Kenya

SORALO

South Rift Association of Land Owners

Using Culture, Science, and Traditions to Protect a Landscape →

Partner stage: Active
Region: East Africa

SORALO works to protect one of Kenya’s most important wildlife landscapes through innovative approaches that combine traditional Maasai knowledge with modern conservation science. Operating in the South Rift Valley, they focus on maintaining critical wildlife corridors while supporting pastoral livelihoods.

The organization implements integrated programs including: rangeland management; wildlife monitoring; cultural preservation; and sustainable enterprise development. Their approach emphasizes the crucial connection between traditional pastoral practices and effective wildlife conservation.

Through their efforts, SORALO has helped protect over 800,000 hectares of critical wildlife habitat, maintained important wildlife corridors, and supported sustainable pastoral livelihoods. Their work has demonstrated how traditional knowledge and practices can drive effective landscape-scale conservation.

Maliasili exists to help talented local conservation organizations overcome their challenges and constraints so that they can become more effective agents of change in their landscapes, communities, and nations.

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