ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Forest Conservation and Management Act
30. Classification of forests
Edition: 2026-06-16 · In force
30. Classification of forests
(1)Forests may be classified as public, community or private forests.(2)Public forests include—(a)public forests classified under Article 62 (1)(g) of the Constitution; and(b)forests on land between the high and low water marks classified under Article 62 (1)(1) of the Constitution.(3)Community forests include—(a)forests on land lawfully registered in the name of group representatives;(b)forests on land lawfully transferred to a specific community;(c)forests on any other land declared to be community land by an Act of Parliament;(d)forests on land that is lawfully held, managed or used by specific communities as community forests;(e)forests on ancestral lands and lands traditionally occupied by hunter-gatherer communities; and(f)forests lawfully held as trustland by the county governments, but not including any public land held in trust by the county governments under Article 62 (2) of the Constitution.(4)Private forests include—(a)forests on registered land held by any person under any freehold tenure;(b)forests on land held by any person under leasehold tenure;(c)any forest owned privately by an individual, institution or body corporate for commercial or non-commercial purposes; and(d)forests on any other land declared private land under an Act of Parliament.