Restoration of tropical dry forests of Kenya

S. Kage, . and S. Meguro, . and A. Miyawaki, . and S. Mathenge, . and S. Kiboi, . and H. Hayashi, . and Fujiwara K., . and T. Furukawa, . and P. Mutiso, . (2011) Restoration of tropical dry forests of Kenya. [Proceedings Paper]

Forests in the Republic of Kenya located in East Africa have been largely lost with only 2 currently remaining. Nairobi City overlaps the transition from the savanna to the forest. The forest has been characterized as Brachylaena Compositae - Croton Euphorbiaceae forest a type of tropical dry forest. Tropical dry forests in Kenya are very unique and occur only in eastern Africa. The Kenyan government is trying to preserve forests in the country and also to restore native forests. Universities in Nairobi and Yokohama initially YNU changed to YCU in 2011 as well as JISE cooperated with the Kenyan Forest Service and local communities for restoration of native forests in the Nairobi and Mau areas. Natural forests were surveyed and native species were chosen for planting. The planted seedlings showed different growth rates under different site conditions similar in the first three years to rates in the tropics and the warm-temperate zone. Four or five years after plantation we will be able to predict good growth rate.

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Forests in the Republic of Kenya located in East Africa have been largely lost with only 2 currently remaining. Nairobi City overlaps the transition from the savanna to the forest. The forest has been characterized as Brachylaena Compositae - Croton Euphorbiaceae forest a type of tropical dry forest. Tropical dry forests in Kenya are very unique and occur only in eastern Africa. The Kenyan government is trying to preserve forests in the country and also to restore native forests. Universities in Nairobi and Yokohama initially YNU changed to YCU in 2011 as well as JISE cooperated with the Kenyan Forest Service and local communities for restoration of native forests in the Nairobi and Mau areas. Natural forests were surveyed and native species were chosen for planting. The planted seedlings showed different growth rates under different site conditions similar in the first three years to rates in the tropics and the warm-temperate zone. Four or five years after plantation we will be able to predict good growth rate.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	11 ref. QH 541.5 R27 I61 2011
AGROVOC Term:	Tropical dry forests
AGROVOC Term:	Forest restoration
AGROVOC Term:	Growth rate
AGROVOC Term:	Kenya
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:14
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/11562

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