AN ACT of Parliament to provide for the establishment, development and sustainable management, including conservation and rational utilisation of forest resources for the socio -economic development of the country: Recognising that forests play a vital role in the stabilisation of soils and ground water, thereby supporting the conduct of reliable agricultural activity, and that they play a crucial role in protecting water catchments in Kenya and moderating climate by absorbing green house gases; AND further recognising that forests provide the main locus of Kenya’s biological diversity and a major habitat for wildlife; AND Acknowledging that forests are the main source of domestic fuel wood for the Kenyan people, and that they provide essential raw materials for wood based industries and a variety of non-wood forest products; AND WHEREAS Kenya is committed to the inter-sectoral
development and sustainable use of forestry resources and is committed under international conventions and other agreements to promote the sustainable management, conservation and utilisation of forests and biological diversity:

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