Farmers catch butterflies at the Arabuko-Sokoke forest in Kilifi. The forest has a variety of endemic species of birds and animals. PHOTO | BRIAN OKINDA
Kenya is working towards having the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest in the Coastal County of Kilifi, inscribed on Unesco’s World Heritage List. It is currently on the Unesco Tentative List.
The 39,100-hectare forest at Arabuko — located, between the North Coast tourism hubs of Kilifi and Malindi 110km north of Mombasa—is rich in species diversity and endemism, and important for the conservation of birds, butterflies, reptiles, plants and wildlife.
