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Samburu Primates Mission: To protect the forest habitats of Samburu and its primates, not only by introducing community-led conservation and strengthening forest reserve management, but also through building the capacity of relevant stakeholders to manage the local ecosystems. It will improve the conservation status of the newly discovered De Brazza, Sykes and Patas monkeys and the endangered (IUCN) Mt Uarges guereza in Samburu and generate public support for primate conservation in the region.
To achieve this goal, Samburu Primates has three major components:
Research – Initial field surveys provide information on the species distribution and conservation status, assess habitat quality, threats and opportunities in the Samburu forests. This information is also required for long-term species monitoring and provide a benchmark for future studies.
Education – The findings of the research are disseminated and explained to create awareness among all the stakeholders both locally and at the national level, so that these species can get formal protection to save them from local extinction. The endangered Mt Uarges guereza has already been poached to extinction at Mt Nyiro, in northern Samburu.
Conservation – Samburu Primates develops interventions aimed at improving community based natural resource management for priority areas in the three forests. This entails an appraisal of indigenous resource management and conservation strategies using participatory tools and methodology. The results contribute to improved forest use planning and the development of local forest protection regulations. Sustainable sources of livelihoods, such as Eco-tourism, will be promoted as one of the sustainable alternative livelihood options in the area whose potential has not been fully explored. Moreover, indigenous knowledge is incorporated into the activities of the management, monitoring and education components.
