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Counties get Sh1.6bn to fund conservation

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Nathaniel Mkombola, a citizen scientist and the chair person of Dawida Biodiversity Conservation during a bird ringing exercise in Ngangao forest in Taita Taveta. [Caroline Chebet, Standard]

Conservation enterprises in 13 counties in the Rift Valley can now access Sh1.6 billion funding for locally-led land restoration projects.

Under the TerraFund for African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (TerraFund for AFR100), the Rift Valley, alongside four other sites in Africa, has been earmarked as a priority area to benefit from the conservation fund for Africa.

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