UNDP Kenya
Photo Credit: UNDP Kenya
As part of its climate priorities, Kenya is focusing its efforts on the preservation, recovery and expansion of this precious environment and the biodiversity it holds. The work offers multiple benefits, from halting desertification to reducing greenhouse gases emissions, while at the same time strengthening the resilience of local communities that depend on forest ecosystems for their livelihoods.
Understanding these benefits, the Government of Kenya took leadership by committing in the country’s 2010 constitution to achieving 10 % tree cover across its land. In June 2022. As long-standing partners supporting the realization of Kenya’s climate and development objectives, UNDP and Japan came forward to contribute to this unprecedented effort. They joined forces with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and partners on the ground to strengthen restoration and protection activities in the Kaptagat Forest Ecosystem, the Kakamega Forest and the Lake Magadi Ecosystem.
Photo story: undp-climate.exposure.co/forests-hold-the-key-to-kenyas-c...
UNDP Kenya
Photo Credit: UNDP Kenya
As part of its climate priorities, Kenya is focusing its efforts on the preservation, recovery and expansion of this precious environment and the biodiversity it holds. The work offers multiple benefits, from halting desertification to reducing greenhouse gases emissions, while at the same time strengthening the resilience of local communities that depend on forest ecosystems for their livelihoods.
Understanding these benefits, the Government of Kenya took leadership by committing in the country’s 2010 constitution to achieving 10 % tree cover across its land. In June 2022. As long-standing partners supporting the realization of Kenya’s climate and development objectives, UNDP and Japan came forward to contribute to this unprecedented effort. They joined forces with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and partners on the ground to strengthen restoration and protection activities in the Kaptagat Forest Ecosystem, the Kakamega Forest and the Lake Magadi Ecosystem.
Photo story: undp-climate.exposure.co/forests-hold-the-key-to-kenyas-c...