The government started the rehabilitation of the Mau forest complex by evicting more than 60,000 settlers and planting trees.
Bomet County has rolled out a tree-planting initiative to raise forest cover to more than 12 per cent.
Conservation of the Mau forest complex has led to increased water levels in the Mara River.
Delegates from Kenya and Tanzania attending the Mara Day celebrations hosted by Bomet County said there is need to sustain efforts to conserve the Mara Basin, a regional resource.
