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Commonwealth NGOs
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 African Forest Action Network
HQ address: P.O Box 380
Uhuru Gardens - 00517
Nairobi
Kenya
Email: fan@fankenya.org
Website: http://www.fankenya.org/
Region: Africa
Type of Organisation: NGO,
Interest in Forestry: central
Description:
Forest Action Network (FAN) is a networking Non Government Organisation with head offices at Nairobi, Kenya. Established in 1995, FAN has since worked with local communities, policy
makers and researchers to develop a niche in advocating for an improved policy and legislative climate
to support the sustainable management of natural resources. With stakeholders at the local,
national, regional and international levels, FAN's scope of operation gives it both a national and international
outlook.
A well known organization in the natural resources management sector both locally and internationally,
FAN is consulted on many issues related to forest management. Because of this, FAN played a
significant role in developing Kenya's new Forest Policy and Forests Legislation (Forests Act 2005).
Fan is actively involved with communities in the following aspects:-
1. Strengthening of Community Based Organizations forestry related to forestry management
through trainings on Participatory Forest Management.
2. It has been involved government officers in forms of training such as exchange
visits to countries with experience in participatory forest management.
3. Training District Environment Committees (DEC) on their roles and responsibilities
as spelt out in the Environment Management and Coordination Act of 1999 (EMCA).
FAN is also the National Focal Point for Civil Society Organizations in the implementation of MDG Goal
7: ensuring environmental sustainability .
FAN has mainstreamed HIV/Aids in all its work and has convinced some of its collaborators to do the
same.
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