The Kenia Project
Located on the east coast of Africa, Kenya is a country known for its diverse wildlife and the wide range of forest types that have long been the livelihood of its people. In recent decades, however, these forests have experienced extreme environmental degradation. Human activities such as logging, charcoal burning, and illegal settlement to create farmland are major factors in deforestation. Over 90% of Kenya's land has already been deforested. This has led to an increase in severe droughts and extreme poverty. As a result, Kenya has committed to reforestation and is aiming for 10% forest cover, and Eden Reforestation Project is working closely with the government to meet these commitments.
In late 2019, they began working with the local community, a local forestry foundation, and regional and national government institutions to establish the office, planting sites, and nurseries. Thanks to their relentless determination to plant trees in Kenya and protect the forest system despite a global pandemic, planting began in March 2020. In that first month, the staff planted more than 50,000 trees and continued since to increase their planting rate in the Kijabe Forest and along the North Coast.