Balancing water services for development and biodiversity in the Tana-Delta
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £395,400
WHERE Kenya
Summary
In line with the recent government/community approved strategic Land-Use Plan (LUP), we will support two County Governments and local communities to establish a 95,200 Ha multiple use, (biodiversity, fishing, livestock, crops) Community Conservation Area (CCA) encompassing the two main river channels of the Delta, encompassing the Tana Delta Biodiversity Hotspot. A 95,200 Ha Community Conservation Area in Tana Delta (73% of Delta) is being managed for multiple-use to benefit 35,000 people and globally-important biodiversity as a demonstration of Land-Use-Plan implementation
Tana Delta Conservation Network, Lamu County, Kenya Forest Service (KFS), Nature Kenya, Tana Planning Advisory Committee, Tana River County, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS)
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