Implementing Agency:
Department For International Development (PAND)

Managing Institute:
Conservation Foundation

Contractor:
Bellerive Foundation

Project Code: 031-680-050	Start Date: 01/04/1992	End Date: 31/03/1995
Commitment: £36,536	Status: Completed	Type of Funding: Bilateral - JFS

Project Background:
As explained in the proposal the context in which the project was developed is:

- the continued decline of tree resources in Kenya and the loss of indigenous management skills and knowledge.

- a widespread tree conservation ethic but lack of clear objectives and technical skills.

- an extensive primary school system with few resources to promote good tree management skills.

The Foundation had previously developed and widely implemented a package of lessons addressing firewood conservation. It has also developed a network of schools which have established "green islands" of planted trees and a methodology for institutions to produce firewood for their needs.

Project Objectives:
To develop a self-contained and replicable package of materials and activities to enable schools to teach sustainable and appropriate tree management skills and undertake tree conservation.

Intended Outputs:
To identify and design ways in which primary schools can:

- teach their pupils sustainable tree management skills;

- improve their immediate environments through tree conservation projects;

- communicate good tree management to parents and the local community.

to draft, field-test and produce a package of materials to facilitate the implementation of objective

to develop means for:

- introducing the package throughout the country

- motivating schools to implement it

- monitoring its implementatioon and effectiveness and preparing a manual summarising this.

Three additional "objectives" were proposed during the course of the first six months' activities, which help to clarify project priorities:

- to promote awareness of the importance of conservation of indigenous trees and vegetation in relation to biodiversity and traditional knowledge.

- to facilitate the flow of information between school and community especially with regard to the conservation of traditional and indigenous knowledge.

- to provide appropriate materials for tree conservation activities in "arid and semi-arid" (ASAL) areas (frequently pastoral communities).