Minet Kenya’s Greening Bid

ENVIRONMENT

Local Communities Proving Critical in Minet Kenya’s Greening Bid

Kenya is losing its forests at an alarming rate. According to a 2024 report by the Kenya Forest Service (KFS), the country sheds over 84,000 hectares of forest cover annually due to deforestation, with an additional 15,000 hectares lost to forest degradation. That’s nearly 1.5 times the size of Nairobi City County vanishing each year, along with critical ecosystems, rainfall patterns,…