Ngong Forest Sanctuary
Ngong Forest Sanctuary is one of only very few forests in the world that exists within a city. Only 6 kilomteres from Nairobi’s central business district, the forest is a precious resource for Kenya’s capital city. Managed by the Ngong Road Forest Sanctuary Trust, this forest is open to the public.
A community environment project
The Ngong Forest Sanctuary is mandated to protect, conserve and effectively manage an existing urban forest of over 500 hectares within Nairobi’s City boundaries. The Ngong Forest Sanctuary comprises 538 hectares of forest, 80% indigenous forest and the rest exotic Eucalyptus plantations, located within the larger Ngong Road Forest Reserve. It is rich in biodiversity as compared to other nearby forests and is home to over 120 bird species, over 35 mammals and numerous insects, reptiles, amphibians and fish.
This project aims to transform a vulnerable, under-utilised forest into a secure amenity, that not only protects and conserves this valuable resource, but introduces a new and exciting venue that all Kenyans can enjoy. The Trust’s overall goal is to protect in perpetuity the forest’s natural environment through wise conservation management and to create a self-sustaining and multi-functional reserve, which will serve the social, educational and economic needs of the surrounding communities
With the help of the European Union’s Community Development Trust Fund, Tourism Trust Fund and other donors, the sanctuary constructed an education center to be used by school children, corporate’s meetings, and community education on conservation. The center will also serve as a resource center for disseminating information through screening of educative conservation based movies to schools, tertiary colleges, universities, the local community, visitors and Nairobi residents at large. The center will also be available for hire for conferences, weddings etc. Occasional school visits by both public and private schools. Also by tertiary institutions.
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