The Government of Kenya, through the National Environment Trust Fund (NETFUND), has launched a Sh667 million project aimed at restoring the endangered Cherangany Forest Ecosystem.
Dubbed 'The Restoration and Sustainable Management of the Cherangany Forest Ecosystem and improved livelihood project,' project, also funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, targets over 1,000 smallholder farmers in Elgeyo Marakwet and West Pokot counties who are to plant 18 million trees in three-years.
The Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry, Dr.
Deborah Barasa, who presided over the launch held at Chebara Agricultural Training Centre, affirmed the government's commitment to environmental restoration. "The government is committed to strengthening partnerships for restoring the country's precious but endangered forest ecosystems," Dr.
