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EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA REGION [ESARO]

KENYA PROGRAMME ANNUAL REPORT 2017 – 2018

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Table of Contents

Acronyms ................................................................................................................................... iii

From The Regional Director ....................................................................................................... 1

IUCN Strategic Focus in Kenya .................................................................................................. 4

Highlights of Key Achievements in 2017 .................................................................................... 5

Theme 1: Conservation areas and species diversity .............................................................. 6

Theme 2: People and Landscapes ........................................................................................ 8

Theme 3: Water and Wetlands Management ........................................................................12

Fundraising and Partnerships ...................................................................................................14

IUCN ESARO - Kenya Membership ..........................................................................................15

Recent IUCN Publications – Kenya ...........................................................................................17

Our Donors and Funding Partners ............................................................................................18

List of Figures

Figure 1. Countries within IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESARO) ........................ 3

Figure 2: Community mapping for FLoD..................................................................................... 7

Figure 3: Mt. Elgon restoration ................................................................................................... 8

Figure 4: Huri hills .....................................................................................................................10

Figure 5: Land preparation ........................................................................................................11

Figure 6: The Sio-Malaba-Malakisi (SMM) River Basins ...........................................................12

Figure 7. Percentage of Members by Commission ....................................................................16

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Acronyms

AFR100 African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative

AESG African Elephant Specialist Group

BDR Building Drought Resilience

BIOPAMA Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management

BMU German Ministry of Environment

CBD Convention on Biological Diversity

CEESP Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy

CIFOR Centre for International Forestry Research

COP21 Paris Convention of Parties

EAC East African Community

EC European Commission

ESARO East and Southern Africa Regional Office

FLR Forest Landscape Restoration

FLoD First Line of Defence against Illegal Wildlife Trade

GEF Global Environment Facility

IIED International Institute for International Development

IGAD Intergovernmental Authority of Development

IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature

KALRO Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization

KFS Kenya Forest Service

KWCA Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association

KWS Kenya Wildlife Service

NEMA National Environmental Management Authority

NGO Non Governmental Organization

ROAM Restoration Opportunity Assessment Methodology

SULI Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group

SSC Species Survival Commission

UNFCC United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change

USAID United States Agency for International Development

WRI World Resources Institute

WWF World Wide Fund for Nature

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From The Regional Director

Kenya’s longstanding membership and its contribution to IUCN makes it one of the most valued partner on environmental conservation matters. Its natural resources, in particular the rich biodiversity areas, spectacular landscapes and savanna wildlife are among the country’s globally valued assets. Environmental resources underpin Kenya’s economy ranging from the thriving wildlife-based hospitality industry to millions of rural Kenyans that depend on forest products for their daily needs and catchments that provide water for domestic, agricultural, industrial and recreational needs for millions.

The most recent Kenya State of Environment (SoE) 2013 report, depicts a worrying picture on the status and trends of Kenya’s natural resources base. The impacts of climate change, land use alterations, rapid population growth, increased pollution and the spikes in illegal wildlife trade taken collectively with the effect of wars from unstable neighboring countries have had a dent on the environmental integrity. These are realities have been similarly mirrored through IUCN scientific studies and publications including the red list of endangered species, ocean plastics pollution, primary forest cover, marine ecosystems and freshwater systems analysis.

While these challenges may appear daunting, IUCN is inspired by the determination of Kenya’s government to address the situation through a series of policy and strategy actions. Of note, we acknowledge a number of valuable milestones that Kenya achieved including: the launch of Kenya Wildlife Conservation and Managementy Strategy 2018, the ban on single use plastic bags, the expansion of land under wildlife management through community and private conservancies, the formulation of a blue economy strategic plan, the implementation of a national wildlife census process and the steady march towards achieving Aichi targets, among others. All these are aligned with IUCN’s key strategic goals of: i) valuing and conserving nature, ii) promoting and supporting effective and equitable governance of natural resources, and iii) deploying nature-based solutions to address societal challenges including climate change, food security and development challenges.

This annual report presents as a snapshot of the priority environmental activities that were

implemented in partnership with the government, civil society and community land owners in

Kenya. IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) looks forward to

strengthened collaboration with all Members, Commission Experts, National Committee and

partners to combine efforts towards a future that maximises the opportunities and the most

needed change offered by nature-based solutions and healthy ecosystems both for people and

nature.

