The initial pilot area for the Springs Stewardship will remain the Gambella wetland in the lowlands of the Ngare Mara sub-catchment that drains the western slopes of the Nyambene ranges. This will however be expanded to cover additional wetlands upstream – Matiru and M’Alaigwa – and the degraded hillsides of the Nyambene ranges in order to give the intervention a catchment logic and make it holistic in approach. This will imply a broader geographical and thematic scope than initially planned during the proof of concept phase. Therefore, the main activities will include
The Integrated Wetlands Management Plans will form the basis for a long-term intervention Programme for the wetlands and the entire sub-catchment. Both incubator projects have a mix of components with activities that are constantly evolving.