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SITE SUPPORT GROUPS (SSGs) are community-based organisations of local people working for conservation and sustainable development in

and around a Key Biodiversity Area (KBA). The KBAs in Kenya were first identified as IBAs (Important

Bird Areas). Site support groups help Nature Kenya to engage with communities

living adjacent to KBAs.

Dawida Biodiversity Conservation Group Taita Hills forests KBAMida Creek Conservation and Awareness Group - Mida Creek KBAArabuko-Sokoke Forest Adjacent Dwellers Association - Arabuko-Sokoke Forest KBASabaki River Baobab GroupSabaki River Mouth KBADakatcha Woodland Conservation Group Dakatcha Woodland KBATana Delta Conservation Network Tana River Delta KBAMumoni Site Support GroupMumoni Hills Forest KBAMutitu Site Support GroupMutitu Forest KBAKijabe Environment Volunteers Organization Kikuyu Escarpment Forest KBALake Naivasha Biodiversity Conservation Group - Lake Naivasha KBAFriends of Kinangop PlateauKinangop Grasslands KBAMukurwe-ini Environmental Volunteers Organization - Mukurwe-ini valleys KBALake Elementaita Ecosystem Group Lake Elementeita KBAMt. Kenya Biodiversity Conservation Group Mt. Kenya KBANyahururu Bird Club - Lake Ol’ Bolossat KBAFriends of Masai Mara - Maasai Mara KBARuma Park Site Support Group Ruma National Park KBAYala Ecosystem Site Support Group Yala Swamp Complex KBADunga Swamp Site Support GroupDunga Swamp KBASouth Nandi Biodiversity Conservation Group South Nandi Forest KBABusia Environment Conservation Education Programme - Busia grasslands KBAKakamega Environmental Education Programme - Kakamega Forest KBAMurguiywet CBO - North Nandi Forest KBAFriends of Nature BogoriaLake Bogoria KBAChebororwa Sekemiat Self-help Group Cherangani Hills KBA

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SITE SUPPORT GROUPS IN KENYA’S KBAs

SITE SUPPORT GROUPS are engaged in various activities for the conservation of biodiversity

BIODIVERSITY MONITORING

HABITAT ANDSITE RESTORATION

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Through SSGs, Nature Kenya has reached over

households countrywide

To improve livelihoods, Nature Kenya, with financial support from donors, has initiated various nature based enterprises such as:

These activities offer sustainable sources of income for the Site Support Groups.

Butterfly farming

Beekeeping Ecotourism Tree nurseries

Fish farming

Wool spinning

Papyrus value addition

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To find out more about Nature Kenya’s engagement with communities visit www.naturekenya.org

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National Parks

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KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS (KBAs) are sites of global biodiversity conservation importance that are chosen using internationally agreed, objective, quantitative and scientifically defensible criteria.