Luther Bois Anukur

Regional Director


Overview of IUCN

IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations.

It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together.

Created in 1948, IUCN is now the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, harnessing the knowledge, resources and reach of more than 1,300 Member organisations and some 10,000 experts. It is a leading provider of conservation data, assessments and analysis. Its broad membership enables IUCN to fill the role of incubator and trusted repository of best practices, tools and international standards.

IUCN provides a neutral space in which diverse stakeholders including governments, NGOs, scientists, businesses, local communities, indigenous peoples organisations and others can work together to forge and implement solutions to environmental challenges and achieve sustainable development.

Working with many partners and supporters, IUCN implements a large and diverse portfolio of conservation projects worldwide. Combining the latest science with the traditional knowledge of local communities, these projects work to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well-being.

“The path we take as a global community,

and how we choose to walk down that path in the next few years, will define

humanity’s opportunities for generations to come.”

- Zhang Xinsheng, IUCN President


IUCN ESARO

Figure 1. Countries within IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESARO)

IUCN ESARO covers 24 geographically

connected countries in African and

implements its Programme through the

Regional Office in Nairobi, Kenya and 5

country offices (Mozambique, Uganda,

Tanzania South Africa and Zimbabwe), with a

dedicated team of technical experts and a

strong Cooperate Services Department.

Our work is structured across three thematic

regional programmes which are geared at

supporting and working alongside

Governments, Civil Society and the Private

Sector in addressing critical challenges and

sustainably harnessing the values of natural

resource at multiple levels.

Our three regional thematic programmes include:

i) Conservation Areas & Species Diversity; ii) People & Landscapes; and iii) Business and

Biodiversity. Within each of the thematic programmes, we have a range of initiatives working at

landscape level across a diversity of biomes, including forests, marine and coastal, rangelands,

and freshwater.


IUCN Strategic Focus in Kenya

The IUCN/ESARO’s strategic goal in Kenya is to improve the resilience of biodiversity and natural resources management in partnership with government and non-state actors. IUCN adopts a science-driven holistic approach to environmental conservation, addressing a range of interconnected ecological, policy and socioeconomic issues facing sustainable environmental management in Kenya. Under the existing intersessional plan 2017 – 2020, IUCN ESARO is committed to support

Kenya’s priority environmental conservation sector objectives and contribute to the

achievements of the following outcomes:

i) Improve natural resource management and conservation across diverse landscapes/seascapes IUCN is committed to:

Promoting the implementation of innovative conservation tools and technologies;

Facilitating integrated landscape planning processes and,

Enhancing the management of targeted protected areas (public, community and private).

ii) Expand equitable natural resource governance and promote co- management over

natural resources IUCN is committed to:

Strengthening community level resource management and governance systems;

Supporting policy reforms and processes that expand participation rights and broad-based representation by regional, civil society, and community groups, including youth and women,

Facilitating resource-based conflict management initiatives and,

Strengthening institutional capacity development and technical assistance and material support

iii) Increase sustainable management of nature-based products and services

IUCN is committed to:

Supporting natural capital valuation and policy analysis

Promoting market-led solutions for improved management of wildlife, marine and forest resources

Facilitating the development of sustainable financing instruments for conservation

IUCN’s investment in conservation provides important cross-sectoral relationships and

opportunities for synergy with other programs in Kenya’s development agenda. Our science and

socio-economic activities provide integration channels to address the impacts of climate

change, sustainable infrastructure development, rangelands markets, enhancing capacity for

clean energy development, devolved governance and gender and youth mainstreaming.


Highlights of Key Achievements in 2017

In financial year 2017, IUCN implemented a number of separate yet mutually coordinated projects to advance important outputs and results for environmental conservation in Kenya as envisioned in our strategic objectives. Thematically, the project activities were aligned across the key elements of:

i) Conservation areas and species diversity

Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management programme -BIOPAMA

First Line of Defence against Illegal Wildlife Trade - (FLoD)

ii) People and landscapes

Forest and Landscape Restoration project

Building drought resilience through land and water management in arid and semi-arid areas in Kenya and Uganda (Phase 2) – BDR2

Integrated plan to enhance socio-economic and ecological resilience of the wider Huri Hills and Shur landscapes

Strengthening Local Participation in Policy Processes to improve Food Security in Dryland Areas of East Africa

iii) Water and wetlands conservation

Strengthening Transboundary Water Governance and Cooperation in the IGAD Region

In addition, IUCN facilitated the design of an important tool for enhancing livelihood resilience in

the semi-arid regions of Kenya.

