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Nyanza counties bank on El Nino to boost forest cover

Tree seedling. [iStockphoto]

Various stakeholders in Nyanza are competing against time to improve the region's forest coverage by taking advantage of the ongoing rains to plant trees.

Should their efforts bear fruit, residents are optimistic that the region's forest cover will increase significantly. They are all hoping to take advantage of El Nino rains predicted to start in October to boost forest coverage.

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