The Project for Strengthening Forestry Sector Development and Community Resilience to Climate Change through Sustainable Forest Management and Landscape Restoration (SFS-CORECC) is being implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry (MECCF), Kenya Forest Service (KFS), and Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), in collaboration with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) since January 2022.
This project aimed to further strengthen the policy and implementation capacity of the central and local governments, and contribute to increasing tree cover by supporting the promotion of commercial forestry and the development and diffusion of drought-resistant trees.
Overall Goal
Sustainable forest management and landscape restoration are promoted to assist in achieving over 30% tree cover and growing 15 billion trees by 2032
Project Duration
1st February 2022 to 31st January 2027 (5 years)
Project Outputs
1.Policy Support (implemented by MECCF and KFS)
2.Commercial Forestry Promotion (implemented by KFS)
3.Tree Breeding (implemented by KEFRI)
4.Regional Cooperation (implemented by KEFRI)
Target Areas
-Nationwide for Outputs 1 through 4
-8 pilot counties implementing commercial forestry activities: Embu, Kilifi, Kitui, Kwale, Makueni, Nyeri, Taita Taveta, Tharaka Nithi
