Innovation Marketplace Award Recipient:

Kitengala Ilparakuo Landowners Association and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) for Better Policy and Management Options for Pastoral Lands. Under this partnership, wildlife conservation organizations pay Kenyan pastoralists to “lease” and conserve their land to allow seasonal wildlife migration. Families who participate may continue to graze their livestock but agree not to fence, develop, or sell the land. Significantly, women who manage households receive most of the lease income.

On stage left to right: Kathy Sierra, CGIAR Chair, Ogeli Makui from KILA, and Ruth Haug .