NAIROBI — The lifting of a six-year ban on logging in Kenya has sparked outrage and once again put a harsh spotlight on the government’s mismanagement of the country’s forests. In a speech on July 2, ...

On July 2, Kenya's president ended an almost six-year moratorium on logging in the country's public and community forests. "We can't have mature trees rotting in forests while locals suffer due to ...

Kenyan President William Ruto lifted a five-year tree-logging freeze that boosted forest cover to a modest 8.8% in the East African nation that experiences routine drought. Removing the moratorium ...

Kenya’s Environment and Land Court issued interim orders Wednesday against a policy directive reinstated by President William Ruto in July lifting a moratorium on logging pending the hearing and ...

Ruto said the government would push ahead with plans to plant 15 billion trees over 10 years - Copyright AFP/File Simon MAINA Ruto said the government would push ...

NAIROBI, KenyaNAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan President William Ruto has lifted a six-year ban on logging over the concerns of environmentalists. The president said Sunday it was “foolish” to have mature ...

Forest cover worldwide continues to diminish at an alarming rate. According to Global Forest Watch, between 2001 and 2022, a total of 459 million hectares (Mha) of tree cover was lost globally, ...

NAIROBI (AlertNet) – Kenya should encourage private businesses to grow trees for charcoal and timber to increase its forest cover rather than relying on the rehabilitation of indigenous forests, the ...

Sandalwood worth 20 million that was impounded at Sirata in Marigat Sub-county transported in a police vehicle attached Kasiela Operation camp in Baringo South on December 12, 2015.The driver who is a ...