Celebrating International Day of Forests

Today marks the celebration of World Forest Day. The United Nations General Assembly on November 28, 2012, established and proclaimed 21st March to be the International Day of Forests. On this day, people celebrate and create awareness on the importance all types of trees in and out of the forest globally.

Research statistics done by the UN show that each year over 10 million hectares of forest are lost which leads to loss of plants and animal species. This was confirmed recently after the only White Rhino named Sudan died in Kenya. 

This year's International Day of Forest will address the theme "Forest for Sustainable Cities" putting a lot of focus on how forests and trees in urban areas regulate temperature, water flows, provide food, nutrients, shelter and how it fosters community cohesion and individual well being.

Forests play a very important role in climate change and biodiversity. Each nation globally is called upon to organize local or national tree planting campaigns in an effort to quench global warming catastrophe.

Kenya boasts of Kakamega Forest as the only Tropical rain forest that attracts rain mostly in Western Kenya. Kenyans should plant more trees for the benefit of the future generation and survival of the world.