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

iodiversity conservation. Emphasis could be put on the positive impacts of conservation
such as increase in income earnings through tourism at the national, local community and
individual levels. People should also be informed of other benefits such as employment
opportunities to local people and improved social services such as health and education
from revenues accrued from wildlife conservation. The importance of forests in
influencing weather conditions can also be addressed. During interviews and
questionnaires some people were reluctant to cooperate for fear of being evacuated.
24. A reference collection/display should be established to maintain limited mounted
specimens of plant species, small mammals, and insects found in the proposed park.
Technical staff should be recruited and trained to man the reference collection. Research
facilities should be incorporated into the management plan.
25. Indigenous knowledge should be incorporated in the management of biodiversity. The
approach should be communal resource management which satisfies communal needs
and sustainable biodiversity conservation.
26. Integration of biodiversity management with land use resources is an effective approach
of conservation. Planning should therefore include provisions of zonation and
dermarcation of core areas in which sensitive species and ecosystems are protected.
Establishment of a buffer zone may help to control entry and encroachment into the
forest in order to maintain a healthy forest
27. A close evaluation of the impact of the Mapopwe enclave activities on the park need to
be studied and evaluated. This will provide clues on whether its future existence inside
the park is sustainable or not.
28. To initiate and maintain a flow of biological information from the site. The focus should
be on habitat stability. Habitat changes and their consequences on biodiversity change
should be monitored through follow-up studies.
29. Initiate monitoring programmes to monitor changes in key biological and physical
resources, environmental parameters and human demography in the project area
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