IUCN focused on bringing benefits to:

a) Government entities involved in environmental and natural resources management; b) Coastal, forest adjacent, pastoralists communities in targeted landscapes and, c) Diverse communities impacted by effects of climate change;

The assumption is that by working through and increasing the number of individuals and entities

who participate in conservation work and gainfully benefit from improved natural resource

management our programs will result in the creation of a long-term sustainable impacts for

conservation in Kenya.


Theme 1: Conservation areas and species diversity

Project 1: Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) programme

From May 22nd to 25th, 70 government and non-governmental stakeholders from six Eastern Africa countries convened in Nairobi, Kenya for an inception workshop to launch the second phase of the BIOPAMA project.

The four-day meeting drew active participation from government delegates from Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan Republic of Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda. The Secretariat’s of the East African Community and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development were also well-represented as were various national and regional wildlife conservation partners, research institutes and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

The workshop was successful in identifying a number of key regional priorities and areas of collaboration to strengthen protected area management effectiveness, governance and equity. The forum also provided an invaluable platform for government and non-governmental partners to meaningfully network through a number of facilitated group discussions.

Overall Biopama Scope: Regional Observatories for protected areas coordinate data collection, analysis, monitoring and reporting, and develop the capacities of staff and organisations to make optimal use of this information to address specific needs. Capacity building activities support protected area management and governance, and enable conservation practitioners, national agencies and protected areas managers to improve decision-making and prioritization of resource allocation. Site-based targeted actions support local and regional activities for biodiversity conservation on the ground, by enabling NGOs and other key actors to implement effectively their field projects.

For Kenya, the government committed to align BIOPAMAII to the new 2018 Wildlife Strategy that includes a five year first phase implementation with high impact projects. The key opportunities would include: i) securing additional protected areas; ii) providing unique and tailored support at the local level to support the achievement of biodiversity goals and targets; iii) expand transboundary collaboration in the Eastern Africa region and iv) restoration of the ecological integrity of PAs and sustainability of infrastructure developments. This was congruent to the input from the majority of government and civil society participants at the event. A program of actions from the workshop is in development.

BIOPAMA is a global partnership and

an initiative of the African, Caribbean

and Pacific (ACP) that aims at

reinforcing the management and

governance of protected and

conserved areas in all the 79 ACP

countries.

Principal Secretary for Kenya’s State Department of Wildlife, Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife Dr. Margaret Mwakima addressing delegates at the launch of BIOPAMA PhaseII


Project 2: First Line of Defence against Illegal Wildlife Trade (FLoD)

In April 2016, the International Institute for International Development (IIED), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), IUCN CEESP/SSC Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group, and the IUCN/SSC African Elephant Specialist Group developed a new initiative - Local Communities: First Line of Defense against Illegal Wildlife Trade (FLoD).

IUCN with support from the UK Government’s Illegal Wildlife Challenge Fund and the United States Department of the Interior International Technical Assistance Program facilitated community consultations, key stakeholder interviews and community feedback meetings at the Kilitome, Olderkesi, and Shompole-Olkiramatian conservancies in Kenya.

The work of FLoD partners involved a number of local partners namely: Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association, Big Life Foundation, Cottars’ Safari Se rvice, and Southern Rift Association of Landowners. In March 2017, IUCN also organised a consultative workshop with 35 conservancies from the Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association to collect additional experiences and insights and to identify key policy issues and policy intervention entry points

Lessons from the Field

1. The voices of local communities living with wildlife have been missing from policy debates on the illegal wildlife trade. National, regional and international policy forums should include community representatives alongside government and non-government.

2. Increasing community incentives for wildlife stewardship (in policy and practice) and decreasing the costs of living with wildlife should be given equal weight as providing alternative livelihoods when partnerships with local communities are considered in the context of the illegal wildlife trade.

3. Political will is needed to reform existing policy to better reflect clear, consistent lessons on ensuring greater community ownership, rights and tenure.

