In line with the presidential directive to plant 15 billion trees over the next 10 years with the goal of increasing the country’s forest cover to 10% of total land mass, KPC has been undertaking tree planting initiatives in partnership with various stakeholders such as Kenya Forest Service (KFS), National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA), schools and communities along the pipeline right of way.
KPC has planted 613,141 seedlings across the country as at May 2024 with a tree survival rate of 93%.
A key element of our environmental restoration initiatives is the mangroves reforestation program in Mombasa County. KPC adopted 50 hectares of degraded mangrove forest land at Jomvu Creek, Mombasa. In the past three years, the Company has planted 452,820 mangrove trees in the adopted area in liaison with Bidii Creek Conservation Group among other community forest users’ associations registered under the ambit of Forest Conservation and Management Act, 2016, as administered by KFS. KPC is striving to offset its GHG emissions with validation of carbon credits from her reforestation initiatives.