Jozani biodiversity inventory report 2002 - Coastal Forests of Kenya ...

14. Mangrove formations for instance must be treated differently from the terrestrial
ecosystem. A separate natural resource management and conservation programme should
be put in place to ensure effective conservation of its biological diversity. This may start
by a simple measure of making the protected areas exclusive while long term
conservation measures are planned.
15. To ensure that the depleted marine resources in Chwaka Bay are restored, involve local
communities in marine resources management and conservation and prepare a
comprehensive management and conservation plan for the fisheries resources in the area.
16. To control or discourage man-made fires. Human activities that cause fires such as
poaching (hunting), charcoal burning and honey collection can be controlled by
reinforcing the existing by-laws and even by formulating new ones. Create fire breaks in
vulnerable areas through using techniques like plantation block roads.
17. To restrict free trails into the proposed National Park area. There were very few fresh
trails leading into the forest, but cut stems were prevalent in the dry scrub forest and in
the bushland and thickets.
18. The forest area has been used by people living on the forest edge through generations.
The forest plantations were specifically established for harvesting, whereas access by the
local people to the natural forest is now restricted although there are indications that they
are still somehow still dependent on it. The forest has been the source for fuelwood,
poles, medicines and hunting ground. Members of the local community have been
earning their living from the forest resources. Therefore, a better approach should be
designed to allocate resource-use areas for human activities such as extractions and
farming outside the proposed park.
19. To embark on ethnobotanical surveys to identify all plant species used or with potential
use to the local communities. Efforts should aim at selecting the potential species for
further phytochemical investigation. Domesticating such species and development of
harvesting protocols may be a useful tool for sustainable production systems. Some rare
plant species should be introduced into the gardens in the city (ex situ conservation).
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