Advancing policy solutions that work for people and nature

The Alliance’s Nairobi office recently hosted a delegation from the Nature Conservancy (TNC) including Ginya Truitt Nakata (Director, Global Agriculture and Food Systems Policy) Michael Misiko (Agriculture Director, Africa), Horacio Rodriguez Vazquez (Food Systems Policy Manager, Mexico) and Wangui Gitau (Agriculture Program Manager, Africa). The team was welcomed by Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg (the Alliance’s Managing Director for Africa) and a team of Alliance researchers.

The Alliance and TNC share a strong partnership built on a global MoU. In 2015 the Alliance supported TNC in generating evidence that enabled the development of the Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund, a first of its kind in Africa. Further, the Alliance is currently collaborating with TNC and other partners to implement the Central Highlands Ecoregion Foodscape (CHEF) in 11 counties of the central highlands of Kenya. CHEF seeks to transform the region into a regenerative foodscape where food production practices can help improve the health of soil and water supplies and leave room and resources for wildlife.