deforestation Stories
Pledges at global summits attract media headlines, but do not always materialise. Often, only a small fraction of pledged funding reaches target count...
The initiative is part of a wider national strategy linking environmental conservation to food security. President Ruto explained that Kenya has relie...
Senior Counsel Charles Mugane argues that the management of City Park rightfully belongs to the Nairobi County Government and was unlawfully taken ove...
The self-proclaimed preacher, accused of orchestrating the deaths of more than 400 followers through extreme starvation in Shakahola, Kilifi County, e...
With desertification worsening in Marsabit and other arid regions, reducing dependence on woodfuel is increasingly urgent — both for the environment a...
KFS explained that the only legitimate way to acquire movement permits for forest products such as timber, logs, poles and charcoal is by visiting the...
The tree-planting initiative will largely focus on schools, with 71.1 million fruit trees expected to be planted in 35,570 public and private primary...
The Etosha National Park is a major tourist destination in Namibia, drawing thousands of visitors annually to see its wildlife and salt pan landscape.
The prosecution presented five witnesses before the Shanzu Law Courts in the ongoing trial involving Mackenzie and 95 co-accused persons, who face cha...
Sandalwood produces essential oils and has parts with proven medicinal properties, including anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial benefits.
The illegal sandalwood trade, often conducted through illicit logging operations, contributes significantly to deforestation and wildlife trafficking,...
Residents, led by the local Chakama Pastors’ Fellowship, have linked the vast unoccupied land to cult activity, arguing it has become a breeding groun...
Khadijah Wilson recounted how she and her younger brother found the boy, identified in court only as P.P., lying weak outside their shop in the Maduka...
The programme forms part of President William Ruto’s 15 Billion Tree Growing Campaign, which the Environment CS described as “a social contract and a...
Launched in 2022, the initiative is split into two major projects: a Sh200 billion programme under the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and a Sh300 billion...
KFS said the drones will fly regular patrols across the forest, working together with existing ground security measures to ensure a safe environment f...
The petition, signed by over 8,000 people by Sunday, at 10:00 am, urges the public to support a reversal to the previous system where the Community Fo...
Mugane contends that City Park has historically fallen under the county's jurisdiction, but KFS allegedly assumed control "secretly and irregularly."
Both elephants and rare ebony lie at the heart of the national heritage of Cameroon. By safeguarding elephants, Cameroon can protect the long-term via...
The Bill outlines a payment-for-ecosystem services model where residents and landowners who engage in conservation would receive incentives.
A five-year roadmap crafted by the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and the City Park Community Forest Association (CFA) will steer the project, ensuring th...
KFS confirmed that it is aware of the video, but stressed that it cannot yet confirm whether the sighting actually occurred or if the clip is recent.
The rebuttal follows remarks by Kenya Forest Service Chief Conservator of Forests, Alex Lemarkoko, who claimed that an audit had uncovered irregularit...
Titus Ngonyo Gandi narrated how his wife, Esther Birya Masha, drew their two sons, Harry and Isaack Ngala, into Mackenzie’s cult.
Currently, KFS is limited to managing state-owned forests, but the new proposal is designed to reflect changing environmental and global conservation...
Abdi Willy Adan said only some of the other suspects had refused food since Wednesday, while Mackenzie’s last hunger strike was recorded back in Febru...
KFS Chief Conservator of Forests Alex Lemarkoko said the audit also revealed that FKF failed to submit budgets and work plans for KFS approval, and d...
The petitioners, Friends of Karura Forest, a Community Forest Association, argue that the move undermines their 20-year joint management agreement wit...
Meanwhile, Friends of Karura Forest (FKF) Association has vowed to sue KFS, saying its move to take over all entry and service fee collections at Karu...
