At least 40 per cent of the world’s economy and 80 per cent of the needs of the poor are derived from biological resources. In addition, the richer the diversity of life, the greater the opportunity for medical discoveries, economic development, and adaptive responses to such new challenges as climate change.
View PDFSince its inception, KWS has made a tremendous improvement and contribution to enhancing wildlife conservation. To prevent and combat wildlife crime, and in particular poaching and trafficking in wildlife species and their products, KWS has established and strengthened specialized security units that are deployed throughout the country. Over the years, KWS has undergone significant transformation and is now a robust organization in wildlife conservation.
View PDFThe most saline of Africa's large lakes, Turkana is an outstanding laboratory for the study of plant and animal communities. The three National Parks serve as a stopover for migrant waterfowl and are major breeding grounds for the Nile crocodile, hippopotamus and a variety of venomous snakes. The Koobi Fora deposits, rich in mammalian, molluscan and other fossil remains, have contributed more to the understanding of paleo-environments than any other site on the continent. © UNESCO
View PDFThe Mau Forests Complex (MFC) is considered the most important of the five main watershed areas in Kenya because of its economic, social and environmental contribution to the country. These watershed areas are commonly referred to as “Water Towers”. The Mau forests ecosystem has a high and rapidly growing population. The forest is under increasing threat
from irregular and ill‐planned settlements, encroachments and illegal forest resource exploitation. Over the last decades, approx. 25% of Mau forest has been lost to excisions and encroachment.
26 May 2008
Meeting and presentation on the Mau Forests Complex
with major Government stakeholders Including Prime Minister, Ministers for Forestry and Wildlife, Water and Irrigation, Lands, Permanent Secretaries, relevant heads of Departments and Services, and Members of Parliament from the Mau Complex area.