Why forest adjacent communities are unhappy with state
They say authorities have totally failed them despite helping state to rehabilitate country’s forest resources.
Source: the-star.co.ke
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Kenya mulls bringing back 'shamba system' into forests
Kenya has approximately 152,000 hectares of forests under plantation management out of the 2.6 million hectares of forest area.
Source: theeastafrican.co.ke
Shamba: Kenya's agroforestry in the spotlight
Government’s suggestion to ease regulations on crop growing in forests re-opens debate on east African country's shamba system
Source: chinadialogue.net
Half of tropical forestland cleared for agriculture isn't put to use, research shows
Agriculture is gradually killing forests, and yet up to half of tropical forestland in Africa, Latin America and Asia cleared for agriculture remains idle, according to research published in the journal Science. The literature review, which analyzes a range of pantropical studies of deforestation, estimates that between 6.4 million and 8.8 million hectares (15.8 million […]
Source: mongabay.com
Ogieks use traditional bylaws to conserve their historical lands
The community is only allowed to collect dead wood from the forests for building and for use as firewood.
Source: standardmedia.co.ke