Fifty years of work on one mountain, measured in trees that survived, springs that returned and children who stayed to protect them.
Patrolling, restoring and defending the indigenous cloud forest of Mount Kulal against deforestation and degradation.
Safeguarding rare species, endemic flora and migratory wildlife corridors across the Kulal ecosystem.
Convening barazas, radio dialogues and village forums that put conservation in the hands of local people.
Training the next generation of stewards through school clubs, youth fellowships and field mentorship.
Beekeeping, agroforestry and dryland farming that turn conservation into dignified household income.
Protecting springs, rehabilitating water pans and restoring the catchment systems that sustain pastoralist life.
We publish progress openly, including the targets we are behind on. Accountability to the villages of Kulal comes before accountability to anyone else.
39 ha actively restored
Target reached in 2025
14 of 20 schools active
5 springs rehabilitated
The organisation receives the international prize for the safeguarding and management of cultural landscapes, recognising fifty years of community stewardship.
ArapalAfter four seasons of basin digging and canopy restoration above the catchment, a seasonal spring at Arapal now flows six weeks longer each year. Households that walked eleven kilometres for water in the dry season now walk three.
+6 weeks of flowGatabTwo decades of handwritten minutes were digitised at the new Gatab office. Customary grazing rules recorded by elders are now written into the mountain's official grazing management plan.
20 years archived
LoiyangalaniSeveral of the first school club members have returned as forest guards and nursery supervisors, closing the loop between environmental education and paid conservation work on the mountain.
3,200+ learners