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Local communities, conservationists use science to restore Cherang'any

Part of the forest blocks that make up Cherangany Hills forest ecosystem. [Caroline Chebet, Standard]

Caroline Kiplangat rummages through the thickets in the dense Kipteber Forest Block, in Elgeiyo-Marakwet County, as she searches for a particular herb.

Amidst the tweets of birds and screeches of insects, Caroline, who is the treasurer of the Cherang'any Cultural Group is adamant about getting the herbs that are now becoming a rare find.

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