Conservation and Management Strategy for the Elephant in Kenya

xxv CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR THE ELEPHANT IN KENYA
LONG
TERM
VISION
GOAL FOR
THE NEXT
TEN YEARS
KEY
STRATEGIC
OBJECTIVES
That are essential to
acheive overall goal
MEASURABLE
TARGETS
Required to meet
strategic objectives
ACTIONS
Required to
achieve targets
VISION
A secure future for elephants and their habitats, based on peaceful and beneficial
co-existence with people, now and for generations yet to come
OVERALL GOAL
Maintain and expand elephant distribution and numbers in suitable areas, enhance security to
elephants, reduce human-elephant conflict and increase value of elephants to people and habitat
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Result to be achieved within 10 years which contributes towards achieving the overall goal
Objective 1 Objective 2 Objective 3 Objective 4 Objective 5 Objective 6 Objective 7
Protection
Protect elephant
populations by
minimizing poaching
through effective
law enforcement
measures and
stakeholder
collaboration
Population
Expansion &
Habitat
Maintenance
Maintain and
expand elephant
distribution and
numbers in suitable
habitat where
appropriate
Research &
Monitoring
for Management
Strengthen existing
monitoring systems
and conduct priority
research to provide
information for
adaptive management
and protection of
elephants and
critical habitats
Human
Elephant
Conflict
(HEC)
Enhance HEC
mitigation by
involving stakeholders
at all levels in the
use of appropriate
site-specific
methods
Incentives Capacity
Provide meaningful
benefits that
will encourage
landowners and local
communities to
tolerate, protect
and accommodate
elephants
Sustain an
effective resource
capacity through
collaborative
efforts among
stakeholders with
a strategic focus
on priority areas
Coordination
& Support
Implement an
effective coordination
framework to
support stakeholders
and enhance
decision making
and action
Targets Targets Targets Targets Targets Targets Targets
1.1 - 1.4 2.1 - 2.5 3.1 - 3.4 4.1 - 4.5 5.1 - 5.6 6.1 - 6.5 7.1 - 7.2
Actions Actions Actions Actions Actions Actions Actions
1.1.1 - 1.1.11
1.2.1 - 1.2.6
1.3.1 - 1.3.6
1.4.1 - 1.4.4
2.1.1 - 2.1.5
2.2.1 - 2.2.4
2.3.1 - 2.3.3
2.4.1 - 2.4.5
2.5.1 - 2.5.3
3.1.1 - 3.1.4
3.2.1 - 3.2.5
3.3.1 - 3.3.13
3.4.1 - 3.4.4
4.1.1 - 4.1.8
4.2.1 - 4.2.7
4.3.1
4.4.1 - 4.4.5
4.5.1 - 4.5.4
5.1.1 - 5.1.2
5.2.1 - 5.2.3
5.3.1 - 5.3.4
5.4.1 - 5.4.6
5.5.1 - 5.5.4
5.6.1 - 5.6.2
6.1.1 - 6.1.8
6.2.1 - 6.2.2
6.3.1 - 6.3.3
6.4.1 - 6.4.5
6.5.1
7.1.1 - 7.1.14
7.2.1 - 7.2.7
[ FIGURE 1 ] Plan-at-a-glance structure of the 2011-2020 Elephant Conservation and Management Strategy