ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Forest Conservation and Management Act
43. Management of plantation forests
Edition: 2026-06-16 · In force
43. Management of plantation forests
(1)All plantation forests in a public forest shall be managed on a sustainable basis for the production of wood and other forest products and services for commercial purposes.(2)Where the Service is satisfied that all or part of a public forest which is a plantation forest may be efficiently managed through a licence, concession, contract, joint agreement, it may place an advertisement in at least two daily newspapers of national circulation calling for applications from interested persons for the management of the public forest.(3)An applicant for the management of a public forest in accordance with this section shall submit the application together with a proposed management plan in respect of the forest.(4)A person aggrieved by the decision of the Service in relation to the application made in accordance with this may appeal to the Environment and Land Court within sixty days of the decision.(5)A licence, concession, contract or joint management agreement made in accordance this section shall comply with the Constitution, this Act and any relevant written law.(6)The Service shall consider the interests of the local communities in the management of public forests.