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MOVE TO CURB CLIMATIC CRISIS

By Don Glen

Kiambu Sub County have launched a programme that will see improvement in the forestry sector. The programme is planting of trees every Friday, the programme will be steered by the chiefs in the sub county, youths and the Nyumba Kumi initiative.

According to the Deputy County Commissioner this programme help to increase the forest coverage in the area. 

In Kenya there is about 8.83% of forest cover with about 5.2million hectares of national forest cover, this is according to Food And Agricultural Organization 2022 data.

 Globally, forest cover 31% of the Earth's land an area of over 4billion hectares. This is according to United Nations Data on forest.

According to UN's report on forest, Forest ecosystem are the largest terrestrial's carbon sink, where forest absorbs roughly 2billion tonnes of Carbon IV Oxides.

The United Nation's set goals, goal one of the set goals is to reverse the loss of forest cover worldwide through sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation and reforestation and increase efforts to prevent forest degradation and contribute to the global effort of addressing climate change.

The goal of Kenya is identifying or developing species adapted to possible future climate conditions such as drought tolerant species. The year 2030, the vision year, Kenya is aiming at having 10% forest cover.

The move by the Kiambu Sub County administrators on December 18 is laudable. Kenya has 47 counties with Nyeri County having highest forest cover of about 40.89% followed by Lamu at 32.13% while Siaya ranks lowest at 0.23% followed closely by Migori at 0.31% , this is forest cover distribution per county.

If what has been launched in Kiambu Sub County comes into implementation without termination then the whole Kiambu will have a remarkable change in the perspective of forestry. 

When the move is encouraged countrywide the the UN's number one goal is achievable whereas the county's goal by 2030 10% forest cover is a valid dream to Kenya.

When we boast of everything good done in Kenya, it should not also be forgotten that corruption is the norm of the day, even that something good that ought to be done might end up being a futile project. 

Here our climate is of concern and should not be given a blind eye. The Government by all means should try and promote ways that are climate friendly, ways that can boost our forest cover.

Greenhouse effect is manifesting itself in the world but the cure and prevention is forest, and forest is built by planting trees.

 

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