St Paul’s Unity Forest
Bringing students together to restore endangered wilderness.
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St Paul’s Unity Forest has brought together students from St Paul’s University, along with the local St. Paul’s Primary school, to restore a neglected pocket of land within the grounds of the university campus.
The entire local area was once the southern tip of the Aberdare ecosystem, though 99.9% of these native forests have been destroyed. In collaboration with local conservation experts at Brackenhurst Botanic Garden & Forest, St Paul’s Unity Forest has become home to several endangered species grown in the Brackenhurst nursery, helping to revive elements of the precious ecosystem that once flourished here.
Forest Maker
Michael Waiyaki
Forest Report: 2025
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Average of Tallest 3 Trees
The forest is doing exceptionally well - its tallest trees now nearly three meters tall, and a fantastic survival rate of over 90%. Besides the healthy plant life, we’ve seen lots of microscopic bugs in the forest - contributing to the return of birdsong to the forest, which has previously been absent, highlighting how the pocket forest is causing bird species to return to the area.
Biodiversity Notes:
Planting: September 2023
Bringing communities together
Thanks to the engagement of two educational communities, the forest has an impact on over 3,000 students during any one academic year. Educators and students of all ages were brought together in the planting of this project; the creation of this forest has been a shared experience that will only strengthen community bonds.
