• The Mau forest is located in the Rift Valley and serves as a water catchment area
• Many rivers flow from the forest and drain into lakes
• It is one of the largest water sources in Kenya
• It is important for providing water for humans, wildlife, and agriculture

• 10 million people depend on its rivers
• Feeds 8 of kenya?s wildlife preserves
• Through hydroelectricity the rives have potential to produce 41% of Kenya?s power
• The forest provides 20 billions shillings per year
• As rivers and lakes dry up, so do Kenya?s harvests, its cattle farms, its hydro-electricity, its tea industry, and its famous wildlife parks 

What's happening

• With its water crisis, Kenyan farmers have seen their yield that uses water from rivers that feed on western Mau by 80%.
• The destruction of the eco-system affects 12 rivers that stems from the Mau forest and it is the lifeline for 10 million people.
• Research has linked the clearing of Mau forest with the water cycle in Kenya. Since 2001, when 60,000 hectares of land were clear-cut, droughts have become more frequent and severe and during recent years 100,000 hectares more have been cleared