Acknowledging the support of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Sub-regional office for Eastern Africa, and in partnership with Kenya Forests Working Group (KFWG), the Forestry Society of Kenya (FSK) Council, would like to share the following resolutions:

1. In recognising that forest services and goods go beyond national borders and face almost similar challenges, FSK sees the need to strengthen linkages in the region to support capacities and enterprises.

2. FSK as the custodian of matters of forestry professionalism should be in the fore-front in advocating forestry issues.

3. Recognizing that Vision 2030 aims at reducing poverty and bringing Kenya to a middle income developing country and acknowledging that the government’s commitment to elevate Forestry by creating a fully fledged Ministry to deal with forestry issues, FSK will endeavour to promote lobbying to ensure forestry is recognised within the economic pillar in addition to the social pillar (livelihoods & environmental conservation) of Vision 2030.

4. In recognizing the critical role of forestry in the emerging global carbon markets and related opportunities recognised in Vision 2030, FSK should undertake to enhance the opportunity of members and the general Kenyan populace to actively participate in carbon trade to contribute to national development.

5. In recognizing that the society is a professional forestry body in the country, FSK should spearhead development and harmonization of forestry curricula to build capacity in line with Vision 2030.

6. In recognizing the fast pace in the development of technology for the development, management and utilization of forest resources (PFM, Multiple use, NWTP, GIS etc), FSK should take the lead in sensitising Kenyans on the roles and responsibilities of the various stakeholders as highlighted by the Forest Act No. 7 of 2005.