Technology, tradition and co-existence: How one CDKN partner is working with local communities to monitor and manage their environment
Technology, tradition and co-existence: How one CDKN partner is working with local communities to monitor and manage their environment
CDKN has been working with Nature and People as One (NaPO), a CDKN knowledge-to-action grantee, since 2024, to support their work on ecosystem restoration and governance by Indigenous pastoralist communities in Mt. Marsabit, a semi-arid region of northern Kenya. NaPO advances locally-led solutions that integrate indigenous knowledge, community stewardship, and sustainable ecosystem management. This photo story documents their Herder Conservation Network (HCN) initiative, which equips local pastoralist herders with the technical skills and technology to monitor and steward community lands outside formal protected areas.
Sincere thanks to Arash Ghoddousi and to NaPO for providing the images used in this photo story.
See the full photo story on the SSN website: Here
For more information on NaPO
- See their project page on the CDKN website
- Read about the work NaPO did in 2025
- Watch the NaPO Documentary
- Learn more about NaPO's football for environmental action model
