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Vast forest threatened by destructive plants

Kenya Forest Service Lower Imenti forest conservator Vashita Kivondo at a block of the forest that has been invaded by Lantana Camara species. [Phares Mutembei, Standard]

Meru forest is under threat after the invasion of at least five plant species that are slowly eating up the forest cover.

About 40 per cent of the 97,169 hectares of the Meru forest was affected by the invasive species as of 2019, stifling its growth.

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