Forests and and humans cannot do without each other, this is because they are mutually related and benefit from each other in a number of ways;ecological, socially and economically.Humans have to protect and conserve the forests in order to derive benefits from the resource. An example is of the medicinal herb found in Kakamega forest called Mondia whitei; this climber has several medicinal components used to treat sexully transmitted diseases, anorexia, stomach ailements, it is an aphrodisiac and treats many other ailements. This has resulted to the forest being conserved and declared a national reserve.
Forests have also contributed economically to the economies of varoius African countries, example Uganda benefits alot from eco-tourism by tourists visiting the endangered mountain gorrila in bwindi impenetrable forests in south west uganda, this has seen the forest being declared a biosphere due to its importance ecologically and hence benefiting by not being destructed.
Forests are also a habitat to forest based communities, example the ba'ka in congo forest and the Okiek communities in Mau forest. This communities have been known to be the keepers of the forests and there lively hoods is entirely dependant on the forests. From food, worship and getting treatment from medicinal trees and herbs in the forest.
Humanity cannot afford to destroy this age long relationship with the forest because we are bound to suffer. Let us nature this relationship for our mutual benefit.
A mutual re;tionship that has to be protected at all cost.
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