NAIROBI, KENYA: Efforts to fence Kakamega Forest is in top gear.
Rhino Ark in partnership with Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya Forest Service, and County Governments of Kakamega and Vihiga, is in the initial stages of fencing Kakamega Forest. The project will create conservation awareness among the forest adjacent communities and promote ecotourism.
Speaking at Braeburn International School recently, Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF), Mr Julius Kamau hailed the initiative terming it a step in the right direction to protect Kenya’s forests.
He said KFS is keen on promoting Public Private Partnerships (PPP) to enhance forest conservation. “The attainment of 10 per cent tree cover by 2022 will only be possible through establishment of such partnerships,” he said
Rhino Ark Charitable Trust is one of the PPP ventures that has benefited forest conservation through fencing of several forests ecosystems. These include 43kms of Eburu forest, 180kms of Mt Kenya Forest - an ongoing project and the entire Aberdare forest.
