zion valley

Welcome to Zion

ENVIRONMENTAL.
Activity center, and Eco resort.

A Garden of Eden including Rare Tree Arboretum, Botanical Gardens and Seed Banks.
A reserve for rare, endangered and medicinal herbs, plants and trees.

OPPORTUNITY - POTENTIAL - SOLUTION

Rivers and Valleys of Mt Kenya and Aberdere are eco-system highways of strategic ecological significance. Eco Interconnections are crucial to supporting biodiversity, flora fauna and clean water delivery systems to towns, villages and urban population centers. Steep valley sides are currently neglected, under valued, and provide very little for human sustenance. We have the perfect opportunity for ecosystem regeneration and to create something special and extremely valuable.

EcoHub

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Focal centers to inspire and facilitate Afro Centric innovative solutions to a wide range of Climate and environmental challenges.

Dynamic and inclusive communities of those like-motivated and passionate about the environment to network, interact and learn.

Eco-regenerated surroundings to inspire and communicate an appreciation and understanding of what it is we are working for.

Formal and organic interactions between environmental organizations, agencies, and communities. Between climate experts and professionals. stakeholders, practitioners, individuals and entreprenuers with diverse perspectives and expertise

Workshops to actively exchange ideas and knowledge, to share best practices, potential problems and solutions.

Facilitating interaction between the public and private sectors to address systemic barriers, policies, and regulations to support progress toward environmental sustainability.

Active promotion of entrepreneurial opportunities and potential partnerships in the development and implementation of transformative solutions.

Access to Resources and Support:

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Shared office, equipment, facilities and resources. Venues for seminars, forums, AGM’s, conferences, and workshops.

Exhibition promotion and information space from environmental and member organizations. Latest projects, innovative technologies, best practice and contact info.

Product info on areas such as eco-engineering and construction, Renewable energy, eco-materials, eco products, and services.

Information dissemination and access to funding support mechanisms, training, and education.

Research, testing, and development of innovative solutions and activities related to environmental technologies, climate mitigation strategies,

The collective aim being to increase the knowledge capacity, development and implementation of transformative solutions, and sustainable practices at the expert level.

Attractions and Activities

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Eco Parc Local Zion Valley CBO’s

A Garden of Eden with Botanical Gardens and an Arboretum, a visitor and learning center.
A permanent Eco Showground Including, nature walks, sauna, Yoga, juice bar Earth Oven Pizzas, fire pits, camping and accommodations.
Displays and examples to inspire regular people, regular people who didn’t necessarily come to be educated on Global ‘Climate’ issues, but who came to Zion for some fun and leisure time.
Workshops and activities with information on what they themselves can do at home and at the Shamba scale and how.

African appropriate technologies and focused at the Urban and Shamba scale.

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Zion Valley Global Foundation

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Zion Valley Global Foundation

The potential exists for the Replication of the EcoHub and EcoParc model to be rolled out to numerous river valley riparian communities across Kenya and even beyond.

EcoHub’s

Locally placed networking, educational learning and information dissemination centers.

Focal points for eco-orientated groups, organizations, and individuals to facilitate the development and implementation of transformative solutions.

EcoParc’s

Self-sustaining revenue model to attract visitors and impart awareness of the abundant value of nature and the Environment.

Community-level access to eco-building and renewable energy exhibits, demonstrations, displays, activities, and workshops to communicate what individuals can do for themselves.

Target Audiences

EcoHubs: Eco-related students, specialists, NGOs, entrepreneurs, and agencies.

EcoParcs: Regular people who are to be attracted by the ‘leisure’ offerings, including those who may not be otherwise aware of the ‘Climate’ issues and solutions.

Mission & Vision

To propagate the Nyeri climate mitigation EcoHub and EcoParc models to numerous local communities at multiple locations across Kenya/Africa – even beyond.

Strategy

Develop the CBO framework for the integration of land use and management teams for EcoHub implementation at the local group level. The CBOs being the legal framework that can protect the landowners and at the same time bring the use of lands into one collective project.

Refine ‘Plug and Go’ administration frameworks as required for local ‘Franchise’ replication.

Coherent rules, regulations, and operation manuals for self-supporting, self-operating EcoHubs.

Plan

A. Learn from the process of developing the Nyeri project as the first working model test bed.

B. Test the replication procedures by setting up a second site before considering rolling out to multiple potential venues.

Zion Valley Global - The Foundation Central Administration and Stewardship Team/Office

1. Identify EcoHub locations and communities suitable for replication.

2. Engage local community, identify commitment, and create the local ‘team’.

3. Conduct local meetings to communicate to the landowners that the steep valley slopes are environmental capital, and that indigenous trees have more value standing than being cut for charcoal.

4. Provide process and administer the resources (grants/loans) for each local startup.

5. Ongoing stewardship oversight and supervisory relationships with local CBO ‘Facilitator’ teams.

Replication of the EcoHub and EcoParc model for maximum climate change mitigation

Message and solutions communicated to thousands of regular people.