I believe that Baotree offers a unique opportunity for communities living in and around protected areas to connect directly, in a measured, unbiased, and scalable way to benefits accrued from conservation. It is absolutely critical that for the conservation of wildlife and associated biodiversity to be successful, the custodians of existing ecosystems that support the magnitude of biodiversity required for the survival of large carnivores and other mega fauna can benefit directly from that conservation.

Community-led conservation can indeed save wildlife. Local communities play an important role in conservation and they should be given an opportunity to do so. Baotree’s technology allows local communities that live alongside wildlife to actively participate in their protection and simultaneously benefit from doing so. This is critical in promoting human-wildlife coexistence and biodiversity protection.

We are happy for the Baotree pilot project that has been carried out within the few weeks here at Koija. We are already happy for the predator proof bomas and the community health training for our community. Livestock is our major livelihood and predation has been a threat to it and we are happy, as this will help curb the predation challenge. Health training for our community volunteers is vital as they will be able to offer services to the larger community needs, especially on public health”