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IMPACT (Indigenous Movement for Peace Advancement and Conflict Transformation).
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IMPACT empowers Indigenous Peoples in Kenya to secure their well-being, safety, and identity. IMPACT started off as a community based organization in 2002 and has since then transformed its legal identity by being incorporated and registered as a trust on the 1st day of June 2003 as required by Kenyan law. the organization is now in the process of registering as a PBO (Public Interest Organization) the new law in which all NGOs shall be known and are required to register a new in Kenya. IMPACT liaison office is based in Nanyuki and we use strategic partners as our field offices and contacts volunteers in target and project areas. We envisage a world where the driving force for all communities is social justice, equity, dignity, sharing and the respect for the indigenous peoples, the environment, women rights and Human rights and the democratic space for the vulnerable is well defined. In its long run, IMPACT, will strengthen, build and enhance indigenous peoples capability and ensuring they realize their full potential in their own way and participate effectively in the civic process at the levels including influencing international processes.

20/10/2026

At in Armenia, IMPACT Kenya hosted a side event alongside partners on Indigenous-led Biocultural Data and Community-Based Monitoring and Information Systems (CBMIS), sharing experiences from Northern Kenya on monitoring and reporting under the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF).

We presented our Biocultural Landscapes & Knowledge Atlas (BLKA), a platform rooted in pastoralists’ Indigenous Knowledge Systems, showing how communities monitor biodiversity, ecosystem health, customary governance, and changes in their landscapes.

Discussions with partners from Tanzania, the Philippines, and international technical institutions highlighted three key priorities:

➡️ Recognizing community-generated evidence in national and global biodiversity reporting.
➡️ Upholding Indigenous data sovereignty and Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC).
➡️ Investing in community-led monitoring systems.

Biodiversity monitoring is not just about what we measure, but whose knowledge counts and who controls the evidence. Indigenous Peoples must help shape how progress is measured and how their contributions are recognized.

Ujamaa Community Resource Team Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Conservation International IUCN
Partners for Indigenous Knowledge Philippines

16/10/2026

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐭 , and let's connect 🌍.

For over 20 years, IMPACT Kenya has been championing Indigenous resilience by securing land rights, fostering sustainable livelihoods, and nurturing ecosystems.

Learn more about our work here ➡️: impactkenya.org.

We shall also be hosting this side event together with our partners, and we invite you to join us.

𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒔-𝑳𝒆𝒅 𝑩𝒊𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒂𝒕𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚-𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑺𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔 (𝑪𝑩𝑴𝑰𝑺)

🗓 19 October 2026, 15:00 (UTC+4)
📍 Vayk Side-event Room 3

COP17 Armenia

13/10/2026

At the ongoing 89th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights in Senegal, conversations are ongoing about Indigenous Peoples’ rights, land, conservation, and climate change.

11/10/2026

Congratulations to the first cohort of the Inclusive and Rights-Based Approaches to Conservation and Development: Indigenous Peoples in the African Context short course! 🎓

A step towards advancing the recognition of Indigenous Peoples, their contributions to conservation, and their role in shaping global agendas. Initiatives like this are important in advancing Indigenous Peoples’ rights and self-determination.

09/10/2026

The third week of the Inclusive and Rights-Based Approaches to Conservation and Development: Indigenous Peoples in the African Context course took learning beyond the classroom, with experiential field visits across Isiolo and Laikipia counties. Participants engaged directly with Indigenous Knowledge Holders from different Indigenous communities, gaining insights into how Indigenous knowledge systems and community-based monitoring practices inform biodiversity monitoring, climate change observation, mobility, natural resource management and land conservation.

Cultural Keystone Species highlight the deep connections between Indigenous Peoples, their land and cultural practices. These relationships safeguard Traditional Ecological Knowledge, sustain cultural identities and practices, and protect the biodiversity that communities have cared for across generations.

These experiences remind us that conservation is not just about protecting biodiversity; it is also about recognising the knowledge, values and governance systems of Indigenous Peoples who have been living alongside and care for the land.

Indigenous Peoples must be recognised not only as stakeholders, but also as partners, rights-holders, custodians of Traditional Ecological Knowledge and leaders in shaping inclusive, rights-based approaches to conservation.

Bridging academic learning with lived experiences on the ground is an important step towards advancing Indigenous-led conservation and the self-determination of Indigenous Peoples.

University of Nairobi Inclusive Conservation Initiative

03/10/2026

The two-week intensive course, Inclusive and Rights-Based Approaches to Conservation and Development: Indigenous Peoples in the African Context, at the University of Nairobi, in collaboration with the Institute of Development Studies, has come to an end.

Over the two weeks, we covered diverse modules centred on Indigenous-led conservation and stewardship, Indigenous voices and knowledge systems, and case studies examining the evolution of conservation across Africa. We delved deep into Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC), community-led conservation, lived realities on the ground, social difference in conservation, and the policy frameworks shaping conservation and development to ensure Indigenous rights and governance are recognised.

Creating a space to reimagine conservation through these diverse perspectives has given participants a broader worldview of what inclusive conservationtruly means.

The final phase of the course is the field trip, where participants will engage directly with communities and connect what they have explored in the classroom with lived realities on the ground.

Inclusive Conservation Initiative Institute for Development Studies-University of Nairobi

28/09/2026

𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀. 🌱

In Ilakweny Village, Ndonyo Wasin, restoration is showing what community-led stewardship can look like on the ground.

Community members removed invasive Acacia reficiens, constructed 3,750 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗶-𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀, and reseeded the 47.5-𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘦 area to support vegetation recovery.

But restoration is more than the work on the ground. It is about community stewardship, local knowledge, and caring for landscapes that sustain people, livestock, and biodiversity.

Rangelands are governed. Pastoralists govern them.

22/09/2026

𝐀 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞?

This question shaped discussions during the stakeholder validation of the draft Ethnic Minorities and Marginalized Communities Bill, 2026, as stakeholders examined how the proposed law can better respond to communities’ rights and lived realities.

Key discussions included FPIC, definitions of Indigenous Peoples and marginalized communities, implementation mechanisms, remedies, and alignment with existing legal and policy frameworks.

Stakeholders agreed to convene a two-day meeting with Indigenous Peoples, marginalized communities, and the drafters before 30 September to further review the Bill ahead of its submission to Parliament.

Recognizing communities in law is an important step. Ensuring that their rights can be realized in practice requires clear responsibilities, effective remedies, and meaningful participation in shaping the legislation.

Read the full draft:
https://l1nq.com/x4stq7v

21/09/2026

The Inclusive and Rights-Based Approaches to Conservation and Development: Indigenous Peoples in the African Context course is officially underway, bringing together its first cohort of 15 participants from across Africa, including Tanzania, Uganda, Liberia and Kenya.

The opening featured traditional prayers led by our elders, a keynote address from the IMPACT team, solidarity messages from Conservation International representative and Conservation researcher, and the official launch and handover of the 2026 course handbook by Professor Paul Kamau, Director of Research at the University of Nairobi’s Institute for Development Studies (IDS).

The first module, Key Concepts’ Definitions and Foundations of Indigenous Identity, also got underway, exploring Indigenous Peoples, conservation, decolonisation of conservation concepts, rights, knowledge and agency in the African context facilitated by Mordecai Ogada.

Inclusive Conservation Initiative University of Nairobi

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