Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Kenya Forests Act 2005

Forest in Kenya is an important source of livelihood, environmental services, and economic growth. In November of 2005 the Government of Kenya (GOK) ratified a new Forests Act. The act contains many innovative provisions to correct previous shortco...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Strategic Environmental Assessment/Analysis
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACTIVE PARTICIPATION ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AGRICULTURE AGROFORESTRY ANIMAL AREA CONSERVATION AREAS OF FOREST ASSESSMENT REPORTS AUDITS BAMBOO BEAR BENEFIT SHARING BIODIVERSITY BIOMASS CANOPY CATCHMENT CATCHMENT AREAS CATCHMENT BOUNDARIES CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION PROCESS CHARCOAL PRODUCTION CLIMATE CLOSED CANOPY FOREST CO COASTAL FOREST COLLECTION SYSTEMS COLORS COMBUSTION COMMERCIAL FOREST SECTOR COMMERCIAL FORESTRY COMMUNITY FOREST COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY LANDS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONSERVANCY CONSERVATION AGENCIES CONSERVATION FUND CONSERVATIONISTS CULTIVATION DECISION MAKING DEFORESTATION DEGRADATION DEGRADED FORESTS DEMAND FOR FUEL WOOD DEMAND FOR TIMBER DEMAND FOR WOOD DEVELOPMENT OF FORESTS DROUGHT DRY LANDS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC VALUE ECOSYSTEM ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT ECOSYSTEM SERVICES EFFECTIVE USE ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY GENERATION ENERGY POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ENVIRONMENTS EXPENDITURES EXPLOITATION FARM FORESTRY FARMS FIREWOOD FISH FISH FARMING FOOD CROPS FOREST FOREST ACT FOREST ADMINISTRATION FOREST AREAS FOREST ASSOCIATIONS FOREST AUTHORITY FOREST BILL FOREST COMMUNITIES FOREST COMMUNITY FOREST CONSERVATION FOREST COVER FOREST DATA FOREST DEPARTMENT FOREST DEVELOPMENT FOREST DWELLERS FOREST ENTERPRISE FOREST ENVIRONMENTS FOREST ESTATE FOREST GOVERNANCE FOREST GUARDS FOREST INDUSTRY FOREST LAND FOREST LAND COVER FOREST LAW FOREST LEGISLATION FOREST LOSS FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS FOREST OFFICERS FOREST OWNERS FOREST PLANTATIONS FOREST POLICY FOREST PRODUCTION FOREST PRODUCTIVITY FOREST REFORMS FOREST RESERVES FOREST RESOURCE FOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOREST RESOURCES FOREST REVENUES FOREST SECTOR FOREST SERVICE FOREST SERVICES FOREST SITE FOREST TYPES FOREST USERS FORESTRY FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT FORESTRY INDUSTRY FORESTRY LEGISLATION FORESTRY MANAGEMENT FORESTRY OFFICER FORESTRY RESEARCH FORESTRY RESOURCES FORESTRY SECTOR FORESTRY TRAINING FORESTS GRASSLAND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ILLEGAL LOGGING INDIGENOUS FOREST INDIGENOUS FORESTS INDUSTRIAL FORESTS LABOR FORCE LAND ALLOCATION LAND AREA LAND RESOURCES LAND SURFACE LAND TENURE LAND USE LAND USE POLICY LANDSCAPE LIVESTOCK LOG PRODUCTION LOGGING MANAGED FORESTS MARINE ENVIRONMENT MEDICINAL PLANTS MONTANE FOREST NATURAL FORESTS NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES OVERGRAZING PLANTATION FORESTS PLANTING POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION PRESSURES PRESENT VALUE PRIVATE FORESTS RAINFOREST REFUSE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESOURCE MONITORING RURAL COMMUNITIES SAFETY NET SEASONAL BASIS SILVICULTURE STATE FORESTS STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STREAMS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE FOREST SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SUSTAINABLE USE SUSTAINABLE USE OF FOREST SUSTAINABLE USE OF FORESTS TIMBER TIMBER FOREST TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS TIMBER HARVESTING TIMBER INDUSTRY TIMBER MANAGEMENT TIMBER PLANTATIONS TIMBER PRICES TIMBER PRODUCTION TIMBER PRODUCTS TIMBER SALES TIMBER SPECIES TIMBER VALUE TOURISM TREE TREES UNEMPLOYMENT USE OF FORESTS VEGETATION WILDLIFE WOOD FUEL WOOD PRODUCTS WOODLAND WOODLANDS WOODY VEGETATION
