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Karura Forest

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Karura Forest
Karura Forest
Karura Forest
Karura Forest
Karura Forest
Karura Forest
Karura Forest
Karura Forest
Karura Forest
Karura Forest
Karura Forest
Karura Forest
Karura Forest
Karura Forest
Karura Forest
Phone:
+254 791 398371

Address:
Limuru Road | Muthaiga, Nairobi 00619, Kenya

Karura Forest is an urban forest in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. The forest was gazetted in 1932 and is managed by the Kenya Forest Service in conjunction with the Friends of Karura Forest Community Forest Association [2]. Karura Forest is 1,041 ha consisting of three parts separated by Limuru and Kiambu roads. The large middle portion is ca. 710 ha ; the Sigria salient to the west is ca. 250 ha . The portion to the east of Kiambu road has been allocated to special national priorities. As of mid-2016, 36% of the forest contains indigenous upland forest tree species. The forest is home to some 200 species of bird as well as suni, Harveys Duiker, bushbucks, bush pigs, genets, civets, honey badgers, bush babies, porcupines, Syke's monkeys, bush squirrels, hares, fruit bats,and various reptiles and butterflies. Karura now has over 50 km of trails for visitors to walk, run or bike.Due to its proximity to a growing city, there have been plans to reduce the forest in favour of housing and other development. However, these plans have been controversial with conservationists. In the late 90's there were housing projects that would have excised portions of the forest. Conservationists, led by Wangari Maathai, the leader of Green Belt Movement who later became a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, carried out a much publicised campaign for saving the forest. Karura Forest became also a symbol of controversial land grabbings in Kenya.
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