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108 th AGM 
SPECIAL 
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3. ENCOURAGE ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY 
• Catalysed and Influenced policies, legislation and institutional 
frameworks for ecosystem resilience 
• Promoted conservation of landscapes through Land Use Planning 
• Promoted sustainable production e.g. Kipeto Wind energy 
• Promoted engagement of Site Support Groups in policy 
processes 
• Supported 16 local schools to install clean cook stoves 
technology which saves 60% of fuel wood consumption 
equivalent to 56 acres of forest annually 
Pupils pose for a photograph next to their school's energy-saving stove in 
Taita 
Engaged in policy and legislative processes at county, national and 
global levels 
Comments for 12 Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic 
Environmental Assessment reports for proposed projects (dams, 
irrigation, standard gauge railway, roads, energy, power lines, etc) 
submitted to the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) 
• Four memoranda submitted to the National Assembly on land value 
index laws amendment and irrigation, petroleum and energy bills. Oral 
presentations on the petroleum and energy bills to the Parliamentary 
Committee on Energy 
• Submitted memorandum to the National Taskforce on Forest 
Management and Logging Activities in Kenya 
• Represented in key National Committees and fora, e.g national 
wetlands regulations, Flouse Crow Control, Kenya Wildlife Forum, 
Kenya Forests Working Group, Conservation Alliance of Kenya, National 
Ramsar Committee and National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 
(NBSAP) 
• Submitted comments on the new Environmental (Strategic 
Assessment, Integrated Impact Assessment and Audit) Regulations 
Formulated an advocacy strategy on mainstreaming biodiversity 
into sectors of the economy. In July 2017 convened, in partnership 
with Ministry of Environment, a national dialogue on mainstreaming 
biodiversity into sectors of the economy, presided over by the Cabinet 
Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources 
• In March 2018 supported Ministry of Environmentto convene 
a national workshop to review national progress towards 
implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 
regard to mainstreaming biodiversity into productive sectors. Out of 
this workshop a national report was submitted to the CBD's Subsidiary 
Body on Implementation 
• Submitted a policy brief on wildlife policy 
Business engagement in sustainable production 
Engaged with proponents of the proposed Kipeto wind farm to 
be located just 14 km from Kwenia KBA, one of the major national 
breeding sites for Critically Endangered Rtippell's Vulture 
• The developers led by ACTIS agreed to uphold IFC Performance 
Standard 6 and ensure net gain for critically endangered vultures, and 
allocated $1 million per year to fund biodiversity offsets and setup 
biodiversity committee including Nature Kenya 
• The developers effectively engaged USAID to fund a national Strategic 
Environmental Assessment on Wind Farms placement, informed by a 
sensitivity mapping tool. The tool will provide information on overlaps 
between sites that are suitable for wind farms but would present 
threats to resident and migratory soaring birds of prey, other raptors 
and bats 
Promotion of landscape conservation 
• Implementation ofTana River Delta Land Use Plan (LUP) and Strategic 
Environmental Assessment (SEA) initiated with establishment of a 
95,200 ha Community Conserved Area (CCA) 
• Drafting of a LUP bill for Lamu County based on provisions and 
recommendations of theTana Delta LUP ongoing. 
• Successfully engagedTana River & Siaya Counties to recognize LUP in 
County Integrated Development Plans (CIDP) 
• Yala Swamp LUP and SEA completed with input from local 
communities, national government, Siaya and Busia County 
Governments 
SITE SUPPORT GROUPS 
IN KENYA'S KBAs 
1. Dawida Biodiversity Conservation 
Group 
2. Mida Creek Conservation and 
Awareness Group 
3. Arabuko-Sokoke Forest Adjacent 
Dwellers Association 
4. Sabaki River Baobab Group 
5. Dakatcha Woodland Conservation 
Group 
6. Tana Delta Conservation Network 
7. Mumonl Site Support Group 
8. Mutltu Site Support Group 
9. Kljabe Environment Volunteers 
Organization 
10. Lake Naivasha Biodiversity 
Conservation Group 
11. Friends of Kinangop Plateau 
12. Mukurwe-lnl Environmental 
Volunteers Organization 
13. Lake Elementaita Ecosystem Group 
14. Mt. Kenya Biodiversity Conservation 
Group 
15. Nyahururu Bird Club 
16. Friends of Masai Mara 
17. Ruma Park Site Support Group 
18. Yala Ecosystem Site Support Group 
19. Dunga Swamp Site Support Group 
South Nandi Biodiversity 
20. Conservation Group 
Busia Environment Conservation 
21. Education Programme 
Kakamega Environmental Education 
22. Programme 
23. Murguiywet CBO 
24. Friends of Nature Bogoria 
25. Chebororwa Sekemiat Self-help 
Group 
4. EMPOWER PEOPLE TO SUPPORT NATURE 
Capacity Building 
• 21 SSGs (42 participants; 11 women and 31 men) trained and shared 
experiences during national SSG workshop 2017 
• 15 SSGs members from Taita hills & Dakatcha Woodland trained on 
apiculture techniques at Baraka Training Institute in Molo, Nakuru 
County 
• 4 SSGs from Kilifi County trained on advocacy and resource 
mobilization 
• 5 SSG Members (2-Yala, 1-Taita, 1-Dakatcha & 1-Arabuko) trained on 
Fundamentals of Ornithology (FoO) 
• 5 CFAs in Mt. Kenya developed action plans and business cases which 
were presented to water buyers and other stakeholders to support 
restoration of Mt. Kenya forest 
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