4. In the long-term, poaching and IWT are a lesser threat to wildlife than rapid land transformation and increasing habitat loss. Governments need to provide incentives to local communities to support wildlife as an economically viable and competitive land use option.

The FLoD initiative takes an

action research approach to

testing and investigating a

refined version of this theory

of change, comparing and

contrasting the

assumptions, perceptions,

and logic flows of IWT

project designers and target

communities.

Figure 2: Community mapping for FLoD

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Theme 2: People and Landscapes

Project 1: Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR)

Forest and Landscape Restoration is a key building block for the Government in response to achieving the target of at least 10% forest and tree cover in line with UNFCCC global goals among several regional and international commitments.

The main aim of this project is to:

1. Restore function and productivity through tree planting, natural regeneration, or improved land management; and

2. Regain ecological integrity and enhance livelihoods in deforested and degraded landscapes.

IUCN, WRI (World Resources Institute) and CIFOR (Centrefor International Forestry Research) have been working together to support the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) to develop strategies to implement the restoration activities in line with the national level assessment. IUCN is leading on the economic analysis, WRI on the stock-taking analysis and CIFOR on gender analysis. This far, trainings have been conducted to equip key government officials from the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) and Kenya Agricultural Research and Livestock Research Institute (KALRO) on Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) and Restoration Opportunity Assessment Methodology (ROAM). This process has been crucial in preparing the Kenyan government to realize its commitment of restoring 15 million hectares of degraded land as part of meeting the Bonn Challenge and New York Declaration among other targets on Forest Landscape Restoration by 2030.

Field work is currently ongoing and it is envisaged that a final report from the three components will be published and disseminated in August 2018 in collaboration with the Ministry.

Figure 3: Mt. Elgon restoration

Forest sector contribution to

INDC and NCCRS goals,

Bonn challenge commitment

and New York declaration of

forests - 150 million

hectaresglobally and for

Kenya 5 million hectares by

2020, CBD Aichi commitment

to restore 15% of degraded

lands by 2020 and AFR100 –

African Forest Landscape

Restoration Initiative (Paris

Convention of Parties – COP

21


Project 2: Integrated Plan to Enhance Socio-Economic and Ecological Resilience of the Wider Huri Hills and Shur Landscapes

This project was designed to improve resilience through development of potential pathways towards sustainable development in communities, conserve and rehabilitate ecosystems in the Wider Huri Hills and Shur Area in Marsabit County. This was informed by the need to strengthen devolved planning at both community level and at all levels of the local public administration, as well as design and implementation of pilot interventions that have sufficient leverage to enhance resilience and chances for sustainable development of the wider Huri Hills and Shur area.

This project was implemented by IUCN in collaboration with the community members from Huri hills and Shur landscapes, County and National Government Agencies and local NGOs (Kivulini Trust and Kanacho Nomadic Educational Foundation) through an integrated approach.

Bush encroachment management in Shur Landcapes

Key Achievements:

1. Promotion of a devolved planning of ecosystem management between communities and multi-sect oral county institutions

2. Validation of natural resources management initiatives that promote livelihood and resilience of communities and ecosystems were enhanced/implemented in the Huri Hills and Shur Area

3. Local organizations (county government and NGOs) capacity to develop and implement community natural resource management plans.

4. Environment and Natural Resource Management Bill developed for Marsabit County

Lessons drawn:

1. Development of the bush clearing protocol and implementation of the same for various bush

encroacher species is an aspect worth replication to enhance pasture regeneration and

livestock mobility.

2. The integrated and participatory approach used in developing the integrated plan is a model.

3. Dialogue on resource planning and management with the neighbouring communities in terms

of joint resource management and endorsement an area that needs more focus and

implementation moving forward.


Project 3: Building Drought Resilience through Land and Water Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas in Kenya and Uganda (Phase 2)

IUCN implemented the Building Drought Resilience through Land and Water Management (BDR II) in Lower Tana Catchments, Kenya and Upper Aswa River Catchment in Uganda.

In Kenya, the key partners include: the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Kenya Forest Service (KFS), Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Ministry of Mining, the County Governments of Tana River and Garissa through the Departments of Agriculture and Livestock, Water, Lands, county assemblies, and communities in six sub-catchments. The project also included the Kenya Livestock Marketing Council and civil society organization.

