Ngare Ndare Forest Explained

Ngare Ndare Forest is a nature preserve in Meru County in Kenya's Eastern Province. It links Lewa Wildlife Conservancy with Mount Kenya forest preserve.

Forest

Ngare Ndare Forest is a natural forest in the foothills north of Mount Kenya. The Ngare Ndare River flows through the forest and the preserve protects water resources for the region as well as an elephant corridor between Mount Kenya forest preserve and Lewa Wildlife Conservancy.^{[1] [2]} A tunnel forms part of the elephant corridor.^[3] Wildlife includes a range of large animals plus colobus monkeys and more than 200 bird species.^[4] Together with Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, it is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.^{[5] [6]}

The preserve is an ecotourism destination, offering swimming in natural pools fed by waterfalls, and wildlife observation from a 450m (1,480feet) bridge in the tree canopy, the longest in East Africa.^[4] Tourists can camp on or below a wildlife observation platform mounted in a tree 7m (23feet) off the ground.^[7] The preserve is administered by Ngare Ndare Forest Trust, formed in 2004, which organises tree planting,^[8] maintains the fence which was installed in the 1990s to minimise human–wildlife conflicts, and assists local communities with biogas cooking stoves, development funds from tourism, and employment.^{[6] [9]}

Ngare Ndare means "water for the goats" in Maasai,^[10] but is often translated "waterfall of the gods".^[11]

Ngare Ndare Farm

In the 1970s Ngare Ndare Farm was one of the properties of William Powys, a farmer and artist,^{[12] [13]} and the American artist Robert Kuhn also painted there.^[14]

External links

• Ngare Ndare Forest Trust

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Notes and References

1. Charis Enns and Brock Bersaglio, Settler Ecologies: The Enduring Nature of Settler Colonialism in Kenya, Toronto / Buffalo / London: University of Toronto, 2024, .
2. Angela Sheldrick, "The Lungs of Kenya", Field Notes, Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, 26 January 2023.
3. Marc Patry, "Appendix II: Examples of climate change management actions", in: Jim Perry and Charlie Falzon, Climate Change Adaptation for Natural World Heritage Sites: A Practical Guide, World Heritage Papers 37, Paris: UNESCO, 2014,, p. 82.
4. https://ngarendare.org/ Ngare Ndare Forest Trust
5. Brock Bersaglio, "Green violence: market-driven conservation and the reforeignization of space in Laikipia, Kenya", in: Sharlene Mollett and Thembela Kepe, eds., Land Rights, Biodiversity Conservation and Justice: Rethinking Parks and People, Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development, Abingdon, Oxfordshire / New York: Routledge, 2018, .
6. Leni Frau, "Ngare Ndare, Tarzan's paradise in Kenya", MalindiKenya.net, 21 January 2023.
7. Richard Trillo, The Rough Guide to Kenya, 10th ed. London: Rough Guides, 2013, .
8. S. Harrison and B. De Ridder, "The importance of holistic approaches for spreading restoration", Restoring the Earth - The next decade, Unasylva 71, 2020/1, p. 41.
9. https://ngarendare.org/our-works/ Our Works
10. Rachel Laidler, Hike: Adventures on Foot, DK Eyewitness, London / New York: Dorling Kindersley, 2022, .
11. https://www.kenyawildlifetours.com/ngare-ndare-forest/ Ngare Ndare forest
12. Elspeth Huxley, Out in the Midday Sun: My Kenya, 1987, repr. New York: Random House, 2011.
13. https://whiterabbit.net/@construction/Text/Tyger_One/1..powys_ngarendare.htm Ngare Ndare Farm: Painting by William Powys
14. https://www.artnet.com/artists/robert-frederick-kuhn/ngare-ndare-farm-K_5a1fdwJ6q-G86uswOwhg2 Robert Frederick Kuhn (American, 1920–2007), Ngare Ndare Farm, 1975