Report on Forestry in Kenya Colony reveals how a colonial forest service mapped timber, protection, and reforestation needs.
This nonfiction work chronicles a field-based assessment conducted in 1921 across Kenya’s forests, from cedar and mangrove stands to savannah and scrub types. It outlines the size of forest areas, how lands are divided for administration, and the pressing need for better planning, conservation, and afforestation to meet local and national needs. The report also touches on timber utilization, pricing, disease (cedar fungus), and measures to protect water supply and forest capital for the future.
- Learn how the Forest Department categorizes forest types and identifies priority areas for protection and development.
- Discover the practical issues of timber production, pricing, and the quest to shift from imports to local, sustainable uses.
- See proposed changes in administration, staffing, and the planning tools like working plans and demarcation.
- Understand threats to forests, including over-exploitation and disease, and recommended conservation actions.
Ideal for readers of historical forestry policy, colonial-era environmental administration, and anyone interested in early 20th-century forest management in East Africa.