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Long-term analysis of carbon accumulation across Pinus patula, Cupressus lusitanica, and indigenous species mixtures in central highland ecosystems. Findings provide calibrated carbon coefficients for project design and government reporting, with species-specific sequestration curves across three site quality classes.
Comprehensive field guidance for restoration practitioners in Kenya's drylands — covering site assessment, species matching, planting techniques, establishment monitoring, and adaptive management across the Kitui, Makueni, and Machakos landscape context.
Policy brief synthesising KEFRI's research evidence on species selection, restoration approaches, and governance frameworks to support county-level contributions to Kenya's national forest cover target under the FCMA 2016.
Five-year monitoring study assessing mangrove restoration success rates, species establishment, and ecosystem function recovery across three coastal restoration sites in Kilifi and Kwale counties. Evaluation of planting methodology, tidal hydrology management, and community participation outcomes.
Comprehensive species guide covering site requirements, provenance selection, establishment methods, management under semi-arid conditions, timber properties, and economic analysis for smallholder and commercial applications in Kitui, Makueni, and Machakos counties.
Evidence-based agroforestry designs for highland smallholders, with species recommendations, planting configurations, management schedules, and income projections for four common farm types across the Central and Western Highlands.
Policy-relevant research examining how secure tenure arrangements influence smallholder tree planting decisions and long-term forest cover outcomes across 12 PELIS sites in three counties. Findings inform the design of CFA governance frameworks and tenure security interventions.
GBIF-linked dataset of 180,000+ specimen records from KEFRI's natural history collections — herbarium specimens, forest insects, and invertebrate records from Kenya and Eastern Africa's major forest ecosystems. Updated continuously as new collections are digitised.
Genetic and phenotypic assessment of 18 Melia volkensii provenances from across Kenya's semi-arid zone. Identification of superior provenances for timber form, growth rate, and drought tolerance, providing the scientific basis for KEFRI's certified seed stand programme.
Evidence brief for policymakers on the carbon stock significance of Kenya's mangrove systems and the regulatory pathways for recognising blue carbon in national climate commitments, REDD+ safeguards, and voluntary carbon market frameworks.
Industry-facing technical guide covering processing methods, drying schedules, preservation treatment options, and end-use suitability for Kenya's six major plantation timber species. Developed from KEFRI's wood technology research programme at the National Forest Products Research Centre.
Using KEFRI's natural history collection — one of Eastern Africa's largest — to establish baseline invertebrate diversity benchmarks for monitoring forest recovery and health across the Aberdare, Mt Kenya, and Mau Forest Complex.
Access all knowledge organised by tree species — from Acacia to Zanthoxylum. Every publication, guide, and dataset linked to the species it concerns.
Explore species47 county forest profiles, each with recommended species, dominant ecosystems, forest cover data, and relevant KEFRI publications for that specific county.
Select your countyExplore knowledge organised around Kenya's major forest ecosystems — Coastal, Drylands, Central Highlands, Rift Valley, Lake Victoria Basin, and Montane Forests.
Choose ecosystemFind knowledge organised around the challenges you're trying to solve — land degradation, water catchment, carbon, livelihoods, timber, biodiversity, or governance.
Find your challengeArid, semi-arid, sub-humid, humid, and highland — explore species, restoration approaches, and research organised by the climate zone you're working in.
Select climate zoneWhether you're restoring for biodiversity, carbon, watershed protection, livelihoods, or commercial timber — find the knowledge that fits your specific restoration objective.
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