The Kenyan government has declared that Monday will be a \u201cspecial holiday\u201d in which people nationwide will be expected to plant trees to help with the country\u2019s land restoration efforts. <\/p>\n
Kithure Kindiki, cabinet secretary for the Interior and Administration of National Government in Kenya, made the announcement in a post on X on Monday in which he wrote, \u201cthe public across the Country shall be expected to plant trees as a patriotic contribution to the national efforts to save our Country from the devastating effects of Climate Change.\u201d <\/p>\n
Posting an official notice declaring November 13, 2023 to be National Tree Growing Day, Kindiki added that those with national exams that day \u201cshall proceed normally.\u201d <\/p>\n
The exercise will form part of Kenya\u2019s Landscape and Ecosystem Restoration Programme, which aims to grow and nurture 15 billion trees by 2032 to restore and conserve 10.6 million hectares of degraded landscapes and ecosystems, according to the notice. <\/p>\n
There will be a national venue and 47 county venues dedicated to the tree planting, \u201cwhere all Kenyan citizens and the general public will be expected to participate,\u201d the notice said. <\/p>\n
Kenya\u2019s forest cover decreased from 12% to just 6% between 1990 and 2010, according to the United Nation\u2019s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). In 2022, the figure went up to 9%, according to the Kenya Forest Service, which said in a post on X on Monday that it \u201cwelcomes all Kenyans to mark the celebration\u201d by planting trees. <\/p>\n
Yet\u00a0rising demands\u00a0for timber and charcoal to fuel infrastructure and population growth continue to contribute to the unsustainable harvesting of forests. Although the country depends on less biomass energy than neighboring Tanzania and Uganda, fuelwood still makes up around\u00a070%\u00a0of Kenya\u2019s energy needs. <\/p>\n
Deforestation and land degradation threaten vital ecosystems and lead to conflict and the loss of biodiversity, particularly amid increased droughts due to climate change and poor water management, according to FAO. <\/p>\n
In May, ten lions were killed in human-wildlife conflict that worsened following Kenya\u2019s worst drought in more than 40 years. <\/p>\n
The Kenyan government wants forest cover to reach 30% in order to better conserve biodiversity, sustain livelihoods and the environment, improve climate resilience and improve social-economic development, according to the World Wildlife Fund. <\/p>\n
At the two-day Kenya Restoration Forum in Nairobi last month, Martin Mulama, manager of the Southern Kenya Programme at WWF Kenya, said, \u201cAt the center of the ambitious 15 Billion Trees initiative are communities \u2013 the first-line custodians of our landscapes and ecosystems. They should be included, engaged, and involved in the implementation and benefit from the National Landscape and Ecosystem Restoration.\u201d <\/p>\n\n
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