Caption for the landscape image: Rethinking forests, from land to sea Friday, March 21, 2025 Scroll down to read the article A section of a degraded Kaya forest in Matuga. Photo credit: SIAGO CECE I NATION MEDIA GROUP By Wanjira Mathai Managing Director for Global Partnerships and Africa World Resources Institute Article Related “Forests and Food” is this year’s theme for the International Day of Forests, celebrated on Friday this week. It underscores the essential connection between forests, food and nutrition security. Karura Forest logging controversy Conservationists have questioned the cutting down of eucalypus trees in the forest even as the government maintains that move is within law PREMIUM Mathai: Why we must create quality jobs It’s not just about providing work, but about creating meaningful, sustainable, and transformative opportunities. PREMIUM Mathai: Energy must always be affordable How will we make sure that we succeed once and for all and enter a race to end energy poverty? PREMIUM Home is where the heart really is Faced with failing public institutions, many of us retreat into private solutions. Recommended for you PREMIUM Macharia Gaitho: How IEBC can avoid suspicion PREMIUM Stop poisoning cranes, farmers urged as wetlands shrink PREMIUM Why tap water is turning green in homes around Lake Victoria PREMIUM Senior police officer in custody for defiling 16-year-old girl PREMIUM Dutchman, Kenyan woman clash over Sh2.2m ‘love’ gift ends in court Login to join the discussion Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. In the headlines Elections News Counties Business Opinion Sports Life & Style Health Podcasts Photos Newsletters Puzzles PREMIUM Dutchman, Kenyan woman clash over Sh2.2m ‘love’ gift ends in court Woman claims the money was voluntarily given as gifts during their relationship. PREMIUM Court saves taxpayers Sh120bn in Moi-era supplier claim Taxpayers spared huge payout after appellate court slashes decades-old claim. PREMIUM Why tap water is turning green in homes around Lake Victoria Lake that feeds taps, fishermen and millions of livelihoods across East Africa is getting greener.
Karura Forest logging controversy Conservationists have questioned the cutting down of eucalypus trees in the forest even as the government maintains that move is within law
PREMIUM Mathai: Why we must create quality jobs It’s not just about providing work, but about creating meaningful, sustainable, and transformative opportunities.
PREMIUM Mathai: Energy must always be affordable How will we make sure that we succeed once and for all and enter a race to end energy poverty?
PREMIUM Home is where the heart really is Faced with failing public institutions, many of us retreat into private solutions.
PREMIUM Dutchman, Kenyan woman clash over Sh2.2m ‘love’ gift ends in court Woman claims the money was voluntarily given as gifts during their relationship.
PREMIUM Court saves taxpayers Sh120bn in Moi-era supplier claim Taxpayers spared huge payout after appellate court slashes decades-old claim.
PREMIUM Why tap water is turning green in homes around Lake Victoria Lake that feeds taps, fishermen and millions of livelihoods across East Africa is getting greener.
