In the South West Mau Forest of Kenya from 1985 to 2015, researchers checked how much carbon plants soak up from the air. They used a method called the Carnegie-Ames-Stanford Approach. The study showed the forest in this region alternated between taking in and giving off carbon approximately every 3 years, with little year-to-year change. Overall, during the 30-year period, the forest released more carbon than it absorbed, totaling 588.40 kilograms per hectare. This means the forest acted as a carbon emitter rather than a carbon absorber. This info is essential for understanding how forests impact the global carbon balance and can guide efforts to manage and protect forests to combat climate change.