Kairi Cares

Renowned for world-class scenery and wildlife, Kenya depends on its biodiversity and natural resources for much of its economy. The nation’s forests, rivers, lakes and soils sustain most Kenyans directly. Kairi tours supports sustainable growth in three key sectors of the economy – tourism, forestry and agriculture – as well as through the global climate change initiative which supports adaptation, mitigation and clean/renewable energy.

Tourism, for which the major draw is wildlife, contributes up to 14% of GDP. It is also the country’s second top earner of foreign exchange after agriculture, which contributes up to 25% of GDP.

Up to 80 % of Kenyans work at least part-time in farming or pastoralism and are dependend on well-managed natural resources, particularly stable water catchment areas.

There was a long drought culminating at the end of 2009 which hit both people and ecosystems hard and put millions of Kenyans on food relief and killed large numbers of both wildlife and livestock as landscapes remained brown month after month. The drought amplified other challenges, including the continued breakdown of traditional pastoral grazing systems; conflicts over insecure property rights; ineffective forest management; and historic animosity among ethnic groups.

Kairi Tours invests in an array of ‘tools and technologies’ which improve natural resource management while providing incentives for biodiversity conservation, addressing climate change, and sustainable forest conservation,one of this venture is a major tree planting initiative in the Masai Mara. Everybody is invited to participate. Feel free to contact Kairi and participate in giving back to nature.

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