The Service has committed grow 300 million trees in the year 2024, this is part of continued and accelerated efforts of the Service in ensuring that the National target of growing 15 billion trees by the year 2032 is achieved, not only as a means of climate mitigation and for the socio-economic good of the nation
To begin this ambitious annual target by the Service, the Chief Conservator of Forests Mr. Alex Lemarkoko has today led the KFS Senior Management Team & all Headquarters staff, media personnel and members of the Uplands Community Forest Association (CFA) in planting over 5000 indigenous tree seedlings to rehabilitate a 5Ha parcel at Matathia Block of Uplands Forest Station in Kiambu County.
As an Institution mandated with conservation and protection forests , our staff actively engage and lead in the tree growing activities within their respective service area. We not only provide the technical support but also get our hands dirty by doing the actual tree growing.
In implementing the All Government, All Society approach towards the achievement of the tree growing target, the CCF outlined to the CFA members who joined the staff in the tree planting exercise, that the Service depends on them and all Kenyans in ensuring the growth of the trees.
The CCF also articulated the Service’s commitment in working with CFAs towards water conservation & rehabilitation of wetlands ecosystems and prioritizing fruit trees in the restoration campaign due to their added economic value for livelihood development for forest-adjacent communities.
The Service, was joined by our partners in conservation and restoration, Earthlungs Restoration Project, during the planting exercise, also present were National Government Administrative Officers’s and other stakeholders.
