Commonwealth NGOs
related to forestry

bullet1 KENYA

bullet2 Mau Community Forest Association

P.O. Box 293

Kenya

Email:  mauforesta@yahoo.com

Website:

Type:  NGO   

Scope:  local   

Interest in Forestry:  central

Description

The Mau Community Forest Association (MACOFA) is an umbrella organization for registered, organized groups adjacent to Mau Forest complex who are involved in environment and natural resource management. It is a member of National Alliance of Community Forest Associations (NAOFA).

As a major player in lobbying, advocacy and management of farmers groups in Kenya, KENFAP looks for partnership with strong international organizations having interests in land policy issues to assist in land policy education campaigns in East Africa through the East Africa Farmers' Federation, in cooperation with The Center for Enterprises Development and Training (CEDAT), the most important factor after that of labour.