Mau Forest

E865582

forest complex montane forest water catchment area

Mau Forest is a vast montane forest complex in Kenya known for its critical role as a water catchment area and as a traditional homeland for indigenous communities.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Mau Forest canonical	2
Mau Forest Complex (part)	1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	forest complex ⓘ montane forest ⓘ water catchment area ⓘ
averageElevation	about 2000–3000 metres above sea level ⓘ
biodiversity	habitat for diverse flora and fauna ⓘ
climate	humid ⓘ
conservationAction	eviction of illegal settlers in some blocks ⓘ gazettement of forest reserves ⓘ reforestation programmes ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Kenya ⓘ
ecosystemType	afromontane forest ⓘ montane tropical forest ⓘ
fauna	supports numerous bird species ⓘ supports populations of antelopes ⓘ supports primates ⓘ
governedBy	Kenya Forest Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	Eastern Mau Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Mau Narok Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Mau Summit Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Molo Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakuru Forest blocks NERFINISHED ⓘ Olenguruone Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ South West Mau Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Transmara Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ
importance	regulates regional climate ⓘ supports agriculture in Rift Valley and western Kenya ⓘ supports biodiversity conservation ⓘ supports hydroelectric power generation downstream ⓘ supports tourism through wildlife and scenic landscapes ⓘ
inhabitedBy	Kipsigis community NERFINISHED ⓘ Maasai community (in some blocks) ⓘ Ogiek community NERFINISHED ⓘ
isLargestIndigenousForestIn	Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ
isOneOfLargestClosedCanopyForestsIn	East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
issue	balancing conservation and human livelihoods ⓘ indigenous rights disputes ⓘ land tenure conflicts ⓘ
locatedIn	Rift Valley region NERFINISHED ⓘ western Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Kenyan highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenya’s five major water towers ⓘ
recognizedBy	Government of Kenya as a critical water tower ⓘ
role	headwaters for rivers ⓘ major water catchment area ⓘ
suppliesWaterTo	Ewaso Ng’iro River (southern) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Nakuru NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Natron NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Victoria basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mara River NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakuru town water catchment ⓘ Njoro River NERFINISHED ⓘ Sondu River NERFINISHED ⓘ
threat	deforestation ⓘ encroachment for agriculture ⓘ illegal logging ⓘ settlement expansion ⓘ
traditionalHomelandOf	Ogiek people NERFINISHED ⓘ indigenous forest-dwelling communities ⓘ
vegetation	bamboo in higher elevations ⓘ indigenous broadleaf trees ⓘ plantations of exotic species in some areas ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Okiek → associatedWith → Mau Forest ⓘ

Okiek people → region → Mau Forest ⓘ

Narok County → containsProtectedArea → Mau Forest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mau Forest Complex (part)