September 2020

The commitment by the government to increase the forest cover is clearly demonstrated by actions in the National Strategy for Achieving and Maintaining 10% tree cover and the ongoing policy and legislative reviews. Whereas, policies are vital the integral role played by certification and standardization within the forest sector cannot be over-emphasized. Therefore, it’s incumbent […]

For the last decade, fencing has been used as a management tool to achieve conservation and management objectives of the forest ecosystem. In Sub-Sahara region and Kenya in particular, fencing has gained momentum mainly to control human-wildlife conflicts as well as reduce human encroachments into the ecosystem. Some of the forest areas in Kenya that