Projects · Mount Kenya Ecosystem
Mount Kenya Fence Programme
Elephants still cross between Aberdares and Mount Kenya, but farms on the lower slopes needed relief. 316 km of a planned 450 km community fence is in place around the forest belt.
Problem: Mount Kenya’s forests supply the Tana and Ewaso Nyiro systems, yet elephant crop damage, degraded edges and fire risk stressed both wildlife and neighbours.
Action: In September 2012 the Mount Kenya Electric Fence programme launched to ring more than 2,700 sq km. Forest-adjacent community members build and maintain the line under KWS technical supervision. 316 km of the planned 450 km are complete.
Outcome: More forest edge is secured, local crews earn from construction and upkeep, and the programme sits alongside bongo monitoring, fire readiness and partner-led restoration on the mountain.
Goals
- Complete ~450 km fence networkIn progress
- Community construction & ownershipActive
- Protect catchment valuesActive
Partners
- Kenya Wildlife Service
- Kenya Forest Service
- Mount Kenya Trust
- Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy
- Bongo Surveillance Project
- Space for Giants
- Wildlife Conservation Society
- Upper Tana Natural Resources Management Project
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