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Zebras in Nyekweri-Kimintet community forest in Trans Mara, Narok county, on April 17, 2025. [Peter Muiruri, Standard]
Kenya’s poor data on forest cover is among the challenges behind the country’s unrealised Sh130 billion ($1 billion) revenue from carbon credit trading.
A report by the African Development Bank (AfDB) states that forestry as a sector contributes 3.6 per cent to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).
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