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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2024
- Kenya is facing the aftermath of a severe five-year drought, the third in a decade and the worst in 40 years, resulting in significant loss and death. Concurrently, the nation has experienced substantial deforestation, losing 7.8% of its humid primary forest area from 2002 to 2022. This raises concerns about a potential correlation between forest depletion and recurring prolonged droughts or extreme weather conditions, posing a threat to the ecological capacity of arid and semi-arid lands. This documentary that was produced with support from the Rainforest Journalism Fund in partnership with the Pulitzer Center, highlights the pressing need to address deforestation, underlining its potential threat to the ecological balance of arid and semi-arid regions.
#drought #desertification #climatechange
The Proff makes a lot of sense! I have noticed that in Kenya there’s no zoning of land use, that’s a big problem! That’s why we have so many 1/4 and 1/2 acres that can’t help anyone…if the government clamped this culture, we could start recovering forests! Don’t issue title deeds for land less than 10-15 acres in arable areas and also require so much trees per acre of cultivated land..
The housing projects might help a bit... but it is a bit too late.
Members of parliament shot down such legislation during Kibaki time and Uhuru time.
Because the MPs own most of the land subdivision companies
Its not just trees, its the complete forest you need, so dont forget under vegetation.
There is a solution but political leaders are misusing county funds instead of engaging those with knowledge to solve the problem. I have a solution that I have applied in laikipia where the same desertification process is taking place.
In a nutshell, this is what is happening:
1) increase in livestock stocking rates under reduced rainfall conditions.
2) overgrazing , removal of all grass cover leading reduced organic matter/carbon in soil.
3) low rainfall water infiltration because of bare ground. 90% of rain water becomes runoff after rains and is lost.
4 ) low recovery of pastures due to low water infiltration, which are grazed immediately before seeding and therefore there is reduced seeds making future recovery slow and difficult.
5) The downward vicious cycle starts here with no sight of hope; BUT there is a solution.
And more people than the land can sustainably support - which is a global problem which western countries should be taking a lead on, rather than sticking their heads in the sand.
This video has left extremely hurt, I can only hope young people like myself and Kenyan Citizens realise what they risk loosing and do something about it!
This are marginalized forgotten communities. Things can be done but as usual our leaders have no priorities. Look at 🇸🇳 though the project is done by outsiders.
This is truly disheartening... Could application of biochar to the drier parts help retain soil moisture?
Ruto used the Mau issue in 2013 to defeat Raila, one day Kenyans, even Kalenjins will realize that they were duped by these criminals!
Kenyans have been self sabotaging for a long time then they elect the supreme saboteur
India is dealing with desertification by digging reservoirs throughout the landscape on the upslope side of a parcel. When it finally rains in Kenya they need to be prepared to store the surface water runoff on the landscape and allow it time to percolate down and re-hydrae the soil. They need to revitalize the water situation before planting trees. Permaculture techniques are needed and different grazing techniques. Agroforestry combined with permaculture are a more sustainable solution. Cloud seeding and GMO's deal with the symptom, they do not deal with the underlying problem of the interrupted water cycle. Entire regions in India have done this and have revitalized barren land that had been overgrazed and de-forested.
As a Kenyan and someone who really loves forests 🌳 🌳 and greenery, this video has really made me scared of our country’s future! 😢
And despite all these destruction, president Ruto still had the guts to lift the logging ban imposed by his predecessor! He can’t be championing for the planting of 15 billion trees while at the same time allowing people to cut down fully grown mature trees from our forests! What progress will we make surely? Lol
I would really prefer for features like this to not just complain and highlight problems but also suggest and offer solutions. Doom and gloom only is never helpful.
It is creating awareness of the reality not nice sound bites the politicians are saying
And more Agriculture is being kicked out of prime land and into Arid lands....our greed will be our undoing
If only we educate the massai community that they can Plant trees to save there land from becaming desert.
According to me... There's No government or appropriate policy in Kenya.
The way the Sahara is being turned to a farmland why can't we improvise how we can prevent desertification and its expansion. Ignorance shall be our undoing.
Exactly. Things can be done.
We are at affordable housing huku town.
Politics gears where there's cash. Lots of cash.
The hypothetical line that Prof. Onywere is drawing is literally the whole of Mt. Kenya region. Where does he suppose we all should live?
in ten years our population will be almost 70 million and we are reducing our Arable land
Not saying it's THE problem, but Kenya started downhill when they outlawed big game hunting. Suddenly, farming was everything, animals had no value, there was no income from myriad hunting fees, no money for conservation of flora nor fauna, the land became a moonscape of farms, and the droughts started. Much like Central California. We need to caretake the land, not just utilize it.
Kupanda miti hiyo miti ilipandwa wapi
ショベルカーとトラクター導入して植林活動を行うだけでなく、水源を掘り起こさなくてはならないって感じる‼️
Population pressure too
We will find a solution to get water and grow trees and grass even when it no longer rains.
Soon we will
Nyinyi muuzee ng'ombe zote mjimbe maji na hamtawahi kuongea kuhusi njaa hata siku moja
Savory Institute for help. No other organisation or institute is going to help
we are at a risky stage
please Sev The Wild life and Seve the Forest 🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🐘🦏🦏🦏🦏🦏🦏
Pesa ya dam iko wapi? You people elect thieves then start complaining about leadership through this shows!
é simples, basta tirar o ser humano e tudo, rapido, vai se regenerar. se não aprendeu a cuidar, perde. Fato!
Atmospheric generators need to be shipped there i would invest in that
that is the only hope
Our best chance is a combination of planting lots of trees and seeding rain in these parts of the country. In addition, we need to capture the rain that's seeded for irrigation purposes.
Много болтовни и никаких действий... Чиновники не принесуть дождя... Раздайте землю людям ... Каждому мужчине по 5-7-10 гектаров...
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😂😂😂😂 the complex problems have the simplest solution.
We can even turn this "desert" into a rice farm in 5-7 years....
Sorry for the laughing emoji, I had to get your attention
Many developed countries balances use of GMOs and the non GMOs to meet the food situation. We should use them and invest more in KEBS labs services and increase more projects from countries who have done it before. Kenyan economy depends mainly on cash crops such as coffee, flowers and tea for it's large economy because for mining contributes to one percent in GDP and we can't afford to kill the economy. Egypt literally does more fruit farming with the leading export of citrus fruits which can do well in semi arid and arid because Kenya is almost half semi arid in exemption of microclimates
Question ...is these area is good for producing rice😅😅😅