… hat reduce flood risk, improve public health, support livelihoods and become safe, productive assets for the people of Nairobi.” As part of the initiative, WRI also signed Memoranda of Understanding with the Nairobi City County Government and the Kenya Forestry Research Institute …
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… CA), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Kenya), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), IGAD, Conservation International, UN Migration, the Kenya Forestry Research Institute …
… KEFRI provides scientific expertise, quality seed, and guidance on species. Counties and many other institutions provide registration, extension services, nurseries, and markets to households. …
… The Secretariat notes that thousands of private and community nurseries registered through the Kenya Forest Service and the Kenya Forestry Research Institute are supplying seedlings to restoration projects across the country. …
… Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) Chief Executive Officer Dr. Jane Njuguna said indigenous tree species, genetic resources and ongoing restoration efforts provide a strong foundation for future bio-based industries. …
… For Henry Komu of the Kenya Forestry Research Institute, the challenge lies not just in restoring forests, but in rethinking how restoration is done. …
… Among its key provisions, the Bill proposes the establishment of a Directorate of Forest Regulation, formal anchoring of the Kenya Forestry Research Institute within the legal framework, enhanced integrated management of dryland forests, and the creation of a framework for Paymen …
A World Resources Institute report attributes Nairobi's worsening flood crisis to decades of poor urban planning and environmental degradation, including unplanned development in flood-prone areas, inadequate drainage, shrinking wetlands, and weak land-use enforcement, alongside heavy rainfall. The 2024 floods displaced nearly 21,000 families, damaged over 90 kilometres of roads and nine bridges, and led to over 147,000 waterborne disease cases.
A World Resources Institute report attributes Nairobi's worsening flood crisis to decades of poor urban planning and environmental degradation, including unplanned development in flood-prone areas, inadequate drainage, shrinking wetlands, and weak land-use enforcement, alongside heavy rainfall. The 2024 floods displaced nearly 21,000 families, damaged over 90 kilometres of roads and nine bridges, and led to over 147,000 waterborne disease cases.
Scientific research and innovation are being emphasized as critical to Kenya's restoration of degraded mangrove forests, with evidence-based approaches intended to ensure long-term success of coastal ecosystems. A National Mangrove Stakeholder Forum in Kilifi County is reviewing implementation of the National Mangrove Ecosystem Management Plan (2017–2027) and discussing the role of research, technology and innovation in monitoring and restoring mangrove ecosystems.
Kenya is attracting international financing and partnerships to restore 10.6 million hectares of degraded land by 2032 under its National Landscape and Ecosystem Restoration Strategy, with a focus on arid and semi-arid regions that cover approximately 89 percent of the country's land mass.
An opinion piece argues that Kenya's tree-planting initiatives, including the Plant Your Age programme, should be viewed as central to national security and family welfare. The author notes that about 1.7 billion trees have been planted since 2022 toward Kenya's 15-billion-tree goal, and calls for families to participate in forestry as a path to prosperity.
Kenya's 15 billion tree-planting programme by 2032 is generating economic opportunities through seedling production, agroforestry, forest restoration services, eco-tourism, and beekeeping across counties. Land degradation currently affects approximately 38.8 million hectares and costs about $1.3 billion annually in losses, with restoration identified as a pathway for employment and livelihood creation in rural communities.
At a forum in Nairobi, African policymakers and experts called for transforming forests, trees, and agroforestry into high-value industries through value addition and manufacturing, rather than exporting raw commodities, to create jobs and strengthen climate resilience across the continent.
President William Ruto has assented to three National Assembly Bills: the National Disaster Risk Management Bill, which establishes frameworks and institutions for managing disasters at national and county levels; the Forest Conservation and Management (Amendment) Bill, which strengthens forestry conservation and research frameworks; and a third bill aimed at promoting equitable development.
Two mangrove species—Xylocarpus granatum (Mkomafu) and Sonneratia alba (Mlilana)—are declining in Gazi Bay and along Kenya's coast, threatened by illegal harvesting driven by demand for construction and carving wood. The loss threatens both coastal livelihoods and cultural practices, as these trees have long provided food, protection, timber for furniture and traditional funeral beds, and medicinal fruits.
The Senate has invited members of the public to submit written memoranda on the Forest Conservation and Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which proposes to amend the Forest Conservation and Management Act to create a modern forestry legal framework aligned with the Constitution and global conservation practices. The Bill seeks to establish a Directorate of Forest Regulation, anchor the Kenya Forestry Research Institute in law, enhance dryland forest management, and create a framework for Payment for Ecosystem Services schemes.
Antoine Moses, the reigning Guinness World Records holder for most trees planted in 24 hours, planted 47,460 mangrove propagules within 24 hours at Tudor Creek in Mombasa County, setting a new global benchmark. The attempt, pending official verification, aligns with President William Ruto's 15 billion tree-growing programme.