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  • CHD Conservation Research Center, Lemon’go – Amboseli.
  • +254-736-389-044
  • info@conservationkenya.org
echofy Environmental Stewardship

Rebuilding the landscapes, people and wildlife depend on

CHD supports healthier habitats, stronger soils and more resilient ecosystems across Amboseli by creating woodlands and restoring degraded land with indigenous vegetation.

echofy Tupende Mazingira Programme

Restoring Amboseli through community-led action

Across parts of Amboseli, drought, vegetation loss, land degradation and pressure on natural resources are weakening the resilience of the landscape. As tree and vegetation cover declines, soils become more exposed, shade is lost, habitats shrink and both communities and wildlife become more vulnerable to climate stress.

Tupende Mazingira is CHD’s community restoration programme responding to this challenge through indigenous tree growing, community participation and practical conservation education.
The programme brings people directly into the restoration process, helping communities understand the value of healthy landscapes while actively contributing to their recovery. Restoration therefore becomes about rebuilding local ownership of the landscape as well as planting trees.

echofy What we Do

Through Tupende Mazingira, CHD works with communities to restore degraded areas using indigenous vegetation, support community tree planting, strengthen understanding of native species, encourage long-term tree care, and connect restoration with conservation education and community stewardship.

This work helps rebuild habitats, improve soil health, increase shade, support biodiversity and strengthen resilience for both communities and wildlife. Direct community involvement makes restoration a locally owned investment in the future of the landscape

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echofy Indigenous Tree Nursery Programme

Growing the foundations of a healthier landscape

Successful restoration begins long before a tree is planted. In a dryland ecosystem like Amboseli, species need to be suited to local soils, rainfall patterns and ecological conditions if they are to survive and contribute meaningfully to landscape recovery.

CHD’s Indigenous Tree Nursery responds to this challenge by propagating locally appropriate indigenous species close to where they will eventually be planted. The nursery provides healthy seedlings for community and restoration sites, helping restore degraded habitats, rebuild woodland and strengthen ecosystem resilience across Amboseli.

echofy What we Do

CHD’s Indigenous Tree Nursery collects and propagates locally appropriate indigenous species, raises healthy seedlings for restoration, supports strong seedling establishment before planting, distributes seedlings to community restoration sites, works with schools and communities on indigenous planting, and builds knowledge around native tree species and their ecological value.

A reliable supply of healthy, locally adapted trees creates the foundation for restoration at scale. These indigenous species provide food, shade and habitat, support biodiversity, and are well suited to the ecological conditions of Amboseli.

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echofy School Greening Programme

Growing greener schools and future conservation stewards

Schools are important community spaces, but in dryland areas such as Amboseli, many learning environments have limited tree cover, shade and vegetation.

CHD’s School Greening programme works with schools to establish indigenous trees and greener learning spaces that improve the school environment while giving young people practical experience in caring for nature.

The programme turns schools into places where conservation is not only taught, but practised.

echofy What we Do

CHD works with schools to establish indigenous trees and vegetation, create greener and more shaded learning environments, involve students and teachers in planting and tree care, strengthen knowledge of native species, support environmental clubs and conservation activities, and encourage long-term stewardship of school green spaces.

The programme creates cooler, healthier school environments while giving students practical experience of conservation. Caring for trees over time helps young people build a stronger connection to nature and understand their role in protecting it.

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