birds of the Snake Park and feeding of crocodiles with live fish. Audio Visual transmission of information on exhibitions, are under way. The aquaria have been modified with a classy touch of beautiful art work for their finishing. It is your world class tourist destination! Currently the Snake Park exhibits major groups,

1. Invertebrates like Giant Snails, Baboon Spider ,Mombasa Train Millipede, Crayfish, Freshwater Prawns and 2. Vertebrates like Fishes both Marine and Fresh water, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds and Mammals. It is also offering services such as rescue and rehabilitation center for reptiles (abandoned, confiscated, illegal collection), dissemination of information on aquarium fishes and reptiles as well as specialized talks on the same. To date, Snake Park has continued assisting the city residents of Nairobi in rescuing their residential areas by removing spotted house snakes and as well as giving advices on how to reduce possible snakebites within their homesteads. Snake identification service is also provided.

Located at a serene environment with a spacious compound, the Snake Park is an ideal place for relaxation by our visitors to enjoy the cool breeze.

9th July 2019

DAVID SHELDRICK ELEPHANT& RHINO ORPHANAGE For over 40 years, the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has been protecting elephants, rhinoceroses and other wildlife in their Nairobi sanctuary near the National Park. Any elephant calf orphaned due to poaching anywhere in Kenya is brought to the sanctuary, and receives 24/7 personal care from dedicated staff members. Thanks to these efforts, the majority of the elephants are released back into the wild in Tsavo National Park.

A visit the Elephant and Rhino Orphanage should be planned in advance as the sanctuary is only open for an hour a day in the morning. However, once you are there, you can be assured of a magical time. Visitors are free to watch as the calves take their mud baths and are fed and exercised by their surrogate mothers. There also exists an option to foster an animal, which gives you the opportunity to visit the sanctuary in the afternoon visiting hour as well. The afternoon meetings are more intimate and allow visitors to speak to the keepers (of which there is one per elephant) and get some great photos in the process. Seeing the dedication of the staff and the hard work put in to save these animals is a humbling experience. You can combine your visit to the orphanage with a stay over at one of three camps, Ithumba Camp and Ithumba Hill Camp (both in Tsavo East National Camp) or Umani Springs in the Kibwezi Forest. Funds generated from these properties go directly towards the conservation of the areas. The delegation had an opportunity to learn more about the baby elephants, the challenges that the wildlife management is facing in Kenya, human wildlife conflict. Later on the day we had an opportunity to pass by Nairobi national park for a lecture by the senior warden.

REPORT CONCLUSION.

The Indian delegation trip to Kenya was a benefit to both countries and as far as environmental protection and conservation matters are concerned. Friends of Masai forest are looking forward for more educational tours in collaboration with the APSA and India ministry of environment and climate change. Despite few challenges that was experienced during the trip, I believe it can be rectified in future to ensure future educational trips is success and beneficial.