Kaya forests, despite being global heritages rich in biodiversity of great endemism, are under threat from overexploitation by the surrounding poor communities. The communities heavily depend on the forest resources for their subsistence needs as well as for local businesses. The youth, women and the general public involvement in kaya protection is very limited. The diversity of livelihood opportunities to the communities is limited making them more vulnerable to climate induced disasters. With high populations, the demand for wood resources is overstretching the natural regeneration of the forests. Trees are felled for firewood and to burn charcoal as a means of sustenance by the community. This increases the GHGs into the atmosphere leading to climate induced disasters. The population relies on subsistence rain fed agriculture which is impacted heavily by climate change leading to high food insecurity and low resilience. The elders committees which manage the sites are weak over old age, poor numbers and lack of support from local leaders on their noble roles as forest custodians. Besides, they have limited skills in organizational management, lobbying and advocacy. Elders cannot enforce their traditional fines and as such rely on government agencies to help them. Earlier efforts have centered on protection through gazzetement, patrols and forest species inventories and therefore has not been very successful in abating destruction. Some kaya boundaries are not clear and bordering farmers encroach into forest land. The government agencies with legal mandate on the protection of the sites also are poorly funded, equipped and staffed for effective management. This project proposes to continue with site protection activities, diversify livelihood options through nature based enterprises and involve more stakeholders particularly youth and women groups to conservation by providing opportunities that attract their participation. The unsustainable use of non renewable energy to heat and light will be addressed through interventions that target to increase the household renewable energy mix and also through the production of woodlots on farm.