Key achievements

Development/Review of Sub-Catchment Management Plans for arid and semi-arid lands (SCMPs for ASALs) in the six project sub-catchments

Gender mainstreaming to comply with at least 30% women and 20% youth representation in all planning, decision making and implementation of field activities.

Development and approval of community by-laws on sustainable management of environment and natural resources

Consolidation, expansion and testing of a Sharia variant of the Community Environment Conservation revolving Fund (SCECF/Sharia MaliVerde) with rules and regulations to support and catalyse landscape restoration as a sustained mechanism for communal SCMPs for ASALs delivery.

Delineation and branding of over 15 watering corridors – to reduce farmer-pastoralists and human-wildlife conflicts and improve access to water and pastures especially in dry seasons.

The main project objective is to

improve resilience of dryland

communities to the impacts of

increasingly severe and frequent

drought and floods is improved

within well-managed river

catchment ecosystems in Kenya

and Uganda

Figure 4: Huri hills


Project 4: Strengthening Local Participation in Policy Processes to Improve Food Security in Dryland Areas of East Africa

This project was implemented in the cross-border areas of Kenya-Tanzania and Kenya-Ethiopia, where food insecurity is particularly severe. Patners include: the Community Initiative and Facilitation Assistance (Kenya), Oromia Pastoralist Association (Ethiopia), Pastoralist Development Network of Kenya (Kenya), Tanzania Natural Resource Forum (TNRF), and Africa Wildlife Foundation (Kenya).

Specifically, project sought to strengthen the engagement and coordination of pastoral associations in local and national policy processes to promote inclusive, accountable and transparent policy formulation and implementation on ecosystem-based approaches to food security.

Key achievements

Strengthened capacities of pastoralists to effectively participate in evidence-based decision-making on food security issues, at local, national and cross border levels.

Increased opportunities to effectively engage with decision-makers on food security-related issues at local, national and cross border levels, and link to regional and global networks.

Greater generation, use and sharing of local and scientific knowledge and learning on Ecosystem-based approaches to food security in the drylands across local pastoralist associations, to influence national and regional policies.

Innovative pastoral community group initiatives modelled to demonstrate and generate evidence and new insights around practical approaches to enhancing dryland food security.

Project success was achieved at local and cross-border level. This is evidenced by strengthened capacity of pastoralist associations, increased opportunities to effectively engage

with decision-makers, greater generation and sharing of local and scientific knowledge on ecosystem based approaches and innovative pastoral community group initiatives modelled

approaches to enhancing drylands food security.

The overall objective of this project was

a policy environment in East Africa that

recognises the value of local

participation and knowledge and which

enhances sustainable and resilient food

security for pastoralist communities.

Figure 5: Land preparation


Theme 3: Water and Wetlands Management

Project 1: Strengthening Transboundary Water Governance and Cooperation in the IGAD Region

This project supported activities that contribute to catalysing transboundary water cooperation both at the regional level and in a demonstration basin in Sio-Malaba-Malakisi (SMM) shared between Kenya and Uganda.

Figure 6: The Sio-Malaba-Malakisi (SMM) River Basins


At the SMM transboundary basin which is a sub-basin of the Nile, the project supported the planning process of the investment framework using the Benefit Opportunity Assessment Dialogue (BOAD) to:

1. Build consensus on the updated principles of a transboundary investment strategy;

2. Jointly analyse scenarios and agree on a priority investment projects for the basin – that addresses a variety of stakeholder needs, such as infrastructure development, catchment restoration and protection and livelihoods enhancement;

3. Develop a roadmap for the full updating of the SMM transboundary investment strategy; and

4. Discuss and agree on the institutional framework that would coordinate the SMM transboundary management and development ensuring the multi-level, stakeholder-inclusive approach.

At the regional level, IUCN facilitated a dialogue among the IGAD Member States (which Kenya is a member of) to negotiate the protocol for the IGAD Regional Water Resources. This protocol once adopted, will promote closer cooperation in the equitable, sustainable and coordinated utilization, protection, conservation and management of transboundary water resources in the IGAD region.

