Muliro conservation group and international tree foundation association in partnership with residents living near Kakamega forest and Kenya forest association have embarked on planting indigenous trees in the forest to restore the depleted forest following human activities.
Speaking after launching the exercise where they are expected to plant 5000 seedlings on 10 hectares of land at Iloro station in Shinyalu Sub County the chairman Muliro association and international tree foundation says the exercise has been launched to ensure they restore the only tropical rain forest in the country saying the destruction can cause climatic changes in the country.
The foundation Secretary General James Ligare said there is need to plant trees by next month to ensure that by the time the world celebrates international environment day the 10% forest cover is achieved and the forest is preserved.
They also warned that with the destruction of forest cover wild animals lack places to stay thus prompting them to escape into human environment.