REDD+
The REDD+ framework, activities, safeguards, monitoring and results.
REDD+ Monitoring
PaMs monitoring tracks the REDD+ activities of the National REDD+ Strategy. While the strategy was under formulation (February 2021), the programme strategies of the National Forest Programme 2016–2030 act as provisional PaMs. The 38 strategies related to REDD+ (marked in the document; its text says 37) are monitored as a priority. PaMs may also come from other instruments, such as the 10% tree cover strategy. Kenya takes a phased approach, aiming to measure how each PaM contributes to reducing deforestation and degradation, sustainable management and enhancement of carbon stocks.
| Thematic cluster | Programme | Priority programme strategy | Monitoring indicators |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Forest productivity | 1 Plantation development | 1.2 Develop and implement management plans for public, community and private forest plantations | Number of Management plans developed; Number of management plan agreements made; Area of public forest under management plans; Number of CFAs with management Plans; Number of Private Forests with management plans; Area of private forest under management plans |
| 1. Forest productivity | 1 Plantation development | 1.4 Promote forest plantation establishment and management on public, community and private land | Number of forests in public areas; Area of forests in public places; Community groups managing forests; Area of forests on private lands |
| 1. Forest productivity | 1 Plantation development | 1.5 Involve private sector in forest plantation development through concessions or contracts | Regulation on concessions implemented; Number of concessions given/signed; Area of forests under concession agreements; Number of private actors involved in concession agreements |
| 1. Forest productivity | 1 Plantation development | 1.6 Develop and implement joint plantation management principles and practices | Updated Guidelines on plantation management; Number of plantations undergone full list of silviculural operations; Area of forest under appropriate spacing over time |
| 1. Forest productivity | 1 Plantation development | 1.7 Enhancement of forest extension services | Number of forest extension workers; Sub counties with forest extension workers; Number of forest extension graduates |
| 1. Forest productivity | 1 Plantation development | 1.8 Establish and improve forest infrastructure | Number and types of infrastructure (buildings, roads, fire watch towers, tree nurseries ) |
| 1. Forest productivity | 2 Dryland forestry development | 2.1 Promote integrated management of dryland forests (traditional and conventional management systems) | Number of indigenous knowledge guidelines developed for forest conservation; Area of forest managed under management plans; Increased area of dryland forests |
| 1. Forest productivity | 2 Dryland forestry development | 2.2 Expand commercial and fodder species in ASALs | Number of species adopted; Volume of product from the species; Area under this management activity; Number of animals under the management system |
| 1. Forest productivity | 2 Dryland forestry development | 2.5 Promote efficient water harvesting and management technologies for tree growing | Number of water harvesting points; Number of beneficiary units; Proportion of improved forest growth |
| 1. Forest productivity | 3. Farm forestry | 3.1 Enhance forest extension services | Number of forest extension workers; Sub counties with forest extension workers; Number of forest extension graduates |
| 1. Forest productivity | 3. Farm forestry | 3.2 Develop and implement a national strategy for farm forestry | Strategy developed; Strategy implemented; Strategic actions visible on forest sector |
| 1. Forest productivity | 3. Farm forestry | 3.4 Promote sustainable landscape development approaches | Mapped out potential landscape restoration areas; Develop landscape restoration policy; Implement landscape restoration policy; Number of landscapes rehabilitated; Area of landscapes rehabilitated |
| 1. Forest productivity | 4. Forest health | 4.2 Prevent and manage biotic and abiotic impacts on forest health | Number of health cases identified; Number of responses documented; Area under management |
| 1. Forest productivity | 4. Forest health | 4.3 Promote disease and pest resistant tree species and clones | Number of species developed; Area planted with resistant species/clones; Efficiency of control of pests and diseases |
| 2. Forest governance | 7. Policy, legal and institutional reforms | 7.1 Review and harmonise existing policies and legislation | Number of policies harmonized; Implementation levels in the said policies |
| 2. Forest governance | 9. Community, gender and special interest groups in forest management | 9.2 Develop mechanisms for forest incentives to boost private forestry and enhancement of stakeholder participation | Guidelines on mechanisms developed; Number of participatory projects implemented; Number of actors under private forests; Area under private forestry; Increased forest cover in non-public areas |
| 2. Forest governance | 9. Community, gender and special interest groups in forest management | 9.4 Support and promote forest related community livelihood options | Number of livelihood options; Number of beneficiaries from livelihood options; Amount of revenue generated from the livelihood options |
