Conservation and Management Strategy for the Elephant in Kenya

CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR THE ELEPHANT IN KENYA 39
Target Action Timeline Actors Indicators
1.2 Strengthened
legislation and
enforcement.
1.2.5 Promote regular dialogue with
African range states to harmonise
position on elephant trade issues,
policy and legislation.
1.2.6 Continue lobbying for sustained
elephant ivory trade moratorium in
CITES international community.
By 2016
Ongoing
KWS, State Wildlife
Agencies and
Ministries
KWS, local and
international
conservation
organisations
• Improved position
on trade issues
• Revised policies
and legislations
• Elephant remains in
Appendix I and II of
CITES
1.3.1 Conduct awareness programmes
on wildlife crime and law in high poaching
areas.
2012 onwards
KWS, conservation
organisations, CBOs
• Number of
awareness activities
1.3.2 Increase active involvement of
security staff in local community
engagement programmes to reinforce the
image of KWS armed wing as a positive
force for law and order.
2012 onwards KWS, CBOs
• Proportion of
community
engagement activities
involving security
personnel
1.3 Improved
community
engagement by
security force
protecting elephant.
1.3.3 Develop partnerships with local
Game Scout Associations (GSAs) and
private conservancy scouts.
1.3.4 Increase understanding of people
living with elephants and identify methods
to address these issues.
2012 onwards
2014
KWS, local GSAs,
private sector / NGO
scouts
KWS, conservation
organisations, CBOs
• Proportion of GSAs,
private scout activities
involving security
personnel
• Community surveys
• PRA data analysed,
reports produced
and used for adaptive
management
• Number of sensitised
persons
1.3.5 Conduct school awareness
programs on wildlife protection and
conservation.
2012 onwards
KWS, conservation
organisations
• Number of
schools visited
1.3.6 Identify ways to increase value of
elephants / benefit flow from protected
areas to communities.
2012 onwards
KWS, conservation
organisations, CBOs
• Number of trips
conducted
1.4.1 Strengthen regional task forces and
agreements (e.g. LATF).
2013
KWS, regional
ministries, LATF,
donors
• Number of
annual meetings
• Revised protocols
and agreements
1.4 Improved
cross-border
protection of
elephants.
1.4.2 Initiate formal collaboration between
EAC and SADC elephant and rhino
security groups.
1.4.3 Develop and implement or review
and enhance formal structures where
they exist for joint cross-border law
enforcement operations and intelligence
information sharing.
By 2014
By 2013
KWS and
neighbouring State
Wildlife Authorities
KWS,
neighbouring State
Wildlife Authorities
• MoU signed between
regional groups
• Number of group
meetings with
representations from
both regional groups
• Number of joint
security patrols
in priority areas
1.4.4 Establish a trans-border
collaboration framework.
By 2013
KWS,
neighbouring State
Wildlife Authorities
• ToR of the framework
[ TABLE 7 ] Protection strategic objective targets, actions, timelines, actors and indicators. 1 community, county council, private sector.
Important assumptions:
1 Trained staff remains in place
2 Resources available, on time, to equip staff and conduct law-enforcement
operations to adequate standards.
3 Enabling legislation (changes to Wildlife Act approved by parliament).
4. Regional political stability.
5 International/trans-boundary collaboration on law enforcement.
6 Government support and political will.
7 The Parties to CITES decide not to allow a resumption
of legal international trade in ivory.