Forest bordering Kenya’s Masai Mara under threat

People living in the Nyakweri forest fight to protect it as charcoal traders move in

Turning forests into farmland reduces wildlife habitat (Space for Giants)

Beyond the escarpment that marks the western boundary of Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve lies the Nyakweri Forest. An area of ancient primary growth trees, inhabited by people including the Masai, it is now being carved up into individual plots. In some, trees are being felled to make way for farms, or for charcoal. Some are trying to slow the destruction. 

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The Giants Club African Conservation Journalism Fellowships aims to bring more African voices into the international conservation debate (Space for Giants)

This article is reproduced here as part of the Giants Club African Conservation Journalism Fellowships, a programme of the charity Space for Giants and supported by the owner of ESI Media, which includes independent.co.uk. It aims to expand the reach of conservation and environmental journalism in Africa, and bring more African voices into the international conservation debate.