A non-governmental organisation has opposed the planned felling of exotic cypress and pine plantations at 22.2-hectare Iveti Forest in Machakos saying it will adversely effect the region’s weather patterns.
Greenpeace Africa senior food for life campaign manager Renee Olende said Iveti Forest, being a crucial water catchment area for Machakos County should be preserved for posterity adding that Kenya is short of the required national forest cover of 10 per cent by 4 per cent.