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topic	ACTIVE PARTICIPATION ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AGRICULTURE AGROFORESTRY ANIMAL AREA CONSERVATION AREAS OF FOREST ASSESSMENT REPORTS AUDITS BAMBOO BEAR BENEFIT SHARING BIODIVERSITY BIOMASS CANOPY CATCHMENT CATCHMENT AREAS CATCHMENT BOUNDARIES CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION PROCESS CHARCOAL PRODUCTION CLIMATE CLOSED CANOPY FOREST CO COASTAL FOREST COLLECTION SYSTEMS COLORS COMBUSTION COMMERCIAL FOREST SECTOR COMMERCIAL FORESTRY COMMUNITY FOREST COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY LANDS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONSERVANCY CONSERVATION AGENCIES CONSERVATION FUND CONSERVATIONISTS CULTIVATION DECISION MAKING DEFORESTATION DEGRADATION DEGRADED FORESTS DEMAND FOR FUEL WOOD DEMAND FOR TIMBER DEMAND FOR WOOD DEVELOPMENT OF FORESTS DROUGHT DRY LANDS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC VALUE ECOSYSTEM ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT ECOSYSTEM SERVICES EFFECTIVE USE ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY GENERATION ENERGY POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ENVIRONMENTS EXPENDITURES EXPLOITATION FARM FORESTRY FARMS FIREWOOD FISH FISH FARMING FOOD CROPS FOREST FOREST ACT FOREST ADMINISTRATION FOREST AREAS FOREST ASSOCIATIONS FOREST AUTHORITY FOREST BILL FOREST COMMUNITIES FOREST COMMUNITY FOREST CONSERVATION FOREST COVER FOREST DATA FOREST DEPARTMENT FOREST DEVELOPMENT FOREST DWELLERS FOREST ENTERPRISE FOREST ENVIRONMENTS FOREST ESTATE FOREST GOVERNANCE FOREST GUARDS FOREST INDUSTRY FOREST LAND FOREST LAND COVER FOREST LAW FOREST LEGISLATION FOREST LOSS FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS FOREST OFFICERS FOREST OWNERS FOREST PLANTATIONS FOREST POLICY FOREST PRODUCTION FOREST PRODUCTIVITY FOREST REFORMS FOREST RESERVES FOREST RESOURCE FOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOREST RESOURCES FOREST REVENUES FOREST SECTOR FOREST SERVICE FOREST SERVICES FOREST SITE FOREST TYPES FOREST USERS FORESTRY FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT FORESTRY INDUSTRY FORESTRY LEGISLATION FORESTRY MANAGEMENT FORESTRY OFFICER FORESTRY RESEARCH FORESTRY RESOURCES FORESTRY SECTOR FORESTRY TRAINING FORESTS GRASSLAND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ILLEGAL LOGGING INDIGENOUS FOREST INDIGENOUS FORESTS INDUSTRIAL FORESTS LABOR FORCE LAND ALLOCATION LAND AREA LAND RESOURCES LAND SURFACE LAND TENURE LAND USE LAND USE POLICY LANDSCAPE LIVESTOCK LOG PRODUCTION LOGGING MANAGED FORESTS MARINE ENVIRONMENT MEDICINAL PLANTS MONTANE FOREST NATURAL FORESTS NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES OVERGRAZING PLANTATION FORESTS PLANTING POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION PRESSURES PRESENT VALUE PRIVATE FORESTS RAINFOREST REFUSE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESOURCE MONITORING RURAL COMMUNITIES SAFETY NET SEASONAL BASIS SILVICULTURE STATE FORESTS STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STREAMS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE FOREST SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SUSTAINABLE USE SUSTAINABLE USE OF FOREST SUSTAINABLE USE OF FORESTS TIMBER TIMBER FOREST TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS TIMBER HARVESTING TIMBER INDUSTRY TIMBER MANAGEMENT TIMBER PLANTATIONS TIMBER PRICES TIMBER PRODUCTION TIMBER PRODUCTS TIMBER SALES TIMBER SPECIES TIMBER VALUE TOURISM TREE TREES UNEMPLOYMENT USE OF FORESTS VEGETATION WILDLIFE WOOD FUEL WOOD PRODUCTS WOODLAND WOODLANDS WOODY VEGETATION
