Restoring the habitat of the vulnerable Colobus monkeys in coastal forests in Kenya

In Kenya, the Angolan colobus monkey subspecies has been extirpated across its entire range except for one remaining stronghold limited to Kwale County. As colobus are forest specialists, they are subject to the consequences of forest fragmentation and so experience increased isolation due to a reduced ability to migrate between forest fragments. Currently, the forest fragments have been subjected to high levels of disturbance and degradation, therefore it is vital to work with communities living adjacent to forests across the remaining colobus range on a sustainable forest landscape restoration and conservation approach. The IKI Small Grants project aims to expand the colobus migratory corridor to supplement the habitat for the metapopulation of colobus monkeys by afforestation and conservation activities. It promotes connectivity between vital forest blocks for long-term conservation success.