Taita Taveta County faces pressing environmental challenges that call for a determined and strategic effort towards restoration and sustainable development. The Forest and Landscape Restoration Implementation Plan (FOLAREP) 2024–2032 serves as a comprehensive blueprint, thoughtfully designed to address the County’s complex ecological issues. It includes a thorough review of existing policies, identifies gaps, and harmonizes FLR-related regulations. A key milestone is the integration of FLR policies into the County Integrated Development Plan, aligning local efforts with national, regional, and global conservation goals.
The primary goal of FOLAREP is to accelerate Taita Taveta County’s contribution to the national target of restoring 10.6 million hectares of degraded landscapes by 2032- part of Kenya’s broader environmental commitments. Specifically, FOLAREP aims to restore 226,420 hectares of degraded land in the county through integrated forest and landscape restoration approaches that enhance ecological functionality and deliver socio-economic benefits.
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Makueni County Forest and Landscape Restoration Implementation Action Plan (FOLAREP) 2024-2032
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.