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2.0 Environmental Management and Co-ordination ordination (Conservation on Biological Diversity and Resources, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing) Regulations 2006 • The Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Conservation of Biological Diversity and Resources, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing) Regulations 2006 Legal Notice 160 of 2006, presents the most comprehensive attempt by the government to date to put in place a regulatory framework for access to genetic resources and benefit sharing. The Regulations are set out in five parts. • Part I addresses preliminary issues, defines the key terms, sets out the objectives of the regulations and sets the scope of application. Access is defined “obtaining, possessing and using genetic resources conserved, whether derived products, and, where applicable, intangible components, for the purposes of research, bio-prospecting, conservation, industrial application or commercial use.”
Cont. • Part II of the Regulations provides for the conservation of biological diversity through the requirement of an environmental impact assessment for persons who engage in activities that may potentially have an adverse impact on the environment, propose to introduce exotic species in Kenya or unsustainable use of natural resources. Further this part provides for the conservation of threatened species, the inventorying of biological diversity by NEMA and relevant lead agencies, monitoring the status of biological diversity in Kenya and protection of environmentally significant areas.
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