Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Forestry in the News on Friday, April 02, 2010- April 14, 2010

Forestry in the News on Friday, April 02, 2010
EA Standard- page 23-an article with the title-“Mau team to begin scrutiny of title deeds”

Page 25-an article with the title-“Mau Forest, drugs and corruption themes steal the show on Day Two” .Controversial Mau Forest reclamation, alcoholisim and corruption were the main themes on Day Two of the national drama festival.

Daily Nation-page 28-an article with the title-“KFS invites bids for new wind plants”

Page 32-an article with the title-“Maasai Mau survey ends in five days”

The Star-page 11 –an article with the title-“Mau may be greener in 2011”


Forestry in the News on Saturday 03/04/10

Saturday Nation 03/04/2010- page 8 an article with the title-“Heavy rains disrupt tree-planting work”. Heavy rains disrupted tree planting exercise at the launch of Kazi kwa Vijana launch in Isiolo Town.

Page 2 –an article with the title-“Drive to save Mau enters third phase”


Forestry in the News on Sunday April 04, 2010

 Sunday Times 04/04/2010-page 3-an article with the title-“KKV project receives Sh25m in Marakwet”

Sunday Nation  04/04/2010- page 23 –an article with the title-“Christians spread the green gospel”. Christians are saving the Kenya’s forests by leading a tree planting drive. Green African Foundation launched the drive at ICC Church


Forestry in the News on Monday, April 05, 2010
Business Daily-Page 1, 7-an article with the title-“Forest Service to venture into energy”

The Star-page 6 an article with the title-“Tea farmers to plant 50,000 trees in Mau”


Page 7- an article with the title-“Jomo Kenyatta tree defies storm”. Kenya’s three most famous trees have defied a rainstorm in Githunguri. Also a picture of one of the old trees felled by wind in Githunguri.

Page 3- an advert by Kenya Forest Service on an ongoing campaign on to encourage people to plant trees.

Daily Nation-page 8-an article with the title-“Youths to plant trees in drive to save forests”

Page26-a picture of The Director of Forestry Conservation’Mr Hewson Kibugi cutting the tape to officially launch the Mt Kenya University Indigenous Tree Planting Programme at the Institutions in Thika accompanied  by Miss Forest Queen 2009 and Miss Moreen Ngugi(1st runner’s up).

Forestry in the News on Tuesday, April 06, 2010
The Star- page 4-an article with the title-“Wananchi to help grow the forest cover by 2%”.
Page 6-an article with the title-“KKV trees for Sh8, 500 wage”. A massive tree planting campaign under the KKV programme has been launched.
Page 21-an article with the title-“Innovate Maasai women reap big from beekeeping”
Daily Nation-page 14-an article with the title-“Maasai Mau evictions to start soon”
Business Daily- Page 17-an article with the title- “To grow and prosper your firm, mind environment”. Accompanied by a picture of Forest Rangers planting trees.

The People-page 13 an article with the title-“Farms and forests in the fight against climate change”

Kenya Times-page 7-an article with the title-“Experts warns on climate change risks”

EA Standard- page 7 an advert by Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources-titled”Launch of Lake Naivasha catchment 0
Forestry in the News on Wednesday, April 07, 2010
The Star- page 3-an advert by Kenya Forest Service on the ongoing campaign encouraging people to grow trees.
Page 6-an article with the title-“Michuki’s 7.6 billion trees before 2012”.Environment Minister John Michuki has said the government will plant 7.6 billion trees across the country to increase forest cover.
Business Daily- Page 12-an article with the title- “Water quality in Kenya worsens with climate change”

Page 18-an article with the title-“Electricity crisis fuels deforestation across Zimbabwe”

Kenya Times -page 5 -an article with the title-“Ministry to plant 7b trees in water catchment areas”. Environment ministry has embarked on a rehabilitation programme of water catchment areas targeting to plant 7b trees countrywide by 2030.

Page 24-an article with the title-“Blending ecotourism and conservation” 

The Sunday Express-page 11 an article with the title- “Tree seedlings for Mau Forest”. The Kenya Tea Growers Association (KTGA) has set aside 50,000 indigenous tree seedlings for the rehabilitation of Mau Forest when the government begins tree planting in the area.

Page 13-an article with the title-“Group wants communities enlightened on conservation”. Forest Action Network is urging the government to partner with the communities and enlighten them on the need for forest conservation.


