Also known as: GBM
Environmental organization that filed court petitions against forest law amendments and has rehabilitated over 400 hectares across the Mau Forest Complex.
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Citizen Digital
… The resistance led by Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement in the 1990s established a legacy where forest destruction is viewed not just as environmental damage, but as an attack on public heritage. …
Public outrage as viral videos reveal massive deforestation in Kenya’s key water towersThe Standard
… That is the injustice we must avoid.At the Green Belt Movement, we do not see the Judiciary as an obstacle to conservation. …
Judiciary has a critical role in protection of our environmentThe Standard
… Earlier this week, the Green Belt Movement handed over 6 hectares of rehabilitated forestland in Dundori Forest to the Kenya Forest Service, following restoration work supported by France through the Agence Française de Développement (AFD). …
How community-led restoration is bringing back Dundori ForestCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 1 – The Green Belt Movement (GBM) has handed over six hectares of rehabilitated forest land in Dundori Forest to the Kenya Forest Service (KFS), highlighting the role of local communities in Kenya’s ambitious target of planting 15 billion trees by 2032. …
Green Belt Movement hands over 6 Hectares of restored Mau Forest to KFSThe Standard
… The Constitution has given Kenyans powerful tools, but the challenge has been implementation,” says Job Mwangi, advocacy manager at the Green Belt Movement. …
The unending fight for forests, 16 years after KatibaThe Standard
… The orders came from a petition filed by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), the Green Belt Movement and public interest litigation group JustAct, stopping the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), Kenya Forest Service and private developer Konyon Company Limited from further construct …
Court stops construction of controversial Ngong Forest eco-lodgeThe Standard
… e earth, gathered into streams as it coursed downhill, merged into roaring rivers before eventually finding its way to the sea.Young boys and girls played on grassy knolls, filling their lungs with fresh air, scenes that Kenyan environmentalist, founder of the Green Belt Movement …
The poetry of nature calling humanity back homeThe Standard
… The coalition comprises Friends of Nairobi's Forest and Green Spaces, the Green Belt Movement, Friends of Oloolua Forest, Karura Forest, City Park, Ngong Road Forest, Nairobi Arboretum, Nairobi National Park and Thogoto Community Forest Association. …
Conservationists demand halt to Kenya forest excisionsThe Standard
… The petition, filed by Green Belt Movement and Just Act, seeks to suspend the new law assented to by President William Ruto on May 29, arguing that it was enacted through a flawed legislative process and unlawfully grants the Kenya Forest Service powers to authorise easements and …
Green Belt challenges new law opening forests to road projectsThe Standard
… Every stage of the value chain creates work for local businesses and communities."Restoration is no longer simply about planting trees," says Job Mwangi, head of advocacy at Green Belt Movement. …
The rise and rise of women-led tree-planting enterprisesVideo footage showing heavy machinery and lorries transporting felled trees from Kenya's critical ecosystems including Kereita Forest, Karura Forest, and the Aberdare Ranges has ignited public outrage, with citizens, environmental activists, and civil society groups condemning what they describe as ecological betrayal by President William Ruto's administration.
17 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Video footage showing heavy machinery and lorries transporting felled trees from Kenya's critical ecosystems including Kereita Forest, Karura Forest, and the Aberdare Ranges has ignited public outrage, with citizens, environmental activists, and civil society groups condemning what they describe as ecological betrayal by President William Ruto's administration.
17 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
An opinion piece argues that courts are often the last line of defence for environmental protection when administrative processes fail, and stresses the importance of conservatory orders in preserving ecosystems during legal proceedings, since environmental damage cannot always be remedied through compensation.
8 October 2026 · The Standard →
A women-led community organisation in Kirima block is working to restore 150,000 acres of Dundori Forest, a critical block within the Mau Complex, by planting indigenous tree seedlings to re-establish lost forests and sustain rivers within Nakuru. The effort receives funding from TerraFund for AFR100, an initiative to combat decades of human encroachment, illegal grazing, and unsustainable cultivation.
2 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Green Belt Movement has handed over six hectares of rehabilitated forest land in Dundori Forest to the Kenya Forest Service, part of Phase II of the Mau Restoration Project. The initiative has restored more than 400 hectares of degraded forest across the Mau Forest Complex and created livelihood opportunities for over 1,000 people.
1 October 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya's 2010 Constitution, dubbed the "Green Constitution," enshrines environmental protection as a human right and mandates at least ten per cent tree cover, but 16 years later citizens and organisations remain locked in escalating legal battles with the state over forest destruction.
31 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Environment and Lands Court has temporarily stopped construction of a road through Ngong Road Forest and an eco-lodge project within the forest, pending the hearing of a petition filed by the Law Society of Kenya, the Green Belt Movement and JustAct against KURA, Kenya Forest Service and developer Konyon Company Limited.
5 August 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece reflecting on Seamus Heaney's poem "Death of a Naturalist" and how human connection to nature has shifted from lived ecosystem to visited attraction, arguing that modern generations face a world increasingly shaped by technology and commerce rather than natural wonder.
1 August 2026 · The Standard →
Conservationists have called for an immediate stop to forest destruction and excisions in Kenya, urging the government to conduct environmental assessments and allow public participation before allocating projects within protected areas. They criticized the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry and related agencies for failing to protect the country's forests amid continued encroachment and development.
9 July 2026 · The Standard →
Environmental groups Green Belt Movement and Just Act have filed a court petition against the Forest Conservation and Management (Amendment) Act, 2026, warning that permitting roads, power lines and utility corridors in Kenya's gazetted public forests could cause irreversible ecological damage including forest fragmentation and disruption of wildlife corridors. The petitioners argue the law was enacted without adequate public participation and unlawfully grants the Kenya Forest Service powers to authorize easements in protected forests including the Mau Forest Complex, the Aberdares, Mt Kenya, Kakamega, Karura and Ngong Road forests.
26 June 2026 · The Standard →
Across Kenya, tree restoration is increasingly becoming an economic opportunity for women, who are now running nurseries, supplying seedlings and building enterprises around tree-based products. Land degradation affects approximately 38.8 million hectares and results in losses of about $1.3 billion annually, but restoration is recognized as a pathway for livelihood creation and employment generation.
19 June 2026 · The Standard →
Nine environmentalists, including former Chief Justice David Maraga, were arrested on June 8 after a violent disruption of a public procession organized by Friends of Nairobi National Park, JustAct, Green Belt Movement and Greenpeace Africa to present tree seedlings to the Kenya Wildlife Service over a proposed development in Nairobi National Park.
13 June 2026 · The Standard →