FORESTS NEWS
East Africa forests series
Special coverage
Peering into the Rift Valley
Report from Kenya reveals challenges local communities confront
Drought is forcing nomadic people in Kenya’s Rift Valley to abandon their traditions, while elsewhere in the country Kirinyaga’s original Kikuyu people are trying to return to traditions to manage land more sustainably. As Kenya and other countries look to energy alternatives for cooking and heating, growing demand for charcoal is putting more pressure on already shrinking forests.
27 May 2020
The world’s largest desert lake and a disappearing way of life
This is part three in a series of three stories that look at forests, trees and how they are used in East Africa.
20 May 2020
The challenge of charcoal
This is part two in a series of three stories that look at forests, trees and how they are used in East Africa.
13 May 2020
Kenya's mountain treasures
Protecting shrinking forests with ancient knowledge
This is part one in a series of three stories that look at forests, trees and how they are used in East Africa.
