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More than 1000 people, drawn mainly from the Maasai community, will gather in Amboseli, at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro on Wednesday to start a journey of ecosystem regeneration on the back of recurrent droughts that has left Africa’s highest mountain without its icecap.
Environment and Forestry Cabinet Secretary, Keriako Tobiko, and local Member of Parliament, Katoo Ole Metito, will unveil the initiative dubbed White Mountain Future Search.
The large gathering follows a call by the Maasai community for a major collaborative action, to reverse the destructive spiral of land degradation and climate change in a community driven regeneration of landscape and livelihood.
The Maasai country suffers more frequent and longer periods of drought affecting human, plant and animal life alike. The consequence of the droughts is significant for the community whose livestock die every other year due to lack of pasture and water.
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Organisers believe the White Mountain vision has the potential to inspire people globally.
Besides Government, Parliament and Maasai Community delegates from Kajiado and Narok County there will be participation from conservation, tourism, development, faith, and farmer groups, all holding a piece of the solution to change the landscape from degeneration to regeneration.
The Maasai community sees this as an important step towards restoring the ice cap of Mt. Kilimanjaro (White Mountain or Oldonyo Oibor in Maasai language).
A Future Search is a large group gathering in which all parties search for common ground and a common vision for pathways to a viable and desired future. It is a call to build a bright future together, freeing up and tapping into the collective intelligence, experience, knowledge and capacities.
The White Mountain camp is at the ceremonial site next to Village 3, Inchurra, Olgulului Group Ranch, Amboseli.
Around 1,000 people are expected to attend the opening ceremony.
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