Tag: Community Forest Associations

Kenya: The Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining (DCEFM) has visited Kenya Forest Service as part of their field visit to the public institutions which they oversight.

Kenya: The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) Board of Directors, led by the Chairman, Job Chirchir, is on a two-day induction retreat to familiarise themselves with the programmes and activities of the Service and especially the 15 billion tree-growing campaign meant to increase the country’s tree cover to over 30% by the year 2032.

Zambia, Kenya: The Principal Senior Deputy Chief Conservator of Forests (PSDCCF), Peter Waweru, has this morning hosted a delegation from the Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries Corporation Ltd led by their Director of Plantations, Justin Tongo, who is on bench marking mission on plantation forest management in Kenya.

Kenya: The Acting Chief Conservator of Forests (Ag. CCF), Alex Lemarkoko, has commissioned an operation to weed out illegal forest activities in five Mau and North Rift Conservancies counties. This is following reports of some illegal activities that are hampering the government's efforts towards the attainment of the 30% tree cover being spearheaded by KFS.

Kenya: The Service has today launched three Participatory Forest Management Plans (PFMPs) and signed Forest Management Agreements with forest-adjacent communities from Pongwe-Kidimu, Mrima and Marenje Community Forest Associations (CFAs) in an event presided over by Dr Elizabeth Wambugu the Principal, Kenya Forestry College ( representing the Ag. Chief Conservator of Forests) and Lunga Lunga Member of Parliament Hon. Mangale Chiforomodo at Mirima Primary School in Kwale County.