MONITORING & EVALUATION
A DECADE OF MEASURABLE RECOVERY
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Bare ground reduced from70% to 20%across the conservancy over ten years of managed grazing.
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Natural springs have re-emerged — a direct consequence of improved ground cover and reduced erosion.
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Wildlife species diversity and abundance have increased alongside improved grass cover and livestock management.
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Grazed and ungrazed areas are compared systematically to measure the true impact of the grazing plan.
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Livestock counts and weight measured monthly, vegetation quarterly, ensuring the carrying capacity calculation is always current.
"The baseline data told us where we were. The monitoring tells us where we are going."
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YOU CAN NOT MANAGE WHAT YOU DON'T MEASURE
Data that tells the story of a land in recovery...
Enonkishu's transformation from 70% bare ground to 20% in a decade is not an estimate, it is a measured outcome.
Quarterly biomonitoring by trained rangers captures root depth, ground cover, grass species composition, and wildlife abundance across 14 dedicated vegetation transects, scored across 19 parameters.
This rigorous baseline gives the grazing committee the evidence it needs to make decisions: which blocks to open, when to rest them, how many animal units the land can carry this season.
PARTNERSHIP FOCUS
MARA ELEPHANT PROJECT
Enonkishu works in close collaboration with the Mara Elephant Project on the conservancy's boundaries, where elephants moving between the protected ecosystem and surrounding farmland create the sharpest edge of human-wildlife conflict. Together, rangers use early warning systems, tracking data and on-the-ground response to protect both crops and elephants.