Republic of KenyaKenya Forest ServiceKenya NFMS-FIPNational Forest Monitoring System – Forest Information PlatformHealthy Forests • Resilient Ecosystems • People and Nature • Data for Action

Submission Status

Track a submission from draft to published.

Under Review

How a dataset gets onto the platform (click a step)

2. Review: Technical Working Groups, mainly Forest Monitoring & MRV

Check completeness, accuracy and conformity to the FIP standards.

Steps 1–4 are the normal path; step 5 is used only for disputes. All actions and decisions are logged for audit. Submission states in the portal: Draft → Submitted → Under review → Returned or Approved → Published.

Source: Draft NFMS/FIP Data Sharing Protocol, version 1.0, Kenya Forest Service and State Department for Forestry (July 2026).