Mau Forest

Aug 8, 2009 Environment, Social Issues, The Economic

The Mau Forest issue has and continues to dominate public discourse in Kenya. This is largely because the forest is one of Kenya’s most important water catchment areas whose wanton destruction has had deleterious consequences on the country’s environment and attendant issues like water and power production. Let us explore this important topic by looking and answering some of these questions below or you can comment and offer solutions on any other issue regarding the depletion of our national environmental habitats.

1. What should be done to restore the Mau Forest complex?
2. What should be done to ensure conservation of natural forests and in particular the Mau Forest in Kenya?
3. What criteria should be used to determine compensation for Mau Forest settlers?

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