10 August 2021, Sanga, Laikipia County, Kenya - Kenyan herbalist Anna Kirobi walks in an area rich on roots and indigenous trees she uses to make herbal medicine remedies in Sanga, Laikipia County, Kenya on August 10, 2021 within the Mukogodo Forest. The community in Mukogodo still accesses the forest for the medicinal value of the trees.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations with the Government of Kenya has secured financial resources under the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to implement the restoration of arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya through a bio-enterprise development project.
The project being implemented in the wider Mukugodo forest landscape in Isiolo and Laikipia Counties, which have high biodiversity, wildlife and touristic interest intends to restore deforested and degraded lands through the 'Forest Landscape Restoration' approach and enhance the socioeconomic development of local communities through the development of bio-enterprises of Non-Timber Forest Products and Services.