Kenya Environmental Lawyers (KELA) calls for urgent protection of parks, forests, and urban green spaces from encroachment and unchecked development. These ecosystems are not idle land they are essential for climate resilience, biodiversity, and community wellbeing. They sustain clean air, protect future generations, and anchor our fight against climate change. We must speak up, take action, and defend nature because nature defends us.

KELA marked World Environment Day with its 2nd Edition Tree Growing Exercise at Ngong Road Forest, bringing together stakeholders and environmental champions in a shared commitment to climate action. The initiative underscored the vital role of trees in restoring ecosystems, sequestering carbon, and strengthening climate resilience as Kenya advances its ambitious reforestation agenda.

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The Environment and Land Court in Nairobi has halted the decision by the Kenyan government to lift ban on logging activities in forest plantations. Justice Angote delivered the ruling in a petition filed by the Law society of Kenya which sought to stop the lifting of logging ban which was in place since the logging moratorium was declared by the government in 2018. The court held that the petitioners and members of the public are entitled to participate in the making of laws and regulations. The court further directed the government to implement the recommendations by the Task Report on Forest Resources Management and Logging Activities which made far-reaching recommendations on sustainable and equitable forest resource management in Kenya.

Combating climate change demands combined efforts by all. On Friday 6th October 2023, we partnered with: Kenya Forest Service KFS, Kenya Wildlife Service KWS, Kenya Prisons, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, Ministry of Water, Sanitation & Irrigation, Bomas of Kenya, Water Resource Management Authority, the Registrar of Tribunals, NGO's and members of the public as we took part in a tree growing exercise held at Ngong Road Forest -Bomas Block.

Environmental conservation is a shared responsibility, and we invite you to join us on Friday, October 6th at Bomas Of Kenya - Langata forest Block(Ngong Forest) for a tree planting exercise. Planting trees is a vital step in our efforts to combat climate change and safeguard our planet for future generations.