The Green frontier

by Peter Nduati · ISBN 9798177246710

Kenya’s forests have long been contested ground for power, livelihoods and conservation. Tracing forestry from colonial rule to the present, this history connects land dispossession, railway demand and industrial plantations with post-independence policies, political patronage and grassroots resistance. It follows the expansion of farm forestry, community participation and digital monitoring, alongside emerging carbon markets and disputes over indigenous rights. Combining policy analysis with human narratives and local case studies, it argues that lasting forest protection depends on equitable governance, secure rights and community stewardship.