{"id":132389,"date":"2026-02-27T09:02:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/cote-divoire-delegation-visits-karura-forest-for-regional-forest-conservation-exchange\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T09:02:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:02:48","slug":"cote-divoire-delegation-visits-karura-forest-for-regional-forest-conservation-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/cote-divoire-delegation-visits-karura-forest-for-regional-forest-conservation-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire delegation visits Karura Forest for regional forest conservation exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 27 \u2014 Karura Forest on Friday hosted a delegation from C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire for a guided forest walk and an exchange programme focused on innovative forest monitoring initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) said the visit aimed to strengthen regional collaboration and promote knowledge sharing on sustainable forest management and ecosystem protection.<\/p>\n<p>The delegation was received by Edward Munene, Overall In-Charge of the Karura Forest Ecosystem Facility, who welcomed the team and introduced them to various conservation, restoration, and recreational activities across different forest blocks within the urban forest.<\/p>\n<p>During the engagement, Eli Kogei, a forester with Friends of Karura Forest, highlighted the importance of partnerships in advancing restoration work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCollaboration among institutions strengthens sustainable forest management, enhances monitoring systems, and promotes effective knowledge sharing,\u201d KFS said, quoting Kogei.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2026\/02\/HCJMb2dW0AAPZdc.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2026\/02\/HCJMb_8WwAAxA8u.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2026\/02\/HCJMb99WgAAw8m1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2026\/02\/HCJMcB8bYAAFESS-1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The exchange programme brought together Kenyan participants from the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry (MoECC&amp;F), KFS, the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), CIFOR-ICRAF, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Green Africa Foundation (GAF).<\/p>\n<p>KFS said the visit underscored the value of regional cooperation in advancing ecosystem protection and ensuring long-term forest conservation across the continent.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 27 \u2014 Karura Forest on Friday hosted a delegation from C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire for a guided forest walk and an exchange programme focused on innovative forest monitoring initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa. In a statement, the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) said the visit aimed to strengthen regional collaboration and promote knowledge sharing on sustainable [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132389\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}