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Unilever Tea Kenya
The Trees4Ever program
Treeconomics for a large estate
Airstrips
Unilever Tea Kenya Plantation – the location
Unilever Tea Kenya – Key figures
Hectares Production
Tea 8250 • 160000t of Green leaf
• 36000t black tea per year
Eucalyptus 1800 • 126,000 cbm/yr
Indigenous forest &
conservation areas
1400 Ecological services
Improving Health & Well-being
HEALTH & HYGIENE
NUTRITION GREENHOUSE GASES
WATER WASTE SUSTAINABLE
SOURCING
BETTER LIVELIHOODS
Enhancing Livelihoods Reducing Environmental Impact
Unilever sustainable living plan - USLP
Unilever is a is a leader in sustainability – our Tree4Ever program is in line wit h the USLP initiative
Forest value - The Biomass need
• UTK uses 126,000 cubic metres of firewood annually ( to provide 846K GJ)
• This supply sufficient energy to 8 tea factories
• Eucalyptus provides a reliable source of biomass – fast growing, easy to split & feed boilers + High calorific value
• A sustainable model – aim is for a carbon neutral business: sequester as much or more than you emit
• We’ve tried Bamboo & Croton but found Eucalyptus to accumulate biomass faster per unit of input.
Nominal cost Over KES 220M firewood per annum
Eucalyptus forest – seeds and varieties
• Mainly planting E.grandis. There are also pockets of E. saligna, E. paniculata and hybrids of these species
• We’ve tested some species from S. Africa but found own species to perform better in biomass accumulation.
• Seeds are collected from the best trees within a plantation and planted out in the nursery
• Mass seed planting is done then selection is done in the nursery based on seedling vigour
• Continous mass selection over the years results in improved and uniform stand
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The Trees4Ever program
Activities
• Develop indigenous trees nurseries
and grow indigenous trees
• Improve biodiversity – consciously
enrich the diversity within the
conservation areas – currently planting
over 69 different species ( mainly
species within the Mau catchment
area)
• Promote environmental conservation
awareness and sustainability -
Participatory approach to conservation
Objective: Environmental conservation and
improvement
The Trees4Ever program – seeds & seedlings
• We plant species that
thrive in the locality we
operate – over 69
different species
• We link with
community collectors
to provide wildlings –
source of income to the
community
• We support community
nurseries through our
CSR program –
purchase of seedling
from community
nurseries.
• Our arboreta and
biodiversity islands are
also source of seed.
• We purchase from KFS
This year we’ve propagated over 650K seedlings.
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Unilever Tea Kenya Trees4Ever planting Progress - cumulative totals as at December 2014
Forest value – other Ecological services
• The entire UTK’s 8250 ha of tea and 1800ha of Eucalyptus is rainfed ( not irrigation is used)
• The rain received is convectional – modulated by the Mau forest and the localities forest areas
• All water used for domestic and cleaning is from the local rivers
• UTK does not use any pesticides to control pests & disease.
• This is attributed to a healthy environment with a good presence of natural enemies to keep potential pests at check
Water
Pest & disease management
Forest value – other Ecological services
• Indigenous forests within the catchment regulate river water volume – enhance recharge of aquifers
• UTK generates 2800 Kw of electricity from the four hydro turbines
• Out of the four, three turbines are on the on a single river traversing the plantation.
Hydro electricity
Over£340M saved on electricity
Forest value – other Ecological services
• UTK has created several recreational packs and arboreta
• Two main ones are open to the public and they are areas for educational, recreation and research purposes.
• Conservation of species of value (resonance) to the cultures within our locality
Arboreta, aesthetics and community culture & customs
• Our conservation efforts has also contributed to improvement in biodiversity. Rare animals e.g clawless otters, and the population of the colour colobus monkeys has notably increase.
• Just commissioned NMK to undertake a biodiversity study
Biodiversity
A study by the National Museums of Kenya scientists found 174 different species of birds – most were forest dependent species!
Given the focus on cash agriculture & diminished biodiversity within the rural farmlands, the UTK forests provide a haven for pollinators supporting farmers
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Challenges
• Tree survival especially on outreach areas : Framework for care & maintenance especially in public areas with no jurisdiction
• Unsustainable harvesting & poaching – debarking and harvesting for herbal ingredients and ceremonies
• Challenges of climate change – increased incidences of pest and disease on newly established forests. Diminished survival due to unfavourable climate.
• Costs of running the nurseries and maintenance • Winning the public goodwill – building an effective
participatory approach to conservation and care. • Insufficient research on conservation forestry and
natural resource management.
Thank you