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APAO Living Research Lab, the HUB

APAO Living Research Hub is a regenerative learning space where biodiversity, culture, and community innovation meet. From our botanic garden and natural coworking zones to Moringa-based carbon-sink demonstrations, APAO serves as a live laboratory for environmental stewardship. Here, every tree, bird, insect, and landscape becomes a data point for research, education, and sustainable living.

Our Structure: 5 Dataset Permanent Documentation Streams

1. biodiversity documentation 

We are Documenting:

  • Trees 

  • Thrubs

  • Ground herbs

  • Medicinal plants

  • Fruit trees

  • Ornamental flowers

 

APAO-EcoLife:

Discovering Biodiversity in Kigamboni

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2. Moringa REFORESTATION & Family Propagation

We are Documenting:

  • Newly planted seedlings and Cuttings

  • Moringa cuttings donation

  • Observation story telling 

  • Family tree-planting activities

  • Children and community involving 

  • Volunteers in action 

  • Community engagement meetings

We volunteer

Every Saturday  

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3. Moringa Canopy Growth Monitoring

Selected more than 20 Moringa trees.

Each tree:

  • Given a name: CSM01, CSM02, CSM03, CSM04.....

  • Recording growth photos every month

  • Measuring height + circumference

  • Document canopy spread size

As a new observation every month

 

Carbon-sink dataset.

Monthly carbon sink demonstration

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4. Moringa canopy Harvesting

Moringa leaf powder Regenerative Cycle 

Documenting:

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  • Pre-harvest canopy

  • Leaf picking and preparing 

  • Drying Moringa leaves 

  • Grinding

  • Final powder

  • Packaging 

  • Marketing and Selling 

  • Income for family & SERA financing 

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Green Economy

Family Green economy demonstration 

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5. Recreational destination for residency

Natural Coworking Spaces

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Well prepared:

  • Natural APAO landscape/botanic garden

  • Pathways and Utulivu walks

  • Water areas and poolside

  • Interaction zones

  • Sand-filled for cultural games 

  • Accommodation and rest spaces  

APAO as a:

Recreational & resilient spaces

Suitable for writers, creators, artists, researcher.......

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Moringa

Sustainable canopy

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