Natural Resources Management
Programs
1. Wildlife Management Program
The objective of the wildlife program is to increase socio-economic
benefits of communities living adjacent to Parks and Reserves from
conservation and sustainable management of wildlife and natural
resources. The program targets community group ranches members,
large-scale ranchers, tour operators, tour guides, entrepreneurs
in tourism sector and community based organizations (CBOs).
Activities supported include, i) Promotion of nature
based businesses such as community wildlife sanctuaries, tented
camps, ecolodges and cultural centres; ii) Building the institutional
and technical capacity of community based organizations to carryout
nature based business such as management and marketing, CBO networking
and advocacy for conservation; iii) enhancing management of protected
areas such as rhino protection, ecological monitoring, human/wildlife
conflicts as well as support to Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) initiatives
outside the protected areas. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS)
is the lead-implementing agency in conjunction with African Wildlife
Foundation and Pact Inc. and East Africa Wildlife Society. The program
is implemented in four geographical areas namely Laikipia, Amboseli,
Taita Taveta, and Kwale.
2. Kenya Coastal Marine Initiative (KCMI)
The objective of this program is to set the foundation for Kenya
marine policy. A two-track approach is adopted in implementing the
program namely i) national level initiatives and ii) local level
initiative.
The national level initiative involves raising the
awareness of opinion leaders and key decision-makers in the government
on the economic and ecological significance of the Kenyan coast
as well as the need for coordinated sectoral management. Specific
activities include support to workshops, study tours and technical
studies. Typical studies include legal and jurisdictional basis
for Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) in Kenya, local district
strategic action planning guidelines, special area management planning
guidelines, guidelines for coastal tourism development and investment
and, coastal law enforcement guidelines.
 At
the local level, activities encompass the development and implementation
of ICM initiatives at Jomo Kenyatta Beach, Ngomeni, Port Reitz Creek,
Shimoni, Diani-Chale and Malindi-Watamu in the form of mangrove
replanting, development of mooring buoys, rainwater harvesting,
fish processing/marketing, crab farming, coral cover surveys, fish
counts and institutional capacity building for targeted marine focused
community based organizations.
The Coast Development Authority (CDA), National Environmental
Management Authority (NEMA) and KWS are the key GoK agencies implementing
the program in conjunction with Pact Inc.
 3.
Forestry Management Program
This program aims at enhancing integrated forest management and conservation.
The program supports the following areas in forest management: i)Institutional
strengthening through capacity building, technical assistance and
material support to KWS and the Forest Department (FD); ii) support
for the implementation of participatory forestry management systems
around Arabuko Sokoke, Mt. Kenya and Mukogodo forest through the
application of low cost and appropriate technologies and increased
diversity of forest-based businesses and iii) Support the implementation
of the environmental management and coordination act (EMCA) by assisting
with establishing National Environmental Management Authority’s
(NEMA) infrastructure and operations and capacity building for District
Environmental Committees (DECs) to implement the Act. The
main implementing agencies include the Forest department (FD), Kenya
Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), NEMA, KWS, National Museums
of Kenya, Nature Kenya.
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