Mount Loita

　　Introduction       Mount Loita’s forests have long been an important natural resource for the local Maasai people. Most of their daily necessities—food, medicine, building materials, as well as clean water and grazing land—are derived directly or indirectly from the forest. As a result, Loita holds a significant place in Maasai culture. Local poems praise the forest, and some ancient trees are even revered as sacred.

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