Conservation of Morop-Tarambus Community Forests

The forest sector in Kenya is currently undergoing a major transformation with the involvement of a wide range of stakeholders. The rise in population and accompanying demand of natural resources such as forest products have made it necessary to redefine forest management so as to include wider stakeholders in forest management. The Government in appreciation of the great potential and value of the forests in the Country which include the Morop-Tarambus forest reserve has put in place legislations, policies and action plans to conserve and sustainably utilize both natural and physical resources. The implementation of these policies, legislations and actions plans require well thought management plans which ensure that set goals and objectives of sustainable resource management and conservation of forest resources at Morop-Tarambus Conservancy are achieved. The Forest Act of 2005 introduced Participatory Forest Management (PFM) that allows the local community to form and register as an association, prepare