#Youth4Soil members in Kenya participated in a data drive using the Regreening App between late April and early May 2026, across the Mid Tana, Sabarwawa and Cyulu Landscapes. This exercise went beyond data collection; it gave a chance to young people to engage directly with restoration efforts, learn from communities and strengthen their role in shaping sustainable land management.

At GLF Africa 2026 in Nairobi, conversations around restoration repeatedly returned to one central idea: healthy rangelands cannot exist without the people who know, manage, and live within them.

Held at the CIFOR-ICRAF campus during the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP 2026), the conference brought together researchers, pastoralist leaders, restoration practitioners, policymakers, and youth advocates to explore the future of Africa’s landscapes in the face of climate uncertainty, biodiversity loss, and land degradation.