Located in the eastern side of the Rift valley, about 190kms Northeast of Nairobi in the Mt. Kenya region. Mt. Kenya landscape is a source of rivers feeding the famous river Tana which is used to generate about 50% of hydroelectric power. The landscape boasts of some of the best coffee and teas in the world and farmers also participate in other farming activities which include livestock rearing, horticultural farming and khat farming. Over time land use has changed towards conversion of wetlands into agricultural land, conversion of agricultural land into urban settlements, loss in vegetation cover, encroachment into riparian areas and decrease in river water volumes. Several drivers of land use change emerge, including cultivation along riverbanks, unsound farming methods and increasing population; illegal logging, climate change; emerging market demands and favorable prices for horticultural crops and Khat; encroachment into forests; and inadequate legislation to prevent the encroachment of wetlands. Forest tree cover has reduced between 2.6% and 3.4% in the landscape between 2000-2020.Cultivated land increased across the landscape with higher increases for cultivated land recorded in Embu region (from 71.87% to 89.3% of land area) but increases in per capita cultivated land were insignificant. Soils are in poor chemical health with increasing acidity and low levels of soil nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; soil organic matter levels are in medium to high range. Rainforest alliance is working closely work with partners with varied initiatives in landscape management. KTDA: Training of smallholder tea farmers on RA and CSA and forms part of the representation of smallholder tea farmers in the LMB. They support smallholder farmers with the aggregation, processing and marketing of tea. CMS: Training of smallholder coffee farmers on RA and CSA and forms part of representation of smallholder coffee farmers in the LMB. They support smallholder farmers with the aggregation, processing and marketing of coffee. County governments of Embu and Kirinyaga: Provides the administration arm to the landscape and guide in national and county policies. They will also act as a linkage between the program activities and the landscape population. Kenya Scouts Association: School going scouts and out of school rangers will be reached through trainings on RA and CSA. They will also participate in tree planting for rehabilitation and restoration of both forest and farmlands. Nature Kenya: Support program implementation through CFAs and WRUAS by training them on RA and CSA. They will also be supported to come up with management plans that can define their next steps. Kenya Coffee Platform: Support smallholder coffee farmers in market development.Climate variability and extremes is emerging as a major threat to livelihoods and sustainability development with extreme weather events being experienced (2011-2020) in both Kirinyaga and Embu. Droughts, floods, heavy rainfall, landslides and low temperatures had affected the community over the years and worsened from 2010. Embu County has witnessed floods largely caused by overflow in main riverbanks, thereby causing enormous damage and loss of life and property including crops and infrastructure. Climate change has worsened the effects of flooding in Embu County as desertification and deforestation have led to the erosion of topsoil Landslides and floods have been witnessed in the two landscapes leading to destruction of properties and farmlands. Population growth has led to demand for more food which has led to further degradation of production and forest areas. The communities are experiencing human rights challenges including gender discrimination, Genders-based violence, and other work-related discriminations at homes and workplaces. Poverty levels are very high due to unsustainable farming production methods and continuous increase in population culminating to increased demands for food production. With the existence of two arms of governments (national and county), there have been challenges on the enactment of policies or/and some policies contradictions experienced. This has left actualisation of some climate threats management policies not followed. See More