GBM Blog Archive: November 2014

Saving Kenya’s anti-cancer tree

November 19, 2014 - 09:35AM
Published by Communications

Deutsche Welle TV in Germany which is equivalent of BBC TV featured our GBM story covering our BMU project at Kipipiri last week. Read More: http://www.dw.de/saving-kenyas-anti-cancer-tree/a-18056291

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTIVE MEASURE THROUGH PERMACULTURE IN SAMBURU COUNTY

November 4, 2014 - 06:45PM
Published by Emanuela Piccolo

Samburu County is predominantly semi-arid with a scarce erratic rainfall (mean annual rainfall of between 500-700mm per annum). Increased human dependence on forest resources along with variability in intensity and seasonality of rainfall, have resulted in prolonged drought and severe weather events in recent years. Kirisia forest, one of four forest reserves in Samburu, has been badly encroached and poorly managed, and is subject to fierce and destructive fires. Illegal extraction of cedar, collection of firewood, charcoal burning, cutting down trees for fodder and overharvesting of herbs and non-wood forest products are main threats to Kirisia forest and its ecosystem functioning.

Due to vulnerability caused by changing weather patterns and the serious degradation of the existing forests, communities living in this area will need to deal over the coming period with greater climate change. It is necessary to start now to educate and help bring human activities into better harmony with the ecosystem that sustains them. 

Building Champions on Water Harvesting and Food Security in Nyeri County

November 4, 2014 - 10:10AM
Published by Communications

The World Food Summit of 1996 defined food security as existing “when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life”. Commonly, the concept of food security is defined as including both physical and economic access to food that meets people's dietary needs as well as their food preferences.