forest conservation Stories

Communities to earn cash for protecting forests under new Bill
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 10, 2025

The Bill outlines a payment-for-ecosystem services model where residents and landowners who engage in conservation would receive incentives.

KFS to manage private and community forests under new law
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 04, 2025

Currently, KFS is limited to managing state-owned forests, but the new proposal is designed to reflect changing environmental and global conservation...

CS Deborah Barasa pledges full disclosure on controversial Ngong Forest hotel project
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 01, 2025

Environment CS Deborah Barasa explained that forest laws allow the development of eco-tourism ventures in public forests and referred to provisions in...

Kenya launches Africa’s first REDD+ registry in landmark UK partnership to boost climate action
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 28, 2025

This digital platform serves as a centralised system for tracking, verifying, and managing emissions reductions from REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from De...

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