WHEN THE TREES COME DOWN: KENYA’S COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP WITH ITS FORESTS

Spread the loveNjoki Kangethe  Walk into almost any Kenyan hardware shop, timber yard or construction site and you will find evidence of how dependent the country is on wood. Timber becomes doors and windows, furniture and roofing, school desks and electricity poles. It supports sawmills, carpenters, transporters, traders and thousands of households whose livelihoods are … Continue reading WHEN THE TREES COME DOWN: KENYA’S COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP WITH ITS FORESTS