Logs of wood [Courtesy]The ban on logging in public forests three years ago has had mixed results, environmentalists say. “Saw millers, who depended on public forests, are facing the auctioneers’ hammer.”The government imposed a moratorium on logging in public and community forests in 2018. Last November, Environment Cabinet Secretary Keriako Tobiko partially lifted the logging ban in public and community forests. Despite the partial lifting of the ban, Timber Manufacturers Association (TMA) say the industry is still bleeding from the government’s directive, with many saw millers forced to close shop amid piling debts. The ban restricted the extraction of timber from the forests to give KFS more time to implement measures to protect forests.

Source: Standard Digital May 17, 2021 12:56 UTC