Valor to Virtue
Indigenous Planting & Rewilding
Why we plant indigenous species, what we have learned, and how we plan to bring back the Kenyan coast's forests.
- 2020 – 2026 Covers
- Kilifi and Vipingo Where
- Kivukoni Indigenous Tree Nursery Key partner
Highlights by area
1
Why indigenous
Kenyan coast
- Coastal forests are one of the world's top 25 biodiversity hotspots
- Indigenous plants bring back wildlife and need little care
- Corporate members of the Friends of Arabuko Sokoke Forest
2
Kivukoni nursery
November 2020
- Grows around 350 indigenous species
- Several of them are threatened
3
Vipingo garden
February 2021
- A plan to make the garden indigenous
- Remove neem, frangipani and palms
- Reforest land secured in 2021 with indigenous trees.
- Build a greenhouse at the Kilifi property and give saplings to the community for reforestation.
- Train staff in indigenous species with the Kivukoni nursery.
- 2026: research and reforestation, as part of a five-year plan.