Forestry in the News on Thursday, April 08, 2010
The Star- Page 6-an article with the title-“Evicted Mau Squatters to remain in camps”
Business Daily- Page 5-an article with the title- “Trade unionists renew their climate change payment campaign”

Page 18-an article with the title-“Electricity crisis fuels deforestation across Zimbabwe”

Daily Nation-page 32 -an article with the title-“Charcoal prices soar amid heavy rains and strict laws”

Page 35an article with the title-“Police destroy six houses in Mau forest”

Page 1’2(Horizon)-a story titled-“Where wild trees are the only ally”. A story about a family that survived on wild trees during the dry season in Kyuso District, Eastern province.

EA Standard-page 11-an article with the title-“State plans to plant 7.6bn trees by 2012”

Page 28(Panorama)-an article with the title-“Kakamega forest may be wiped out in 20 years”

The People Daily (The People’s Environment)-an article with the title-“Greener stoves cook up health benefits-study reports”. Another article with the title- “Drought heightens forest-fire risk”.

Page 14-an article with the title-“Charcoal burning short term solution to bigger energy problem”

Page 24-an article with the title –“Atwoli urges more funding for Environment ministry”


Forestry in the News on Friday, o9 April, 2010
EA Standard –page 26 an article with the title-“Iddi Achieng for Mau Forest Tree planting”. Top local artists will be in Mau Forest this weekend for tree planting exercise.
Business Daily -page 2 an article with the title-“Forest Service to venture into energy”. Kenya Forest Service is gunning for a piece of the electricity market in an effort to grow its energy.
Page 9-an article with the title-“US to host top economies meeting on climate change”

Forestry in the News on Saturday, April 10, 2010

The Saturday Nation 10th, April 2010-page 3 an article with the title-“Drive to plant 10 per cent of land with trees launched”
Page 9-an article with the title-“All set for Maasai Mau evictions as survey ends”
Page 21-an article with the title-“Rifts emerge at UN climate talks”

The Star on Saturday 10th April, 2010- Page 6-an article with the title-“Ruto starts agro forestry campaign in Limuru”


Forestry in the News on Sunday, April 11, 2010
The EA Standard on Sunday 11th April, 2010- page 5-an article with the title- “650 tree nurseries set up on conservation campaign”. Several agencies in Murang’a have set aside funds to promote tree planting in the water towers.


Forestry in the News on Monday, April 12, 2010
Business Daily- Page 5-an article with the title- “Trade unionists renew their climate change payment campaign”

Page 18-an article with the title-“Electricity crisis fuels deforestation across Zimbabwe”

Daily Nation-page 6 –a picture of Nairobi university students planting trees at Kiptunga in the Mau forest on Saturday
Page 10an article with the title-“Create Mau Forest in your own backyard”
Page 14(Letters to the Editor) a letter to the editor by Benjamin Mogere titled-“Plant trees in Mau”

EA Standard- page 5-an advert by Kenya Forest Service about an ongoing campaign encouraging people to plant trees.
Page 4-an article with the title- “Group opposes tree planting”. The Sengwer community has blocked KFS from planting trees on 400 ha at Kapolet forest claiming the KANU regime allocated them the land.

The East African-page 34 an article with the title-“Experts lobby govts to adopt laws that promote rainwater harvesting”. Same page an article titled-“Hoe ICT can grow green economies in Africa”

Forestry in the News on Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Daily Nation-page 6 –an article with the title-“Bamboo now the plant of choice”
Page 10an article with the title-“Weather services ‘poorly funded’.”
Page 14(Letters to the Editor) a letter to the editor by Tome Francis titled-“Tree planting”.

EA Standard- page 10-an article with the title-“Step up weather forecast, Africa told”
Page 16(Letters)-a letter to the editor by Peter Kimwele titled-“State must resettle Mau Forest evictees”. –

The Star-page 3-an advert by Kenya Forest Service about an ongoing campaign encouraging people to plant trees.
Page 6-an article with the title-“Njoro residents plant 2,000 tree seedlings in save-the -Mau campaign”

The People Daily-page 16 an article with the title-“Farmers in Western province urged to plant palm trees”

Forestry in the News on Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Daily Nation-page 18 –an article with the title- “Feeling famished? Munch on bamboo”
Scientists tout the shoot of the giant grass as food.

EA Standard- page 18-an article with the title-“The tree of life saving Ukambani’s starving”. People of Ukambani are using the benefits of the Ukwanju tree to save them from starvation

Business Daily-page 12-an article with the title-“Giving up climate treaty may unblock UN deal”


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