Category: Ministry of Environment and Forestry

Plastic is a lightweight, ‘cheap’ and hardy material that can be utilized in a wide range of applications. Plastics can potentially be reused and/or recycled perpetually with minimal or no leakage into the environment as they do not corrode or rust. However, large amounts plastics have continued to leak and accumulate in the terrestrial or…

This strategy, which is aligned to the National Forest Programme, is  a cross-sectoral framework that provides for: Broad Institutional and multi-stakeholder participation in accelerating the achievement of the Constitutional target of 10% tree cover of the national land area as provided under Article 69 (1) (b). Implementation of Presidential Directives that the Constitutional target of…

Meteorological services in Kenya have been provided without an Act of Parliament. In the absence of the Act, there has been lack of effective regulation on provision of meteorological services and clear guidelines on resource mobilization and revenue collection. The presence of multiple players in observation and provision of weather and climate information is a…

Waste is a resource that can be managed to achieve economic, social and environmental benefits. Addressing the waste management challenge effectively in Kenya is critical to delivering on Kenya’s constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment for all, advancing the circular economy to create green jobs and wealth from the waste sector, and realisation…

HIV and AIDS has posed a great challenge in the world while affecting the Human Resource that nations rely on for sustainable development. It affects people mainly in their prime ages, between 15 and 49 years, who constitute the most productive workforce. The loss of skilled manpower, wasted man hours and declining individual wellness amongst…

In the past few years, the governments have been calling for universal affordable access to Information communication technology without putting in place measures that will ensure safe disposal and E-Waste management implementation plans safer to our environment. The raising concerns arising from this uptake is what has driven the Ministry of Environment and Forestry strategy…

Kenya Association of Manufacturer (KAM), the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) have announced a cooperation agreement towards holistic management of PET bottles in Kenya.

The Forest Sector is key to Kenya’s social and economic wellbeing as most of the country’s economic sectors rely on environmental based resources for their sustenance. The Sector contributes about Kenya Shillings 7 billion to the economy and employs over 50,000 people directly and another 300,000 indirectly. Forest ecosystems also enhance landscape resilience to climate…