spellingShingle	ACTIVE PARTICIPATION ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AGRICULTURE AGROFORESTRY ANIMAL AREA CONSERVATION AREAS OF FOREST ASSESSMENT REPORTS AUDITS BAMBOO BEAR BENEFIT SHARING BIODIVERSITY BIOMASS CANOPY CATCHMENT CATCHMENT AREAS CATCHMENT BOUNDARIES CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION PROCESS CHARCOAL PRODUCTION CLIMATE CLOSED CANOPY FOREST CO COASTAL FOREST COLLECTION SYSTEMS COLORS COMBUSTION COMMERCIAL FOREST SECTOR COMMERCIAL FORESTRY COMMUNITY FOREST COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY LANDS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONSERVANCY CONSERVATION AGENCIES CONSERVATION FUND CONSERVATIONISTS CULTIVATION DECISION MAKING DEFORESTATION DEGRADATION DEGRADED FORESTS DEMAND FOR FUEL WOOD DEMAND FOR TIMBER DEMAND FOR WOOD DEVELOPMENT OF FORESTS DROUGHT DRY LANDS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC VALUE ECOSYSTEM ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT ECOSYSTEM SERVICES EFFECTIVE USE ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY GENERATION ENERGY POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ENVIRONMENTS EXPENDITURES EXPLOITATION FARM FORESTRY FARMS FIREWOOD FISH FISH FARMING FOOD CROPS FOREST FOREST ACT FOREST ADMINISTRATION FOREST AREAS FOREST ASSOCIATIONS FOREST AUTHORITY FOREST BILL FOREST COMMUNITIES FOREST COMMUNITY FOREST CONSERVATION FOREST COVER FOREST DATA FOREST DEPARTMENT FOREST DEVELOPMENT FOREST DWELLERS FOREST ENTERPRISE FOREST ENVIRONMENTS FOREST ESTATE FOREST GOVERNANCE FOREST GUARDS FOREST INDUSTRY FOREST LAND FOREST LAND COVER FOREST LAW FOREST LEGISLATION FOREST LOSS FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS FOREST OFFICERS FOREST OWNERS FOREST PLANTATIONS FOREST POLICY FOREST PRODUCTION FOREST PRODUCTIVITY FOREST REFORMS FOREST RESERVES FOREST RESOURCE FOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOREST RESOURCES FOREST REVENUES FOREST SECTOR FOREST SERVICE FOREST SERVICES FOREST SITE FOREST TYPES FOREST USERS FORESTRY FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT FORESTRY INDUSTRY FORESTRY LEGISLATION FORESTRY MANAGEMENT FORESTRY OFFICER FORESTRY RESEARCH FORESTRY RESOURCES FORESTRY SECTOR FORESTRY TRAINING FORESTS GRASSLAND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ILLEGAL LOGGING INDIGENOUS FOREST INDIGENOUS FORESTS INDUSTRIAL FORESTS LABOR FORCE LAND ALLOCATION LAND AREA LAND RESOURCES LAND SURFACE LAND TENURE LAND USE LAND USE POLICY LANDSCAPE LIVESTOCK LOG PRODUCTION LOGGING MANAGED FORESTS MARINE ENVIRONMENT MEDICINAL PLANTS MONTANE FOREST NATURAL FORESTS NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES OVERGRAZING PLANTATION FORESTS PLANTING POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION PRESSURES PRESENT VALUE PRIVATE FORESTS RAINFOREST REFUSE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESOURCE MONITORING RURAL COMMUNITIES SAFETY NET SEASONAL BASIS SILVICULTURE STATE FORESTS STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STREAMS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE FOREST SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SUSTAINABLE USE SUSTAINABLE USE OF FOREST SUSTAINABLE USE OF FORESTS TIMBER TIMBER FOREST TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS TIMBER HARVESTING TIMBER INDUSTRY TIMBER MANAGEMENT TIMBER PLANTATIONS TIMBER PRICES TIMBER PRODUCTION TIMBER PRODUCTS TIMBER SALES TIMBER SPECIES TIMBER VALUE TOURISM TREE TREES UNEMPLOYMENT USE OF FORESTS VEGETATION WILDLIFE WOOD FUEL WOOD PRODUCTS WOODLAND WOODLANDS WOODY VEGETATION World Bank Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Kenya Forests Act 2005
