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Nairobi Arboretum
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Arboretum - FONA - Management
Board - Centenary- History |
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An arboretum is a place holding living
collection of plants for the purposes of scientific research, conservation,
display and education (Wyse Jackson 1999).
Nairobi
Arboretum is 30 hectares of wooded landscape, an oasis close
to the heart of the city situated about3 km from city centre and
adjacent to the State House. It is one of Nairobi's few remaining
green spaces with shaded walkways, picnic lawns and jogging trails.
The
Arboretum was established in 1907 by Mr. Batiscombe, then Deputy
Conservator of Forests, to try out introduced forestry trees for
Kenya. It was gazetted as a national reserve in 1932 and in 1996
a title deed issued by Commissioner of land designating it as a
public owned reserve. For more on the Arboretum history click here.
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Management
and facilities
The
Arboretum is under the management of the Forestry Department
(FD). It was managed effectively for many decades but from the 1970s
until the early 1990s management levels declined due to increasingly
inadequate government funding.
The Arboretum has few permanent structures. It holds over 350 species
of indigenous and exotic plants. The diverse vegetation is also
home to over 100 species of birds, a population of Sykes and Vervet
monkeys, many butterflies and other small wildlife. |
Long
term Vision
The
long term vision of the Nairobi Arboretum is of a revitalised, environmentally
friendly, public amenity that:
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Offers a beautiful, peaceful and safe place to visit.
- Maintains
both infrastructure and the living collection to high standard
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Has additional facilities to sustainably support substantial visitor
numbers from both Kenya and other countries.
- Has
an adequate complement of staff skilled in a variety of fields
to meet wide range of functions and opportunities
- Provides
effective programme of environmental education and awareness,
for schools, colleges and general public.
- Has
clear agreed development plan of the future
- Has
sound financial base, including solid Government funding and the
capability to raise a significant contribution to the running
income generating activities
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 Contact
Friends
of Nairobi Arboretum (FONA)
P.O. Box 44486 - 00100,
Nairobi, Kenya.
Office: Tree Centre, Nairobi Arboretum
e-mail: fona@naturekenya.org
Tel:
(20) 2725471 OR 072 7300933
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