Cherangani Hills Forest (Cherangany Hills Forest) is a collection of thirteen forest reserve blocks in western Kenya, located in the Cherangani Hills on the western ridge of the East African Rift. The forested area is about 1,200 square kilometres (463 sq mi),[1] 956 square kilometres (369 sq mi) of which has been gazetted into forest reserves.[2] These forest reserves form the upper catchments of the Kerio and Nzoia and Turkwel rivers.[1]
View of the hillsA member of the Dorobo, c. 1913, poison-hunters who inhabited small hill villages.
The three western blocks, Kapkanyar, Kapolet and Kiptaberr, are larger and more consolidated and constitute about 20% of the Cherangani Hills Forest. Most of the rest of the forests are fragmented, cut by grasslands, bushlands, and croplands.[2] The forests themselves are quite varied in composition. To the west, the lower elevations are "Aningeria-Strombosia-Drypetes" forest, grading into mixed Podocarpus milanjianus forest on the higher elevations. To the east are "Juniperus–Nuxia–Afrocarpus falcatus" forest, particularly on south facing slopes. On the eastern slopes these are interspersed with Afrocarpus falcatus forest, much disturbed by human activities. sizeable remnants of "Juniperus–Maytenus undata–Rapanea–Hagenia" forest can be found in the high valleys. In some of the stream valleys tree ferns such as Cyathea manniana can be found as well as small patches of the bamboo Yushania alpina.[2]
The Cherangani Hills Forest is threatened by increased pressures from a growing local population, as well as by pressure from downstream inhabitants. The problems range from overgrazing, to conversion of the forest to cropland, to excessive use of forest products in making charcoal and providing local lumber.[13][14]
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Environmentalist Rachel Nyakeri and Wildlife Society officials identify invasive vegetation
Bee-keeping project to curb deforestation
A planted woodlot of exotics which relieves collection pressure on the forest
^ abKimani, Samuel Munyua (June 2011). "The Role of Geospatial Technologies in Livelihood and Natural Resources Management: PES Analysis". Baobab: A Magazine on Drylands Development and Sustainable Agriculture (62): 28–29.
^ abc. BirdLife. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
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Cherangani Hills Forest Cherangany Hills Forest is a collection of thirteen forest reserve blocks in western Kenya located in the Cherangani Hills on the western ridge of the East African Rift The forested area is about 1 200 square kilometres 463 sq mi 1 956 square kilometres 369 sq mi of which has been gazetted into forest reserves 2 These forest reserves form the upper catchments of the Kerio and Nzoia and Turkwel rivers 1 View of the hills A member of the Dorobo c 1913 poison hunters who inhabited small hill villages Contents 1 Forest types 2 Forest blocks 3 Flora and fauna 4 Conservation 5 Gallery 6 NotesForest types editThe three western blocks Kapkanyar Kapolet and Kiptaberr are larger and more consolidated and constitute about 20 of the Cherangani Hills Forest Most of the rest of the forests are fragmented cut by grasslands bushlands and croplands 2 The forests themselves are quite varied in composition To the west the lower elevations are Aningeria Strombosia Drypetes forest grading into mixed Podocarpus milanjianus forest on the higher elevations To the east are Juniperus Nuxia Afrocarpus falcatus forest particularly on south facing slopes On the eastern slopes these are interspersed with Afrocarpus falcatus forest much disturbed by human activities sizeable remnants of Juniperus Maytenus undata Rapanea Hagenia forest can be found in the high valleys In some of the stream valleys tree ferns such as Cyathea manniana can be found as well as small patches of the bamboo Yushania alpina 2 Forest blocks editKapkanyar Forest Reserve 3 01 11 N 35 16 E 1 183 N 35 267 E 1 183 35 267 Kapolet Forest Reserve 4 01 10 N 35 10 E 1 167 N 35 167 E 1 167 35 167 Kiptaberr Forest Reserve 5 01 05 N 35 18 E 1 083 N 35 300 E 1 083 35 300 Lelan Forest Reserve 6 01 17 N 35 27 E 1 283 N 35 450 E 1 283 35 450 Embobut Forest Reserve 7 01 15 N 35 35 E 1 250 N 35 583 E 1 