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description	Forest in Kenya is an important source of livelihood, environmental services, and economic growth. In November of 2005 the Government of Kenya (GOK) ratified a new Forests Act. The act contains many innovative provisions to correct previous shortcomings, including a strong emphasis on partnerships, the engagement of local communities, and promotion of private investment. The purpose of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is to inform, influence, and strengthen the processes of implementing the new Forests Act and inform policy discussions regarding sustainable use forests resources for national development. The SEA examined current risks confronting both woodland and forest environments and the social well-being of communities relying on these resources. Evidence gathered through research and extensive consultation with stakeholders was used to identify the scope for improving institutional structures and governance processes under the planned forestry reforms, notably those relating to the Kenya forest service and the participation of communities and the private sector in forest management. The SEA recommends ways of enhancing the opportunities for environmental and social gain that already form part of the overall goal of the Forests Act.
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title	Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Kenya Forests Act 2005
title_short	Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Kenya Forests Act 2005
title_full	Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Kenya Forests Act 2005
title_fullStr	Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Kenya Forests Act 2005
title_full_unstemmed	Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Kenya Forests Act 2005
title_sort	strategic environmental assessment of the kenya forests act 2005
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/16569567/strategic-environmental-assessment-kenya-forests-act-2005 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12611
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spelling	okr-10986-126112021-04-23T14:03:05Z Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Kenya Forests Act 2005 World Bank ACTIVE PARTICIPATION ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AGRICULTURE AGROFORESTRY ANIMAL AREA CONSERVATION AREAS OF FOREST ASSESSMENT REPORTS AUDITS BAMBOO BEAR BENEFIT SHARING BIODIVERSITY BIOMASS CANOPY CATCHMENT CATCHMENT AREAS CATCHMENT BOUNDARIES CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION PROCESS CHARCOAL PRODUCTION CLIMATE CLOSED CANOPY FOREST CO COASTAL FOREST COLLECTION SYSTEMS COLORS COMBUSTION COMMERCIAL FOREST SECTOR COMMERCIAL FORESTRY COMMUNITY FOREST COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY LANDS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONSERVANCY CONSERVATION AGENCIES CONSERVATION FUND CONSERVATIONISTS CULTIVATION DECISION MAKING DEFORESTATION DEGRADATION DEGRADED FORESTS DEMAND FOR FUEL WOOD DEMAND FOR TIMBER DEMAND FOR WOOD DEVELOPMENT OF FORESTS DROUGHT DRY LANDS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC VALUE ECOSYSTEM ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT ECOSYSTEM SERVICES EFFECTIVE USE ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY GENERATION ENERGY POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ENVIRONMENTS EXPENDITURES EXPLOITATION FARM FORESTRY FARMS FIREWOOD FISH FISH FARMING FOOD CROPS FOREST FOREST ACT FOREST ADMINISTRATION FOREST AREAS FOREST ASSOCIATIONS FOREST AUTHORITY FOREST BILL FOREST COMMUNITIES FOREST COMMUNITY FOREST CONSERVATION FOREST COVER FOREST DATA FOREST DEPARTMENT FOREST DEVELOPMENT FOREST DWELLERS FOREST ENTERPRISE FOREST ENVIRONMENTS FOREST ESTATE FOREST GOVERNANCE FOREST