Bennittes Kipyegon
Founder at Plus One Tree Initiative
Environmental Studies at Karatina University
Kenya
Hi, I'm Bennittes Kipyegon!
Founder at Plus One Tree Initiative
𝖡𝖾𝗇𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝖽 𝖯𝗅𝗎𝗌 𝖮𝗇𝖾 𝖳𝗋𝖾𝖾 𝖨𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾, 𝖺𝗇 𝗈𝗋𝗀𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗓𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗂𝗍𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗋𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖽𝖾𝗀𝗋𝖺𝖽𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇, 𝖾𝗇𝗁𝖺𝗇𝖼𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖻𝗂𝗈𝖽𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗂𝗍𝗒, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖻𝗎𝗂𝗅𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖼𝗅𝗂𝗆𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗂𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝗂𝗀𝗁-𝗊𝗎𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗍𝗋𝖾𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝖾𝖽𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝗅𝖺𝗋𝗀𝖾-𝗌𝖼𝖺𝗅𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖾𝖿𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗌. 𝖡𝖾𝗇𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗌' 𝗉𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖽𝖾𝖽𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗈 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖽𝖾𝗀𝗋𝖺𝖽𝖾𝖽 𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗌𝖼𝖺𝗉𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗆𝗈𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗌𝗎𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗂𝗇𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝗀𝖺𝗇 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗆𝗉𝗅𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖾𝗏𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾-𝖻𝖺𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗀𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗁𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗏𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖺𝗀𝖾, 𝗐𝗁𝗂𝖼𝗁 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖺𝖿𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝖽𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗎𝗇𝗌𝗎𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗂𝗇𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝖿𝖺𝗋𝗆𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗉𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝖼𝖾𝗌 𝗌𝗎𝖼𝗁 𝖺𝗌 𝗌𝗁𝗂𝖿𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖼𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇. 𝖶𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖺 𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗄𝗀𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝖤𝗇𝗏𝗂𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗅 𝖲𝗍𝗎𝖽𝗂𝖾𝗌, 𝗁𝖾 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝗌𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗓𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗋𝖾𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗉𝖺𝗀𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇, 𝗋𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗇𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗌𝗒𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗆 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇, 𝖾𝗇𝗌𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖽𝖾𝗀𝗋𝖺𝖽𝖾𝖽 𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗈𝗇𝗅𝗒 𝗋𝖾𝗁𝖺𝖻𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝖺𝗅𝗌𝗈 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖿𝗎𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌. 𝖳𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖯𝗅𝗎𝗌 𝖮𝗇𝖾 𝖳𝗋𝖾𝖾 𝖨𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾, H𝗂𝗌 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄 𝖿𝗈𝖼𝗎𝗌𝖾𝗌 𝗈𝗇 𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝗂𝗀𝗁-𝗊𝗎𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗍𝗋𝖾𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝖾𝖽𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝗅𝖺𝗋𝗀𝖾-𝗌𝖼𝖺𝗅𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖾𝖿𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗌, 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗏𝗂𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗌𝗎𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗂𝗇𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝖺𝗅𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗇𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗎𝗇𝗌𝗎𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗂𝗇𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝖼𝖾𝗌. 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗦: • 𝖣𝖾𝗌𝗂𝗀𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗂𝗆𝗉𝗅𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗋𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗌𝗈𝗅𝗎𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝗍𝖺𝗂𝗅𝗈𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖿𝗂𝖼 𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗅 𝗇𝖾𝖾𝖽𝗌. 𝖨𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎’𝗋𝖾 𝗉𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇, 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗇𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖡𝖾𝗇𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝗈𝗅𝗅𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗈𝗇 𝗌𝖼𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗆𝗉𝖺𝖼𝗍𝖿𝗎𝗅 𝗌𝗈𝗅𝗎𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖺 𝗀𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗋 𝖿𝗎𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾.
Experience
Plus One Tree Initiative
Founder
January 2018 - Present
I lead Plus One Tree Initiative, an organization dedicated to reversing land degradation, enhancing biodiversity, and building climate resilience through sustainable land restoration. Driven by firsthand experience with deforestation and unsustainable land-use practices in my home community, I focus on evidence-based reforestation solutions, including the production of high-quality tree seedlings to support large-scale restoration efforts. With a background in Environmental Studies, my work integrates tree propagation, ecosystem restoration, and community engagement to ensure degraded landscapes are rehabilitated and protected for future generations.
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Projects
Lead
Kenya’s land is heavily affected by desertification, partially due to multi-year droughts which impact the livelihood, agricultural production and livestock of the 54 million Kenyan people severely. To combat this, the Kenyan country team has crafted a 2024 roadmap that aligns with the country’s spatial planning framework as part of Kenya Vision 2030. Kenya also launched the “15 billion Trees” ten-year initiative in 2022 to reverse deforestation, lower greenhouse emissions and restore degraded landscapes. Utilizing geospatial data for sustainable land use planning is a key strategy to halt land degradation and ensure the sustainable use of land resources in Kenya.
Languages
English
Professional
German
Beginner
Skills
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Areas in
Environment Protection
Land-Use Planning
Climate Change
Climate Change Mitigation
Environmental Analysis