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Elephant Corridor · Montane

Ngare Ndare Forest Trust CFA

Restore the elephant corridor between Mount Kenya and the Lewa-Borana landscape.

Meru, Kenya Founded 2004 1,240 members
Volunteer (42 open)
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2,400,000
Trees planted
86%
Survival rate
5,554
Hectares
184,000
tCO₂e captured
92/100
Biodiversity
94/100
AI score

About

Ngare Ndare is a high-altitude indigenous forest forming a critical wildlife corridor for the largest elephant migration in East Africa. The CFA leads canopy-walk eco-tourism, indigenous nursery production and community ranger patrols across 5,500 hectares.

Africa's longest elephant underpass partnership with Mt Kenya Trust
10km aerial canopy walkway funded by ecotourism revenue
Indigenous nursery producing 400,000 seedlings/year

Restoration & species

Indigenous species
  • Podocarpus latifolius
  • Juniperus procera
  • Olea europaea
  • Croton megalocarpus
SDG alignment
SDG 6SDG 13SDG 15SDG 17
Partners
Lewa WildlifeMt Kenya TrustKFSUNEP

Live activity feed

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

Leadership

  • JL
    Joseph Lentaaya
    Chairperson
  • HW
    Hannah Wanjiru
    Secretary
  • PM
    Patrick Mutugi
    Treasurer

Governance

Mixed-ledIndigenous-led
Active projects: 9