Meru South District - UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative

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Table 24: Priority Environmental Issues and Interventions No Prioritized issues/ challenges Current interventions 1. Pollution - Have industries construct circulatory systems - Improve waste disposal methods - Provide treated water - Protection of springs - Pit latrines far from water sources - Soil erosion 2. Depletion/ Degradation of water catchments 3. Illegal water abstraction control methods - Protection of catchment areas - Avoid farming along the river banks - Soil erosion control measures - Gazette the catchment areas - Plant trees in catchment areas - Follow the laid down procedures before any abstraction or diversion is done. (proper water appointment) - Illegal water works being asked to get Proposed Intervention in the plan period 2006 – 2010 - Teach the community on how to keep water sources safe - Formation of WRUAs i.e. Water Resources User Associations - E.I.A. on all water projects and Environmental Audits - Sensitize all sectors and players - Formation of WRUAs - Tree planting exercise - Construction of water conservation structures - Training - E.I.A and E. Auditing - There exists water apportionment Board to control the authorization of any abstraction or diversion. - Water Users Associations are being formed 52 Responsible institutions - MW & I - Ministry of Agriculture - Ministry of Health - NGO’s - CBOs - NEMA - Forest Department - Geological department - Ministry of works - M O A - M W & I - CBOs - Provincial administration - Forest department - Mines department - Ministry of works - M W & I - M O A - M W & P - Forest Dept - Ministry of works Remarks -Cover plan period Process has already picked up
permits. 4. Conflicts - Have all projects/ individuals authorize their activities before any construction works begin - Have WRUAs within their reach to oversee the activities - E.I.A and E. Auditing 53 - M W & I - M O A - Administratio n - Community Based Organisations - Non Governmental Organisations CHAPTER 7: FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE RESOURCE 7.1 Forestry 7.1.1 Types of Forests and area under each Forest The Forests of Meru south is of the montane type which are found in the Mt. Kenya forest, Kiera hills and Muunguni hills. The Kiera hills and Muunguni form part of the Nyambene complex. The forest types are further divided into high potential forest, bushland, grassland, bamboo and plantation forest. The high potential forest is composed mainly of indigenous tree species the most common being Newtonia buchanan, Croton macrostychlis, Brachyleana, Calodendrum, Prunus africana, Ocotea usambarensis, Podocarpus, cedar, and Hagenia abyssinica. The bush land consist mainly of low growing tree species such the giant hearths and shrubs while the bamboo zone consist of pure bamboo species. The grass land, grass species are mainly the Kikuyu grass. The plantation forest consists of pine, cypress and eucalyptus as the main forest. The high potential forest cover an area of 29,000 ha, the bush land cover an area of 7,036.2 ha, grass land 2300 ha, bamboo 5800 ha. The district has no private forest which is either owned by an individual or a company. However the district is well covered with trees at least at farm hold level. The most dominant tree species is grevellea robusta “Mikima”. They are mainly planted along the common farm land bonders and sometimes intercropped with coffee.
Page 1 and 2: MAY 2007 DISTRICT ENVIRONMENT ACTIO
Page 3 and 4: 3.3 Pollution and Waste Generated F
Page 5 and 6: 15.3 Constraints/challenges in envi
Page 7 and 8: 1.2.4 High cost of Artificial Insem
Page 9 and 10: 1.2.10 Lack of Awareness Though the
Page 11 and 12: Table 1. Administrative Boundaries
Page 13 and 14: upper areas experience reliable rai
Page 15 and 16: Table 5a: PROJECTED POPULATION BY A
Page 17 and 18: CHAPTER 3: HUMAN SETTLEMENT AND INF
Page 19 and 20: All these areas lack public utility
Page 21 and 22: Respiratory tract infections - 1254
Page 23 and 24: Fig 2: Storms drain being used to d
Page 25 and 26: • Mate road (C92) that connects t
Page 27 and 28: Table 13: Health facilities in the
Page 29 and 30: - Girls = 742 = 1,792 Pupils 2. SEC
Page 31 and 32: 2) Mobilization of the community th
Page 33 and 34: Regosols -Excessively drained/well
Page 35 and 36: UM3 Marginal Coffee Zone LM3 Cotton
Page 37 and 38: CHAPTER 5: AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK A
Page 39 and 40: 5.2 Livestock Type of Livestock Pro
Page 41 and 42: Type Extent (Ha) Dairy production B
Page 43 and 44: River Capture Production The fish c
Page 45 and 46: Table 22: types and Status of Fishe
Page 47 and 48: Map 3: Meru South Drainage Patterns
Page 49 and 50: a) Washing and cleaning of the hous
Page 51: 6.1.7 Impacts of Water Use & Demand
Page 55 and 56: Type of forest Monta ne Initially i
Page 57 and 58: pouched rat (cricetonys gambianns),
Page 59 and 60: Seedlings of the endangered Prunus
Page 61 and 62: 5 Human-wildlife conflict -Scaring
Page 63 and 64: Stacks of fuel wood at Weru tea Fac
Page 65 and 66: Deforestation -Forestation -Re-affo
Page 67 and 68: degradation Hotels -Pollution of ri
Page 69 and 70: 12.3 Sand Harvesting Sand harvestin
Page 71 and 72: E.g. locusts and armyworms, aphids
Page 73 and 74: Livestock Water Social services For
Page 75 and 76: distribution Industry Types and the
Page 77 and 78: 1 Inadequate documentation 2 Lack o
Page 79 and 80: Land Adjudication Land Registration
Page 81 and 82: Table 52: Implementation Matrix Out
Page 83 and 84: Output Activity Time Frame on other
Page 85 and 86: Output Activity Time Frame 2: Estab
Page 87 and 88: Output Activity Time Frame 2; Groun
Page 89 and 90: Output Activity Time Frame ness for
Page 91 and 92: Output Activity Time Frame creation
Page 93 and 94: 7: plant trees on other public land
Page 95 and 96: water harvesting 21: Aerial surveil
Page 97 and 98: management facilities -To develop n
Page 99 and 100: g) A Director of the Authority who

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