IGAD protocol to the provisions of the International Water Law

1. Member States shall ensure that there is equitable and reasonable utilization of the transboundary water resources within their territories;

2. Member States shall ensure that they regularly exchange data and information between;

3. A Member State planning for or permitting the implementation of development projects on its part of the transboundary water resources which may have a significant adverse effect upon other Member State(s), shall provide those States with timely notification thereof;

4. Member States shall ensure consultations and, if necessary, negotiations takes place in good faith on planned measures with a view to arriving at an equitable resolution of the situation;

5. Member States shall ensure that they protect and preserve the ecosystems including prevention, reduction and control of pollution;

6. Member States shall cooperate in establishing and operationalizing institutional framework responsible for the implementation of the Protocol; and

7. Member States shall observe the general obligation to cooperate on the basis of sovereign equality, territorial integrity, sustainable development, mutual benefit and good faith.


Fundraising and Partnerships

The IUCN One Programme approach seeks to strengthen the delivery and impact of the IUCN Programme, by leveraging the respective roles, capacities and unique features of the constituent parts of the Union – our Members, Commissions, National and Regional Committees and Secretariat. In this case, the IUCN Secretariat is continually seeking ways to work together with Members and Commissions to develop and implement the IUCN Programme collaboratively. Over the years, IUCN has collaborated with the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife and other partners in government on several initiatives.

WITH THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND WILDLIFE

Since the high level meeting that took place between Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife – State Department of Wildlife and IUCN ESARO representatives in May 2018, IUCN and Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife have been collaborating on a number of opportunities including: a joint GCF Concept Note development on Marine and Coastal issues in Kenya and a Concept Note development on wildlife based economies, human-wildlife conflict, and community engagement for GEF 7 Global Wildlife Programme. In addition, IUCN and the Ministry will be working on marine and coastal issues including the Marine Protected Areas through IUCN’s BMU-IKI project on Enhancing coastal and marine socio-ecological resilience and biodiversity conservation in the Western Indian Ocean starting October 2018.

WITH OTHER MINISTRIES

IUCN and Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation - State Department of Livestock and National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) co-led the development of the GCF project TWENDE - Towards Ending Drought Emergencies: Ecosystem Based Adaptation in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Rangelands.

As an accredited GCF agency, IUCN submitted the GCF Funding Proposal to GCF Secretariat in June 2018. This is a 5 year project for a total budget of USD 38.1 million (GCF public funding of USD 26.4 million and Co-financing of USD 11.7 million). The objective of this project is to reduce the cost of climate change induced drought on Kenya’s national economy by increasing resilience of the livestock and other land use sectors in restored and effectively governed rangeland ecosystems. The project will contribute to improved adaptation to climate change of Kenya’s national policy of “Ending Drought Emergencies”, as outlined in “Kenya Vision 2030”.

The project will be implemented in 2 landscapes encompassing 11 counties (Garissa, Tana River, Isiolo, Marsabit, Samburu, Kajiado, Kitui, Makueni, Tharaka-Nithi, Meru and Taita Taveta), which have devolved powers under Kenya’s new constitution. The project will benefit 400,000 people in 68,000 households and will protect or restore 500,000 hectares of rangelands in a landscape of 2.5 million hectares.

IUCN Regional Director Luther Anukur at a Ministerial Roundtable Meeting to discuss countries’ commitments to

the Bonn Challenge


IUCN ESARO - Kenya Membership

Members

IUCN harnesses the knowledge, resources and reach of over 1,300 Member organisations from 164 countries. In ESARO region, there are 101 active Member organisations and 900 Commission Members. These include States, government agencies, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Indigenous

Peoples’ Organisations (IPOs) and Affiliate members.

In Kenya, there are 9 Member organizations [State – 1, Government Agency – 1, International NGO – 2, National NGO – 4 and Affiliate Member – 1] and 175 Commission Members – see Table 1 below. In addition, Kenya has one IUCN National Committee of IUCN Members which is chaired by the Kenya Wildlife Service and is also a Member of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Committee of IUCN Members.

List of members Category type Thematic Focus

Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife State Conservation

National Environment Trust Fund Gov. Agency Environment

Environment Liaison Centre International International NGO

Environment

African Wildlife Foundation - Kenya HQ International NGO

Wildlife

Coastal Oceans Research and Development - Indian Ocean (East Africa)

National NGO Research, Coastal and ocean ecosystems

Nature Kenya - The East Africa Natural History Society

National NGO Conservation

Wildlife Clubs of Kenya National NGO Wildlife

Eden Wildlife Trust National NGO Wildlife

International Centre for Research on Agroforestry Affiliate Agroforestry

Table 1. List of IUCN Member organisations in Kenya


IUCN Global Commissions

IUCN Commissions unite 16,000 experts from a range of disciplines. They assess the state of the world’s natural resources and provide the Union with sound know-how and policy advice on conservation issues.

