National Forest Monitoring System
NATIONAL FOREST MONITORING SYSTEM (NFMS)
The National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) is Kenya's national framework for monitoring, measuring, reporting, and verifying (MRV) forest resources and forest-related greenhouse gas emissions and removals in support of REDD+ implementation. Housed within the Kenya Forest Service (KFS), the NFMS provides the technical infrastructure for generating reliable, transparent, and consistent forest information to support national decision-making, sustainable forest management, and international reporting under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement.
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The system comprises four integrated components: the Satellite Land Monitoring System (SLMS), which uses remote sensing to monitor changes in forest cover and land use over time; the National Forest Inventory (NFI), which collects field-based data to estimate forest carbon stocks, biomass, and other forest attributes; the Forest Information Platform (FIP), which serves as the central repository for storing, managing, and disseminating forest-related data and information; and the Data Management Function, which facilitates data integration, quality assurance, analysis, reporting, and information sharing. Together, these components provide the robust scientific and technical foundation required to monitor REDD+ activities, estimate emissions and removals, assess progress towards national forest and climate objectives, and support results-based payments.