ASSETS - A story of hope

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ASSETS - A story of hope (19:44 minutes) - Melissa Ong & Daniel Tay

This film introduces ASSETS (Arabuko-Sokoke Schools and Ecotourism Scheme) as a best practice holistic approach to tackling forest conservation. ASSETS aims to conserve Kenya’s Arabuko-Sokoke Forest (ASF) and Mida Creek by simultaneously contributing to meeting the needs of people who depend on it, ensuring they benefit directly from its conservation. It has been established by A Rocha Kenya through partnerships with government agencies, conservation NGOs, schools, community leaders and the local tourism industry.

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A Rocha Kenya is also working to save an internationally important wetland from development. The Tana River Delta is amongst the top three of Kenya's largest and most important freshwater wetland systems with a significant local community of cattle herders and fishermen who have been dependent on it for centuries. However, it is under serious threat. In June 2008, Mumias were granted a licence to turn the wetland into sugarcane plantations for sugar production and “eco-friendly” bio-fuels. The Tana River Delta conservation lobby is therefore taking the issue to the High Court to try to halt the decision.

For more details, or to watch film clips examining the potential impacts of the Tana sugar plantations on biodiversity and local communities, visit the Tana River Delta campaign site.