| 2. Forest governance | 10. Forest law enforcement and compliance | 10.1 Improve public awareness of the impacts of illegal activities in forests | Reduction in cases of illegal activities; Improved awareness on conservation measures; Increased participatory forest management activities |
| 2. Forest governance | 10. Forest law enforcement and compliance | 10.2 Build capacity of institutions in law enforcement and compliance | Number of trainings done; number of enforcement officers recruited; Cases of enforcement recorded; Number of cases presented in courts |
| 2. Forest governance | 10. Forest law enforcement and compliance | 10.4 Develop regional partnerships to control transboundary forest crimes | Presence of a regional policy; Number of meetings; Number of partnerships; Number of cases documented |
| 2. Forest governance | 10. Forest law enforcement and compliance | 10.6 Develop national criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management and embrace forest certification | List of criteria and indicators; Description of certification procedures; List of certified products |
| 2. Forest governance | 10. Forest law enforcement and compliance | 10.7 Promote and support community forest policing | Number of community groups involved; Signed management agreements; PFMP implementation projects |
| 3. Natural forest management and Conservation | 11. Natural forest management | 11.1 Forest conservation, restoration and management based on best practice | Area of forest under management; Number of PFMP projects under implementation; Increase in forest area; Increase in forest stocks; Canopy enhancement |
| 3. Natural forest management and Conservation | 11. Natural forest management | 11.2 Promote participatory forest management through CFAs | Number of CFAS in PFM; Area under PFMP; Number of PFMPs under implementation; Revenue from PFMP investments |
| 3. Natural forest management and Conservation | 11. Natural forest management | 11.3 Sustainable conservation and management of wetland forests (including mangroves) | Area of forest under management; Number of PFMP projects under implementation; Increase in forest area; Increase in forest stocks; Canopy enhancement |
| 3. Natural forest management and Conservation | 13. Community forestry | 13.1 Development of community forestry through a participatory process | No of community forests; Number of management plans under implementation; No of communities/groups involved |
| 4. Forest for water | 14. Watershed conservation | 14.1 Watershed management | Number of watersheds conserved/rehabilitated; Volume of water from watersheds; Regulated river flows indicated by river gauge data |
| 5. Forest for energy | 16. Forest energy development | 16.2 Promote sustainable production and efficient utilisation of biomass energy | Number of improved technologies; Efficiency of improved technology in reducing wood use volumes; Efficiency of improved technology in reducing GHG emissions; Adoption levels for improved technology |
| 5. Forest for energy | 16. Forest energy development | 16.3 Diversify alternative energy sources | Number of alternative sources; Adoption levels for alternative sources |
| 5. Forest for energy | 16. Forest energy development | 16.5 Promote commercial tree growing for biomass energy production | Area under commercial forests; Number of groups involved; Volume of biomass energy wood; Revenue from biomass energy |
| 7. Forest and climate change | 20. Climate change mitigation | 20.1 Enhance forest law enforcement and management | Number of employees in enforcement; Number of cases reported; Number of cases prosecuted |
| 7. Forest and climate change | 20. Climate change mitigation | 20.2 Promote joint forest management systems and best practice through CFAs, private sector groups and other community groups | Number of joint management activities; Number of CFAS or community groups involved; List of best practice sites/areas/groups; Forest area under management; Forest cover improvement; Improvement in forest stocks |
| 7. Forest and climate change | 20. Climate change mitigation | 20.3 Restore degraded forest areas | Area of forest restored; Area of Conversion from non-forest to forest; Number of restoration sites |
| 7. Forest and climate change | 20. Climate change mitigation | 20.4 Promote clean energy technology | Number of technologies developed; Variety of technologies developed; Efficiency of technology in reducing GHGs |
| 7. Forest and climate change | 21. Climate change adaptation | 21.1 Landscape zoning and land-use planning | Number of landscapes selected for planning; Number of landscapes zoned; Area of landscapes selected; Number of stakeholders involved |
| 7. Forest and climate change | 21. Climate change adaptation | 21.3 Afforestation and reforestation with improved, drought-resistant and multi-purpose tree species | Area of dryland afforested; Number of MPTS species involved; Number of beneficiaries/groups in planting MPTS species |
| 7. Forest and climate change | 22. Disaster risk reduction | 22.4 Diversify livelihood opportunities in rural area | Number of forestry based rural livelihoods; Number of beneficiaries/groups from the projects; Revenue from the rural livelihoods |
| 8. Forest financing | 23. Forest resources valuation | 23.2 Develop a satellite forestry resource account | Availability of time series data on forest areas; Availability of time series data on forest canopy status (dense, open, moderate); Availability of time series data on forest stocks |
Source: Ministry of Environment and Forestry, National Forest Monitoring System in the Republic of Kenya, Version 1 (Draft), February 2021. Chapter 5.4, Policies and measures (PaMs).