Projects · Kakamega Forest
Kakamega Forest Fence
Western Kenya’s rainforest fragment faces pressure from the edge inward. 50 km of a 117 km electrified fence is live, with more kilometres planned with KWS and KFS.
Problem: Kakamega is Kenya’s only tropical rainforest remnant, rich in species with Congo Basin links, yet farms and settlements tight against the boundary saw wildlife damage and forest incursion.
Action: Rhino Ark is extending the same electrified fence model used on the water towers. 50 km of a planned 117 km perimeter is built, maintained with government partners and forest-edge communities.
Outcome: More of the forest edge is defined and patrolled, crop raids can be reduced where the line is complete, and neighbours are drawn into stewardship of a forest found nowhere else in Kenya.
Goals
- Fence maintenanceActive
- Biodiversity protectionActive
- Community engagementActive
Partners
- Kenya Wildlife Service
- Kenya Forest Service
- Forest-adjacent communities
Evidence
Reports and knowledge products connected to this programme.
- Aberdare Fence Assessment 2011 (Main Report)
Reports · 2011
- Aberdare Fence Assessment 2011 (Exec. Summary)
Reports · 2011
- Mt. Kenya Fence Impact Study
Reports · 2019
- Aberdare Fence Placement Study I
Reports