In just ONE MONTH, the Kenyan government is set to fully lift the ban on logging our forests in July 2023, after imposing it 6 years ago. This decision will allow sawmillers to harvest mature trees from both public and community forests, which could result in devastating consequences to our environment in this crucial time of the climate crisis.

After Kenya surpassed its 10% minimum tree cover target in June 2022, lifting the ban will only undo all the significant progress we have made, by opening these community forests to commercial and illegal logging, hell bent on clearing our forests for profit.

The Kenyan government is literally putting profit over its people and nature by lifting this ban. The same government that only a few months ago in February 2023, approved the export of Adansonia digitata species of baobab from Kilifi, Kenya to Georgia, USA. An indigenous species native to Africa! As much as Kenya setting a target of 15 billion trees to be planted by 2032 seems like a step in the right direction, addressing the climate crisis not only lies in the planting of new tree seedlings, but also maintaining our existing trees. The negative impact of cutting down mature trees outweighs the positive impact of planting new trees.