Agriculture is the leading cause of deforestation #SaveMtElgon Jumbo charge

Certain indigenous tree species like armotit, mwiri, tapaswet, Tunguron, Sesut and Lamaiywet have died out and there are reduced numbers of indigenous species like Elgon teak and cedar. #SaveMtElgon

#SaveMtElgon It has been happening for thousands of years, arguably since man began converting from hunter/gatherer to agricultural based societies, and required larger, unobstructed tracks of land to accommodate cattle, crops, and housing. Jumbo charge

We cannot tire or give up. We owe it to the present and future generations of all species to rise up and walk!#SaveMtElgon Jumbo charge Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) Ministry of Environment, Climate Change & Forestry Kenya Forest Service Maryanne Nyunja @StaceyBrihanna Marvin Wamalwa Friends of Mt Elgon Forest

What a friend we have in a tree, the tree is the symbol of hope, self improvement and what people can do for themselves. #SaveMtElgon Jumbo charge Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) @Chepkut_William Ministry of Environment, Climate Change & Forestry Kenya Forest Service Ahmed Welly Hassan Marvin Wamalwa

Cowards will run away at the slightest threat but real soldiers will march forward.The fight is on 💪💪💪 #SaveMtElgon Jumbo charge Friends of Mt Elgon Forest Marvin Wamalwa Ahmed Welly Hassan @StaceyBrihanna charles mulupi

Man is a complex being: he makes deserts bloom - and lakes die. #SaveMtElgon Jumbo charge Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) Ministry of Environment, Climate Change & Forestry NEMA Kenya @StaceyBrihanna Friends of Mt Elgon Forest Ahmed Welly Hassan

#SaveMtElgon Jumbo charge Marvin Wamalwa Maryanne Nyunja @StaceyBrihanna Ahmed Welly Hassan Friends of Mt Elgon Forest Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) Ministry of Environment, Climate Change & Forestry NEMA Kenya Kenya Forest Service

Getting dirty at worthy course #SaveMtElgon

If we don't do something soon we shall only be seeing them in pictures #SaveMtElgon @StaceyBrihanna Ahmed Welly Hassan Jumbo charge Marvin Wamalwa mary

Little by little We shall make it

We wrote our own vows, but I know some version of “for better or for worse” must have been in there, because the only thing I can count on in 2020 is that you come through for me no matter what. Happy 14 years Justin “Hoops” McElroy, I love you.

Despite the on going eviction.exotic trees are still being fallen for charcoal #savemtelgon Kenya Forest Service @StaceyBrihanna Marvin Wamalwa Maryanne Nyunja Fred Oliveira 🧠

The fight is not yet over. The struggle to save the ecosystems still goes on. The zeal to #SaveMtElgon still lives. This is going on in Mt.Elgon, Banantega forest enroute Kambi ya jeshi, towards chemuren. This needs to stop.

Those who are in power TODAY should remember they won’t be in power TOMORROW. They should be AFRAID — very AFRAID.