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Makueni County is one of the 47 counties in Kenya. It borders Machakos County to the North, Kitui County to the East, Kajiado County to the West and Taita Taveta County to the South. It is also one of the 29 Arid and Semi-arid lands (ASALs) of counties in Kenya. The forest cover in Makueni County is 5.38% while the tree cover is 12.47% according to the National Forest Resources Assessment (NFRA) Report 2021. The county has a population of 987,653 with an annual growth rate of 5.1% and poverty rate of 34.8%. Forests and landscapes in Makueni are under immense pressure both from natural and anthropogenic factors resulting in slightly more than 13% of the total county area being degraded (NFRA, 2021). There is illegal and unsustainable logging for charcoal production, wood fuel and timber that has contributed largely to loss of forest ecosystem goods and services. Whereas Kenya committed herself to the Bonn Challenge and AFR100 in 2016 to restore 5.1 million hectares of deforested and degraded lands in order to address the associated challenges identified in the Country, there are no joint or coordinated efforts in carrying out restoration in the County by different actors.
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TI - Makueni County Forest and Landscape Restoration Implementation Action Plan (FOLAREP) 2024-2033 [Abridged Version]
AU - Government of Makueni County
AB - Makueni County is one of the 47 counties in Kenya. It borders Machakos County to the North, Kitui County to the East, Kajiado County to the West and Taita Taveta County to the South. It is also one of the 29 Arid and Semi-arid lands (ASALs) of counties in Kenya. The forest cover in Makueni County is 5.38% while the tree cover is 12.47% according to the National Forest Resources Assessment (NFRA) Report 2021. The county has a population of 987,653 with an annual growth rate of 5.1% and poverty rate of 34.8%. Forests and landscapes in Makueni are under immense pressure both from natural and anthropogenic factors resulting in slightly more than 13% of the total county area being degraded (NFRA, 2021). There is illegal and unsustainable logging for charcoal production, wood fuel and timber that has contributed largely to loss of forest ecosystem goods and services. Whereas Kenya committed herself to the Bonn Challenge and AFR100 in 2016 to restore 5.1 million hectares of deforested and degraded lands in order to address the associated challenges identified in the Country, there are no joint or coordinated efforts in carrying out restoration in the County by different actors.
PY - 2024
PB - Government of Makueni County
PP - Kenya
UR - https://www.cifor-icraf.org/knowledge/publication/46169/
KW - development policies, ecosystem services, land degradation, landscape conservation, local government, national plan, restoration, sustainable development
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%T Makueni County Forest and Landscape Restoration Implementation Action Plan (FOLAREP) 2024-2033 [Abridged Version]
%A Government of Makueni County
%D 2024
%I Government of Makueni County
%C Kenya
%U https://www.cifor-icraf.org/knowledge/publication/46169/
%X Makueni County is one of the 47 counties in Kenya. It borders Machakos County to the North, Kitui County to the East, Kajiado County to the West and Taita Taveta County to the South. It is also one of the 29 Arid and Semi-arid lands (ASALs) of counties in Kenya. The forest cover in Makueni County is 5.38% while the tree cover is 12.47% according to the National Forest Resources Assessment (NFRA) Report 2021. The county has a population of 987,653 with an annual growth rate of 5.1% and poverty rate of 34.8%. Forests and landscapes in Makueni are under immense pressure both from natural and anthropogenic factors resulting in slightly more than 13% of the total county area being degraded (NFRA, 2021). There is illegal and unsustainable logging for charcoal production, wood fuel and timber that has contributed largely to loss of forest ecosystem goods and services. Whereas Kenya committed herself to the Bonn Challenge and AFR100 in 2016 to restore 5.1 million hectares of deforested and degraded lands in order to address the associated challenges identified in the Country, there are no joint or coordinated efforts in carrying out restoration in the County by different actors.
%K development policies
%K ecosystem services
%K land degradation
%K landscape conservation
%K local government
%K national plan
%K restoration
%K sustainable development
Publisher
Government of Makueni County: Kenya
Publication year
2024
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Language
English
Keywords
development policies, ecosystem services, land degradation, landscape conservation, local government, national plan, restoration, sustainable development
Geographic
Kenya
