KENYA: Marijuana farmers blamed for wildfire

A fire believed to have been started by illegal marijuana farmers is threatening tens of thousands of hectares of bamboo forest in Mount Kenya. It has already destroyed 80 square kilometres of moorland and is now threatening indigenous forests. East Africa is home to the largest natural bamboo forests in Africa. According to the CGIAR […]

A fire believed to have been started by illegal marijuana farmers is threatening tens of thousands of hectares of bamboo forest in Mount Kenya.

It has already destroyed 80 square kilometres of moorland and is now threatening indigenous forests.

East Africa is home to the largest natural bamboo forests in Africa. According to the CGIAR (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research), it accounts for around 3-4% of the world’s total known bamboo coverage.