250 35 583 Kerrer Forest Reserve Kaisungurr Forest Reserve 8 01 03 N 35 26 E 1 050 N 35 433 E 1 050 35 433 Toropket Forest Reserve 9 01 01 N 35 26 E 1 017 N 35 433 E 1 017 35 433 Chemurokoi Forest Reserve Kupkunurr Forest Reserve Cheboit Forest Reserve Sogotio Forest Reserve 10 00 56 01 N 35 32 13 E 0 93361 N 35 53694 E 0 93361 35 53694 and Kapchemutwa Forest Reserve 11 00 50 31 N 35 32 14 E 0 84194 N 35 53722 E 0 84194 35 53722Flora and fauna editIn total 1296 species including 17 endemic species have been documented found in the Cherangani Hills Forest belonging to 130 families and 608 genera This flora represents 18 50 of the Kenyan species 43 83 of the Kenyan genera and 54 17 of the Kenyan families Threatened plants include Peucedanum aculeolatum Engl Pimpinella lindblomii H Wolff Polyscias kikuyuensis Summerh Ethulia vernonioides Schweinf M G Gilbert Euryops brownei S Moore Gutenbergia rueppellii Sch Bip Senecio pseudosubsessilis C Jeffrey S rhammatophyllus Mattf Helichrysum meyeri johannis Engl Guizotia jacksonii S Moore J Baagoe Impatiens hoehnelii T C E Fr Impatiens meruensis Gilg I pseudoviola Gilg I tinctoria A Rich Cynoglossum cheranganiense Verdc Lobelia aberdarica R E Fr amp T C E Fr L cheranganiensis Thulin Lobelia deckenii Asch Hemsl L duriprati T C E Fr Wahlenbergia scottii Thulin Euphorbia brevicornu Pax Trifolium cheranganiense J B Gillett Hypericum kiboense Oliv Galega lindblomii Harms J B Gillett Abutilon mauritianum Jacq Medik Diaphananthe montana Piers P J Cribb amp J Stewart Habenaria altior Rendle Polystachya bella Summerh Calamagrostis hedbergii Melderis Delphinium macrocentrum Oliv Rubus scheffleri Engl Galium kenyanum Verdc Spermacoce minutiflora K Schum Verdc and Cyphostemma cyphopetalum Fresen Desc ex Wild amp R B Drumm 12 Conservation editMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates The Cherangani Hills Forest is threatened by increased pressures from a growing local population as well as by pressure from downstream inhabitants The problems range from overgrazing to conversion of the forest to cropland to excessive use of forest products in making charcoal and providing local lumber 13 14 Gallery edit nbsp Environmentalist Rachel Nyakeri and Wildlife Society officials identify invasive vegetation nbsp Bee keeping project to curb deforestation nbsp A planted woodlot of exotics which relieves collection pressure on the forest nbsp A tilapia fish farming projectNotes edit a b Kimani Samuel Munyua June 2011 The Role of Geospatial Technologies in Livelihood and Natural Resources Management PES Analysis Baobab A Magazine on Drylands Development and Sustainable Agriculture 62 28 29 a b c Cherangani Hills KE43 BirdLife Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2012 08 09 Kapkanyar Forest Approved at GEOnet Names Server United States National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Kapolet Forest Approved at GEOnet Names Server United States National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Kiptaberr Forest Approved at GEOnet Names Server United States National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Lelan Forest Approved at GEOnet Names Server United States National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Embobut Forest Approved at GEOnet Names Server United States National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Kaisungurr Forest Approved at GEOnet Names Server United States National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Toropket Forest Approved at GEOnet Names Server United States National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Sogotio Forest Approved at GEOnet Names Server United States National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Kapchemutwa Forest Approved at GEOnet Names Server United States National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Mbuni Yuvenalis Morara Zhou Yadong Wang Shengwei Ngumbau Veronicah Mutele Musili Paul Mutuku Mutie Fredrick Munyao Njoroge Brian Kirika Paul Muigai Mwachala Geoffrey Vivian Kathambi Rono Peninah Cheptoo Hu Guangwan Wang Qingfeng 18 April 2019 An annotated checklist of vascular plants of Cherangani hills Western Kenya PhytoKeys 120 1 90 doi 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