Arduous climb for Kenya in its quest for 10pc tree cover by 2022
Felled trees in Sabor Forest in Elgeyo-Marakwet County in Kenya's Rift Valley on March 18. Kenya’s forests are threatened with agricultural expansion and unsustainable use of forest resources. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
In line with its Constitution that sets a target of a minimum 10 percent tree cover, Kenya devised the National Forest Programme 2016-2030 for the implementation of key tree growing and conservation programmes.
In the programme, Kenya aimed to attain a national tree cover of 10 percent by 2030, from the current 7.2 percent (which puts it in the low tree cover countries in the world). About $438 million is needed for this task.
