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Forests play an important role in the livelihoods of local people in most developing countries. Local communities depend on forest resources for various products such as fuel wood, construction materials, medicine, and food. The Maasai Mau forest plays an important role in supporting the livelihood of people living around the forest. Exploitation of forest resources should only be limited to active members. To reduce dependency on the forest, alternative means of livelihood should be provided to reduce dependency on the forest.
The use or deployment of aerial seeding technology in forestry has shown
to be efficient, rapid, and most suitable for restoration of large
degraded and inaccessible areas. The technology is relatively cheaper
compared to conventional methods of restoration. Although aerial seeding
has been widely used globally in forestry, its application is
comparatively new in Kenyan forestry. This paper reviews selected
experiences from countries that pioneered the use of aerial seeding in
restoring large degraded forestlands and highlights key requirements for
successful aerial seeding programs. Literature shows that the use of
aerial seeding in forestland restoration dates back in 1950s with
reports showing moderate to high success rate in USA, Canada, Russia,
Australia, New Zealand, China and India. Success of aerial seeding is
largely determined by interaction of factors such as seed
characteristics, timing of seeding, site conditions or micro-site
environment. Competition from surrounding vegetation, and seed predation
affect the efficiency of aerial seeding negatively. The paper concludes
that aerial seeding technology is efficient, cost effective and
therefore suitable for use in the restoration of the expansive degraded
forests in Kenya.
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