Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) Alex Lemarkoko hosted Zoological Society of London (ZSL) CEO Kathryn England at the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) Headquarters in Karura, Nairobi. England was accompanied by ZSL Chief Conservation Officer Andrew Terry. The meeting reviewed the KFS–ZSL partnership, which began in 2024 and was formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) […]
The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and the World Wide Fund for Nature Kenya (WWF-Kenya) have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in forest landscape restoration, biodiversity conservation and climate resilience. The agreement, signed by Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) Mr. Alex Lemarkoko, EBS, ‘ndc’ (K), and WWF-Kenya Chief Executive Officer Mr. […]
Kenya Forest Service (KFS), in collaboration with partners, has strengthened efforts towards the restoration and sustainable management of Dundori Forest, culminating in the handover of 68 fully restored hectares of forest to KFS. The France Ambassador to Kenya, Waadid Benaabou, who was the Chief Guest, commended the efforts towards restoring Dundori Forest and emphasized the […]
The Kenya Forest Service (KFS), through the National Tree Growing and Restoration Programme (NTGRP), continued the handover of designated sites in Mandera and Wajir counties. The exercise, led by the DCCF Partnerships and Resource Mobilization and Manager NTGRP, Mr. Noor Hussein, paves the way for borehole drilling, installation of solar-powered water pumps and steel water […]
The Deputy Chief Conservator of Forests, Partnerships and Resource Mobilization, and Manager National Tree Growing and Restoration Project Mr. Noor Hussein, led a team in handing over borehole drilling sites in Kwale, Kilifi, Tana River, and Lamu counties. This is part of ongoing efforts of drilling 12 boreholes under the National Tree Growing and Restoration […]
The Forest Conservation and Management Act places communities living adjacent to forests at the center of forest management through participatory forest management, recognizing them as key partners in the conservation, protection and sustainable management of forest resources. Their participation is therefore critical in strengthening forest protection, restoration and local ownership of forest resources. The Kenya […]
Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) Mr. Alex Lemarkoko accompanied the Principal Secretary for Forestry, Mr. Gitonga Mugambi, before the National Assembly Committee on Implementation, chaired by Budalangi MP Hon. Raphael Wanjala, at Bunge Towers. The PS provided an update on the implementation of House resolutions concerning the management, protection and conservation of public forest land. […]








