A dumpimg site? let us appreciate forests.
Category: Uncategorized | Date: Oct 27 2009 | By: ngongforest
Every year in the month of September or October, there is always a one week of exhibition at the Nairobi Show Ground which is organized by Agricultural Society of Kenya and attracts many people including students countrywide and abroad.
Cemetery Road which is used as an exit from show ground and passes by the sanctuary’s main gate, becomes very busy during this season causing a heavy traffic jam especially in the evening hours.This creates chances for littering along the road.
Dumping is one of the serious challenges we are facing,several occasions, people have been caught dumping in the forest especially along the Southern bypass which cuts across the forest therefore increasing accessibility,however even along the cementry road which connects to the show ground from the main road,people find their way to dumping along the road.
Dumping along the road
Dumping inside the forest
Thanks to some of our local community members who are actively involved in conservation, they sacrifice their time to get rid of these litters.
Some members collecting litter along the road
We hope those who view the forest as a dumping site will one day take time to appreciate it.
Ngong Forest Sanctuary Trust is a non profit making organization and protected through donations from friends and well wishers, join us by donating towards protection of this unique forest reserve.
By Ranger George Thuo
Email: georgethuo94@yahoo.com
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2 Responses to “A dumpimg site? let us appreciate forests.”
Dana-Phoenix Arizona, on 27 Oct 2009
I have traveled the roads of Kenya, visited towns and am appalled by the trash everywhere. I understand that there is NO landfills there like we have in the United States (which by the way are really getting ‘filled’ no pun intended) to bury the trash.
Burning trash, especially plastics, emit toxic fumes and is definitely not safe for environment.
Is there any recycling of glass, plastics, paper in Nairobi? I don’t know what people outside Nairobi and way out in the bush can do. It’s sad to drive by and see all the trash littering the roads, plastic bags hanging from trees, in the bushes. Not safe for the animals either.
I don’t have any solutions, but just wanted to comment. But people should have pride in their neighbor’s don’t you think?
Dana-Phoenix Arizona, on 27 Oct 2009
Post Script - Nice to see folks picking up the litter :>)
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