The Role of CITES in Conservation of Flora: Global and Local context
Summary: CITES works by subjecting international trade in specimens of selected species to certain controls.
When species are transferred from Appendix II to I, it means that most of the species are endangered and need the full protection of Appendix I
Unsustainable trade, weak implementation of CITES requirements & escalating illegal trade contributes to transfers.
Species populations are reduced in the wild by: climate change, diseases, infrastructure development, and habitat loss.


Fourth Institutional Colloquium Report
Summary: The 4th KEFRI Institutional Colloquium was held on 14th July 2022 at KEFRI headquarters’ auditorium. The colloquium key speaker was Dr. Kimondo (Ag. Director (KEFRI) and Deputy Director- Forest Products Improvement and the presentation title was "Increasing forest cover in Kenya for wealth creation: paradigm shift from planting and abandoning to planting and caring" Participation to the event was hybrid i.e. physical and virtual.

Fifth Institutional Colloquium Report
Summary: presenter: Dr. James K. Ndufa, Deputy Director, Forest Biodiversity and Environmental Management, KEFRI.
Title: Integration of trees in forest and land restoration initiatives: Lessons learnt and challenges from different landscapes in Kenya
Date: 6th October 2022

First Institutional Public Lecture Report
Summary: presenter: Prof. Walter O. Oyawa, the Director General of the National Commission for Science, Technology & Innovation (NACOSTI).
Title: Visibility and the Impact of Research Vis-à-vis Research Funding
Date: 15th September 2022

The Restoration Initiative (TRI) Project
Summary: The Kenya TRI project adopts an integrated approach to address deforestation and land degradation, targeting policy and institutional capacity while supporting community-led forest and landscape restoration (FLR) and the development of alternative livelihoods. The project’s overall objective is to restore deforested and degraded lands through the FLR approach and enhance the socioeconomic development of local communities through the development of bio-enterprises of Non-Timber Forest Products and Services (NTFPS) in ASALs. Its goal is to reduce the overall proportion of degraded land by 20% in the areas covered by the project.

KenyaCommercialForestryInvestmentConference
Summary: Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) is organizing a Commercial Forestry Investment Conference to be held at KEFRI headquarters from 23rd – 26 th November 2021. The objective of the conference is to provide a platform for exchange of knowledge, experiences and the potential of commercial forestry investment in Kenya. The theme of the conference is
is
“Commercial Forestry Investment for Wealth Creation, Enhancing Manufacturing, Food Security, Health and attainment of 10% tree cover in Kenya’’.

Ministry of Environment and Forestry Cabinet Secretary, Mr. Keriako Tobiko, Launches six Books
Summary: Kenya Commercial Tree Improvement Strategy,
Biodiversity Status of Buda Forest, Kenya,
Aerial seeding for rehabilitation of degraded forestlands and landscapes in Kenya,
Protocol for Aerial seeding of forestlands and landscapes in Kenya,
Kenya Commercial Tree Improvement Framework, and
Commercial Forestry in Kenya: Status of tree breeding, tree seed sources and seed supply chain and threats from pests and diseases

Forest plantation management of key commercial forest species in Kenya
Summary: Plantation forestry in Kenya started at the turn of 20th century, when a large number of exotic species were introduced by the colonial administration of the time. These were mainly grown to stem the extensive clearing of natural forests to meet the local demand for timber as well as for export. As the population increases, more resources are required including forest products. Previously, only certain tree sizes were considered appropriate for processing into timber. However, among products ...

Future of public forest sector to meet the country timber needs and the role of PPPs
Summary: Kenya’s forestry sector contributes 3.6% to the GDP and offers employment and income generation opportunities in plantations, manufacturing and market value chains for diverse forest products. The available land for commercial forestry includes community woodlands at 24.5 million hectares scattered mostly in the ASALs, farms and private forests estimated at 10,385,000 hectares in agricultural landscapes and public forests estimated at 3,467,000 hectares with forest plantations accounting for ...

Tree seed production, distribution and trade for commercial tree species
Summary: There has been an increase in establishment of exotic plantations of commercial species over the years in Kenya. These species were introduced during the colonial days. However, after the establishment of the Kenya Forestry Seed Centre in 1986, the species range increased to include some indigenous species such as
Markhamia lutea and Melia volkensii for high/lowland and dry land areas, respectively. Kenya’s blueprints in the forestry sector, including the National Forestry Programme (2016) ...

Geospatial Tools for Mapping Potential Forest and Landscape Restoration
Summary: Kenya is committed to restore 5.1 million ha by 2030 as a commitment to Bonn Challenge. In addition, the country has a national obligations of attaining and maintaining 10% forest cover by 2022. Forest and Landscape restoration will have a big role to support fulfilment of this obligation. Mapping of restoration opportunities is crucial to delineate potential intervention areas. The attached presentation is crucial as a guide to provide basic mapping tools for beginners with little or no knowledge in GIS techniques

How to Contribute Knowledge
Summary: This is a short presentation on how to contribute knowledge to KEFRI Knowledge Base.

KEFRI Participation at the Public Service Week at KICC on 13-15 October 2009
Summary: KBC radio announcement of KEFRI's participation at the public service week held at KICC grounds on 13th - 15th October 2009. The announcement ran on 13th October 2009 evening.

How to Submit Research Protocol
Summary: A video on how to submit research protocols to KEFRI Knowledge Base. This is one of the series of HowTo videos on how to contribute Knowledge.

KCSAP Apiculture Project
Summary: The project will be implemented in Kajiado, Siaya and Tana River Counties, to validate climate smart apicultural technologie (modified hive designs for enhanced temperature regulation), pollination of mango and watermelon by stingless bees and honeybees, mobile app for pest and disease reporting, production systems for propolis, pollen and bees wax, low-tech traps for wax moths, large hive beetles, small hive beetles and screened bottoms for varroa control and an analysis of the honey market v

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TheRoleOfCITESInConservationOfFloraGlobalAndLocalContext
Date last Updated: 01 Nov 2023 - 13:33
Summary: CITES works by subjecting international trade in specimens of selected species to certain controls.
When species are transferred from Appendix II to I, it means that most of the species are endangered and need the full protection of Appendix I
Unsustainable trade, weak implementation of CITES requirements & escalating illegal trade contributes to transfers.
Species populations are reduced in the wild by: climate change, diseases, infrastructure development, and habitat loss.