Kenya makes strides in tree and forest cover

Chief Conservator of Forests Julius Kamau during a media briefing about the National Forest Resources Assessment Report 2021 at the Kenya Forest Service headquarters in Karura on June 3, 2022. [Samson Wire, Standard]

Kenya has surpassed the 2022 minimum target of 10 per cent tree cover to achieve 12.13 per cent. It has also achieved an 8.83 per cent forest cover.

In 2013, the forest cover was at 6.99 per cent while in 2018  was 5.99 percent. This is according to the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) in its new National Forest Assessment Report 2021 released yesterday.