Kenya targets restoration of 10,000 hectares of Mt Elgon as tree cover drive gathers pace
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 8-The government has committed to restoring 10,000 hectares of degraded forest and farmland in the Mt Elgon ecosystem under a 10-year conservation programme targeting improved land management…
The Kenyan government has announced a 10-year conservation programme targeting the restoration of 10,000 hectares of degraded forest and farmland in the Mt Elgon ecosystem. Under the Mt Elgon Integrated Conservation and Livelihood Improvement Programme (ICLIP), the initiative aims to improve land management, benefit 60,000 people, and incorporate sustainable livelihoods.
The programme, supported by the FAO-GEF-7 Integrated Landscape Management Project, is part of broader efforts to promote sustainable forest management and safeguard the ecosystem's ecological, cultural, and economic significance. The government also highlighted progress in its national tree-growing campaign, which aims for 30% tree cover by 2032, with approximately 20.6 million trees planted in Bungoma County since 2022.
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