National Buffer Zones Policy & Bill 2025 Progresses to Public Participation Stage

The draft National Buffer Zones Policy and Bill 2025 has reached an important milestone, moving into the public participation stage where citizens, county governments, and stakeholders are invited to share their views.

The proposed framework anchors the buffer-zones model in law — protecting indigenous forests while creating sustainable livelihoods for surrounding communities through tea cultivation and related enterprise.

Nyayo Tea Zones Development Corporation continues to play a central role in shaping and implementing this conservation model, which has become a national reference point for balancing environmental protection with rural economic empowerment.