National Tree Growing Restoration Campaign
Kenya embarked on an ambitious tree planting drive, aiming to plant 15 billion trees nationwide by 2032. This effort seeks to increase the country's tree and forest cover from 12.13% to 21.07%. To achieve this goal, the initiative will focus on producing 7.9 billion tree seedlings, upgrading 300 existing KFS tree nurseries, and establishing 50 new ones.
Why It Matters
This project will Increase national tree cover from 12.13 % to 21.07%,create thousands of green jobs, reduce GHG,improve management of water tower,increase the source of timber and reduce degraded landscapes.
Progress
38%
Benefits
Increase national tree cover from 12.13 % to 21.07%:
This project will resultin increased tree coverage across the country resulting in climate change mitigation and adaptation
create thousands of green jobs:
This project will result in creation of green jobs which will result to the improvement of livelihoods and conservation of environment
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