Conservation and Management Strategy for the Elephant in Kenya

CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR THE ELEPHANT IN KENYA 61
Target Action Timeline Actors Indicators
7.1.5 Implement structures and
reporting lines for all components
of the National Elephant
Programme.
2012
KWS, relevant
stakeholders
• Structures and reporting lines
• Reports and minutes
roduced and circulated to
relevant stakeholders
7.1.6 Coordinate harmonisation
of Wildlife Policy with other
development sectors in
governmental and
non-governmental circles to
secure elephant habitat.
2012-2016 KWS, relevant ministries
• Number of meetings held
• Proportion of land use
decisions (tourism lodges,
settlement programmes etc)
with wildlife taken into account
7.1.7 Hold trans-boundary
meetings involving all concerned
stakeholders at least annually.
Annual
from 2012
KWS, regional State
wildlife authorities,
relevant stakeholders
• Number of meetings held
• Minutes documented
and circulated
7.1.8 Coordinate harmonisation
of policies and strategies with
neighbouring countries and where
not possible, initiate agreement
of boundary ‘buffer zones’ for the
management of elephant range,
elephant protection and
anti-poaching activities.
2012-2021
KWS, regional State
wildlife authorities and
ministries
• Common policies,
strategies and where
necessary trans-boundary
buffer zones
7.1 A well
coordinated
and managed
framework for
supporting
stakeholders and
enhancing decision
making and action.
7.1.9 Coordinate joint international
action on issues of ivory trade
and trafficking.
7.1.10 Coordinate and produce
KWS regional elephant status
reports, synthesise national report
and communicate back to each
elephant conservation area as
appropriate and recognising the
multi-year census cycles.
2012-2021
2012
onwards
KWS, State wildlife
authorities and
ministries, conservation
organisations
KWS Elephant
Programme Office and
Regional Offices
• Number of joint statements,
documents, actions etc
• Regional status reports
produced and synthesised
into national status report
and disseminated to
regional stakeholders
7.1.11 Coordinate transparent
donor and targeted technical
support and research activities
with national and international
agencies to enhance outputs of
the conservation programme.
2012-2021
KWS, relevant
stakeholders/partners,
research organisations
• Project research and funding
proposals and reports
reviewed by ETC and
disseminated to relevant
stakeholders on a timely
manner
7.1.12 Encourage and support
improved capacity and increased
activity of NEMA in controlling
the environmental impact of
developments in elephant
distribution range.
2012-2021 KWS, NEMA
• Increasing involvement of
NEMA in controlling
environmental impact
of developments.
7.1.13 Publish relevant articles on
elephant activities in journals and
media on a timely basis.
Ongoing
KWS, relevant
stakeholders/partners
• Number of coverage/
publications through
media and journals
7.1.14 Accessible online
searchable database to which
anyone working on elephants in
the country would be required to
contribute.
2012 -
ongoing
KWS and relevant
stakeholders and
partners
• Database populated
and reviewed regularly.