GUARDS FOREST INDUSTRY FOREST LAND FOREST LAND COVER FOREST LAW FOREST LEGISLATION FOREST LOSS FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS FOREST OFFICERS FOREST OWNERS FOREST PLANTATIONS FOREST POLICY FOREST PRODUCTION FOREST PRODUCTIVITY FOREST REFORMS FOREST RESERVES FOREST RESOURCE FOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOREST RESOURCES FOREST REVENUES FOREST SECTOR FOREST SERVICE FOREST SERVICES FOREST SITE FOREST TYPES FOREST USERS FORESTRY FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT FORESTRY INDUSTRY FORESTRY LEGISLATION FORESTRY MANAGEMENT FORESTRY OFFICER FORESTRY RESEARCH FORESTRY RESOURCES FORESTRY SECTOR FORESTRY TRAINING FORESTS GRASSLAND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ILLEGAL LOGGING INDIGENOUS FOREST INDIGENOUS FORESTS INDUSTRIAL FORESTS LABOR FORCE LAND ALLOCATION LAND AREA LAND RESOURCES LAND SURFACE LAND TENURE LAND USE LAND USE POLICY LANDSCAPE LIVESTOCK LOG PRODUCTION LOGGING MANAGED FORESTS MARINE ENVIRONMENT MEDICINAL PLANTS MONTANE FOREST NATURAL FORESTS NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES OVERGRAZING PLANTATION FORESTS PLANTING POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION PRESSURES PRESENT VALUE PRIVATE FORESTS RAINFOREST REFUSE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESOURCE MONITORING RURAL COMMUNITIES SAFETY NET SEASONAL BASIS SILVICULTURE STATE FORESTS STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STREAMS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE FOREST SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SUSTAINABLE USE SUSTAINABLE USE OF FOREST SUSTAINABLE USE OF FORESTS TIMBER TIMBER FOREST TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS TIMBER HARVESTING TIMBER INDUSTRY TIMBER MANAGEMENT TIMBER PLANTATIONS TIMBER PRICES TIMBER PRODUCTION TIMBER PRODUCTS TIMBER SALES TIMBER SPECIES TIMBER VALUE TOURISM TREE TREES UNEMPLOYMENT USE OF FORESTS VEGETATION WILDLIFE WOOD FUEL WOOD PRODUCTS WOODLAND WOODLANDS WOODY VEGETATION Forest in Kenya is an important source of livelihood, environmental services, and economic growth. In November of 2005 the Government of Kenya (GOK) ratified a new Forests Act. The act contains many innovative provisions to correct previous shortcomings, including a strong emphasis on partnerships, the engagement of local communities, and promotion of private investment. The purpose of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is to inform, influence, and strengthen the processes of implementing the new Forests Act and inform policy discussions regarding sustainable use forests resources for national development. The SEA examined current risks confronting both woodland and forest environments and the social well-being of communities relying on these resources. Evidence gathered through research and extensive consultation with stakeholders was used to identify the scope for improving institutional structures and governance processes under the planned forestry reforms, notably those relating to the Kenya forest service and the participation of communities and the private sector in forest management. The SEA recommends ways of enhancing the opportunities for environmental and social gain that already form part of the overall goal of the Forests Act. 2013-03-07T19:12:28Z 2013-03-07T19:12:28Z 2007 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/16569567/strategic-environmental-assessment-kenya-forests-act-2005 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12611 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Strategic Environmental Assessment/Analysis Economic & Sector Work Africa Kenya

Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Kenya Forests Act 2005

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