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Drylands Emerge as Frontier for Commercial Tree Growing in Kenya
(NAIROBI, KENYA) - Kenya is seeking to shift forestry from mainly a conservation activity to a source of investment, jobs and economic growth, backed by new climate funding, commercial tree growing plans and forest restoration projects. The country has approved $229 million (KES 29.6 billion / GBP 173.3 million) in new external finance for forest and landscape based economic development, according to the Forest and Climate Leaders' Partnership (FCLP) 2026 Forest Finance Roadmap.