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Mangrove reforestation.[File Standard]
Grassroots conservation groups working across Kenya’s Key Biodiversity Areas have warned of widespread degradation of critical ecosystems, driven by aggressive infrastructure expansion, industrial agriculture, and commercial encroachment.
The coalition of 30 Site Support Groups across 26 major Key Biodiversity Areas stated that economic projects are increasingly being prioritised over long-term water security, local economies, and climate resilience. They attributed the ongoing decline to weak law enforcement and the deliberate exclusion of host communities from environmental decision-making processes.
The members met during the annual Site Support Groups workshop in Nairobi.
