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Sacred Forest · Montane

Loita Maasai Sacred Forest CFA

Protect the ancestral Forest of the Lost Child through customary Maasai governance.

Narok, Kenya Founded 2001 1,480 members
Volunteer (18 open)
Satellite Verified Community Verified
980,000
Trees planted
88%
Survival rate
33,000
Hectares
290,000
tCO₂e captured
94/100
Biodiversity
87/100
AI score

About

33,000 hectares of cedar and olive forest governed by Iloibonok elders. The CFA blends customary law with modern verification to resist commercial logging.

Customary Maasai governance recognized in CFA bylaws
Largest community-managed dryland montane forest in Kenya
Active rangeland & wildlife corridor restoration

Restoration & species

Indigenous species
  • Juniperus procera
  • Olea europaea
  • Podocarpus
  • Croton macrostachyus
SDG alignment
SDG 10SDG 13SDG 15SDG 16
Partners
IMPACT TrustUjamaa Community Resource TeamSurvival International

Live activity feed

  • Planted 8,200 Juniperus procera seedlings
    1d ago
  • Restored 1.4km of riparian buffer
    3d ago
  • Satellite scan: +120ha canopy gain
    1w ago
  • 9 volunteers checked in
    1w ago
  • Featured in National Restoration Report 2026
    2w ago

Leadership

  • Oo
    Olemorijo ole Naikuni
    Chairperson
  • SL
    Sintamei Lemartani
    Secretary
  • Ko
    Kashu ole Mpoke
    Treasurer

Governance

Indigenous-led
Active projects: 5