All the six IUCN Commissions - Commission on Education and Communication (CEC), Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP), World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL), Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM), Species Survival Commission (SSC) and World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) – are well represented in Kenya with a total of 175 Members – see Table 2 below.

Commission Number of Members

Commission on Education and Communication 34

Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy 12

World Commission on Environmental Law 15

Commission on Ecosystem Management 25

Species Survival Commission 64

World Commission on Protected Areas 25

Table 2. Commission Members in Kenya

Figure 7. Percentage of Members by Commission

SSC, 37%

WCPA, 14%WCEL, 9%

CEM, 14%

CEC, 19%

CEESP, 7%

Members by Commission


Recent IUCN Publications – Kenya

2018

Niskanen, L., Roe, D., Rowe, W., Dublin, H. and Skinner D. (2018). Strengthening local community engagement in combating illegal wildlife trade - Case studies from Kenya. Nairobi, Kenya: IUCN iii + 36p.

2017

Yasin Mahadi S. Salah and Diba Tari Roba. (2017). Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan for Hurri Hills Landscape, Marsabit County. [Unpublished]

Yasin Mahadi S. Salah and Diba Tari Roba. (2017). Shurr Landscape Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan, Marsabit County. [Unpublished]

2016

Mohamed, A.M., Salah, Y.M., Abdi, O.A., Hassan, J., Aress, H. and Owino, J. 2016. Natural Resource Management Bylaws for Khorweyne, Habarow-Saka and Kasha Sub-catchments - Garissa County, Kenya. International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Nairobi, Kenya. 20p

Mohamed, A.M., Salah, Y.M., Abdi, O.A., Hassan, J., Aress, H. and Owino, J. 2016. Natural Resource Management Bylaws for Al-Amin Moju, Tula and Bangale Sub-catchments, Bangale Ward – Tana River County, Kenya. International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Nairobi, Kenya. 20p

Salah, Y.M.S and Mwenda, P. (2016). Natural Resource Management ByLaws for Shurr landscape, Marsabit County, Kenya. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Nairobi, Kenya. 11p

Mohamed, A.M, Omar A.A and Farah A. (2016). Sub-catchment Management Plan for Arid and Semi-arid Lands for Lagha Hirimani Bangale, Tana River County, Kenya. International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Nairobi, Kenya. v + 54p.

Vishwanath, A., Bambo, J. and Patricia Dunne, P. (2016). Consultation and Participation Plan. Kenya National REDD+ Programme. IUCN, Kenya Forest Working Group of the East Africa Wildlife Society and Conservation International. +48p

Policy brief: Widening Informed Stakeholder Engagement in REDD+ (Engaging Indigenous Peoples in Kenya’s National REDD+ Strategy)

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https://www.iucn.org/sites/dev/files/content/documents/8-policy_brief_indigenous_people_and_redd_in_kenya.pdf

https://www.iucn.org/sites/dev/files/content/documents/8-policy_brief_indigenous_people_and_redd_in_kenya.pdf


Our Donors and Funding Partners

1. African Wildlife Foundation - Kenya HQ

2. Agence Française de Développement

3. Agriculture and Agro-industry Department

4. Arcus Foundation - UK Office

5. Austrian Development Agency

6. Birdlife International

7. Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reak

8. Catholic Organisation for Relief and Development

9. Conservation International

10. CITES Management Authority, Switzerland

11. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

12. Department for International Development - Glasgow

13. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammena

14. European Commission

15. Green Climate Fund

16. Global Environmental Facility

17. Irish Aid - Department of Foreign Affairs

18. IUCN National Committee of the Netherlands

19. Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

20. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

21. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

22. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Divers

23. Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

24. Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

25. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

26. United Nations Environment Programme

27. University of Wolverhampton

28. US Agency for International Development (USAID)

29. US Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs

30. US Department of the Interior (National Park Service)

31. World Resources Institute

32. World Wide Fund for Nature - South Africa

33. WWF - Deutschland


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