LAUNCH OF WOODY WEEDS + SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL PROSOPIS STRATEGY IN KENYA

Dr. Staline Kibet participated in the Launch of Woody Weeds + supporting the implementation of the National Prosopis Strategy in Kenya at KEFRI, Muguga. The project expected outcome includes;

1. To support the establishment of a governance system and institutional arrangements that link actors across different decision-making levels. WW+ will help institutions, at the national, sub-national and local levels, to concretise and operationalise the NPS by developing spatially explicit Prosopis management strategies and integrate them in land use, land restoration or integrated development plans.
2. To raise awareness among stakeholders about the long-term impacts of Prosopis invasion and accelerate the dissemination of adequate knowledge for its efficient, effective and context-spe-cific management. By empowering national and county coordinators, as well as champions at local level, we hope to achieve additional leverage for a systematic implementation of the NPS in the target area.
3. To provide a significant momentum for a broad implementation of Prosopis management by pio-neering strategies in test areas and bringing on board land users. A monitoring system will be implemented for evaluating the long-term impacts of the NPS.
4. To find innovative financing mechanisms through funds and impact investment and to secure the long-term sustainability of Prosopis management.

Dr, Staline Kibet (LARMAT) made a presentation entitle” Supporting Implementation of Prosopis Management at Local scale”

Links: https://larmat.uonbi.ac.ke/research-projects/woody-weeds-plus-supporting-implementation-national-prosopis-strategy-kenya

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