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Restoring Nature, Strengthening Communities: Launching a New Era of Restoration Through FOLAREP
In 2023, the Kenyan Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry developed a national strategy, the Forest and Landscape Restoration Plan (FOLAREP) to apply nature-based solutions to conserve forests and combat land degradation. Forest conservation offers a highly effective carbon-capturing sink and maintains biodiversity and other ecosystem services.
CIFOR-ICRAF has been working to develop county-specific plans for Makueni and Taita-Taveta counties in partnership with local governments, the Food and Agriculture Organization and the African Wildlife Foundation through the UKPACT Nature-based solutions project funded by the UK government.
Taita Taveta County, Kenya, Unveils Ambitious Plan to Restore 226,420 Hectares of Degraded Land
By Albert Mwangeka
Taita- Taveta County, Kenya: Taita Taveta County has launched the Forest Landscape Restoration Implementation Plan (FOLAREP), a bold initiative targeting the restoration of 226,420 hectares of degraded land. The launch coincided with the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, underscoring the country’s commitment to environmental sustainability.
My Story: Mastering Soil and Land Health Evaluation Process
Understanding of African ecosystems; initiative that establishes baseline and monitoring for land degradation assessment and rehabilitation
Story and photo essay by: Anthony Ochieng Onyango and Faith Tuarari