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) ...

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

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.

Rehabilitation of Rangelands through Grass Re-seeding in Turkana County, Kenya
Summary: Turkana County is a vast arid and semi-arid region situated in Northern Kenya covering an area of about 77,000 km2. The County is characterized by warm and hot climate where temperatures range between 20ºC and 41ºC with a mean of 30.5ºC. The County receives an annual rainfall of between 52 mm and 480 mm with a mean of 200 mm. The rainfall pattern and distribution is erratic and unreliable. Majority of the inhabitants of Turkana County are traditionally nomadic pastoralists tending to sedentary..

Domestication and Utilization of Aloe turkanensis in Turkana County, Kenya
Summary: Turkana County is a vast arid and semi-arid region situated in Northern Kenya, covering an area of about 77,000 km2. The County is characterized by warm and hot climate, with temperatures of between 20ºC and 41ºC with a mean of 30.5ºC. The County receives an annual rainfall of between 52 mm and 480 mm, with a mean of 200 mm. The rainfall pattern and distribution is erratic and unreliable. Majority of the Turkana people who inhabit the County are traditionally nomadic pastoralists, who depend on

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