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ABERDARE RANGE, Kenya (AP) — In a dense layer of green thousands of feet above sea level, cedar, podo and hegeina trees pattern the landscape, thick moss hanging from their
The Kenyan government wants to build a 32-mile tarmac road through the UNESCO World Heritage Site to connect two counties, and the country's environmental agency, the National Environment Management Authority, issued an environmental impact assessment license for the project last month.
Residents are optimistic the project could improve their lives. But scientists and conservationists fear irreparable damage to the ecosystem.
Environment News: In a dense layer of green thousands of feet above sea level, cedar, podo and hegeina trees pattern the landscape, thick moss hanging from their branch.
Following pressure from Kenya's president, the national environment authority has issued a license for the construction of a tarmac road through the forested Aberdare range, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.