Evidence-Based Forest News

AI Technology Helps Boost Forest Conservation in Kenya

Kenyan conservationists are using AI to monitor forest health and predict carbon storage potential.

Title and caption on the floor of the Rift Valley west of Kenya
Kenyan forest image courtesy on Jan Canty.

This article was originally published in the Voice of America

January 28, 2025 11:55 AM

By Juma Majanga

Conservationists in Kenya are using an artificial intelligence-powered application to monitor forest degradation and launch reforestation. The data collected by the application is also used to project the amount of carbon that can be stored by a growing patch of forest. Juma Majanga reports from Nyeri, Kenya.

0:00
/3:41