The volunteer members of the Chehe Community Forest Association are playing an active role in protecting forests on the southwestern slopes of Mount Kenya. Despite this, 20% of the Afromontane ...

Located in Kenya’s highest mountain Mount Kenya, Mount Kenya forest covers an area of approximately 1,420 square kilometers. The forest is a crucial catchment area, providing water and other essential ...

International researchers have described a new species of forest toad from Mount Kenya. Working with a single specimen collected eight years ago, the team dates the Kenyan volcano toad’s origins ...

Part of the expansive Mount Kenya Forest, which spans several counties including Meru and Nyeri, Kiamuriuki is a crucial water tower, providing essential water for agriculture and domestic use for ...

Situated on the equator about 180 km north of Nairobi, Mount Kenya is a solitary mountain of volcanic origin. A belt of moist Afromontane forest (1,800 to 3,200 meters above sea level) changes to a ...

Mount Kenya is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site that attracts thousands of visitors each year. Elephants can sometimes be seen in the dense forest at its base, while the trees give way to verdant ...

But the joy was short-lived because even before the seedlings could mature, locals had already ventured into the nearby Mount Kenya Forest to fell trees for firewood. That was a cause for alarm ...

Once last month’s independence celebrations were over, he and his band of 200 green-uniformed thugs slipped quietly back into the forests on the north slope of Mount Kenya, broke out hidden ...

Wildlife rangers, soldiers and huge teams of volunteers fought on Friday to stem a fierce forest fire raging on Mount Kenya national park for nearly a week. The forest blaze has destroyed more ...

This is the first article in our seven-part Forests for Africa series highlighting our partners' forest restoration work across the continent. Located in Kenya’s highest mountain Mount Kenya, Mount ...