Conservation and Management Strategy for the Elephant in Kenya

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Annex 1 Terms of Reference for Elephant Management Committees
Annex 1.1 Elephant Executive Committee (EEC)
Chairman: Director, KWS
Secretary: Elephant Programme Coordinator (EPC)
Composition: Director, DD-WCS, DD-S, DD-BRM, DD-FA, DD-CS, H-HC, H-Vet,H-SCM, EPC
Status: Executive Committee
Overall Mandate:
Assume overall executive responsibility for elephant conservation and management in Kenya. The committee will
meet at least twice a year, ideally within 2 weeks after the second quarter of the ETC meeting. The committee can
also be called upon when need arises.
Specific Duties:
i. Ratify major technical decisions concerned with conservation and management.
ii. Develop and implement elephant policy.
iii. Ensure the successful implementation of all required actions.
iv. Advice on sourcing of funds.
v. Monitor funding, expenditure and effectiveness
Annex 1.2 Elephant Technical Committee (ETC)
Chairman: H-SCM
Secretary: EPC
Composition: To be composed by persons with expertise in different fields and appointed by the Director KWS.
Status: Advisory committee
Overall Mandate:
To advise the Elephant Executive Committee, through the coordinating office, on technical matters pertaining
to elephant protection and management and provide a conclusive way forward on issues raised. Establish a
sustained link between regional management and ETC through the coordinating office.
Specific duties:
i. Evaluate implications of technical recommendations before implementation.
ii. Develop intervention protocols.
iii. Set survey and monitoring standards and procedures, and evaluate their implementation and effectiveness.
iv. Review all elephant conservation, management and research proposals for funding.
v. Fund raise for elephant conservation and management, and implementation of the strategy.
vi. Review and report on the implementation of the strategy.