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Commonwealth NGOs
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 Nature Kenya
P.O Box 44486
00100 Nairobi
Kenya
Email: info@naturekenya.org
Website: www.naturekenya.org
Type: NGO
Scope: national
Interest in Forestry: peripheral
Description
Networking and Monitoring: A national network of community based organisations is working to protect
the most threatened biodiversity sites in Kenya & a new programme to develop a framework
for site ad species monitoring, sustained by local field workers and community groups, is underway.
Nature Kenya`s Mission and Objectives: Nature Kenya is the business name [in Kenya] of the East
Africa Natural History Society. The Society was established in 1909 and is the oldest
conservation organisation in Africa.
The aim of Nature Kenya is to promote the study and conservation of the natural environment, in eastern
Africa.
The `headline` mission of Nature Kenya in Kenya is : Connecting nature and people . In pursuing
this mission, Nature Kenya strives to: build a strong constituency for conservation across the
country
* enhance knowledge of Kenya`s biological diversity
* advocate for policies favourable to biodiversity conservation
* promote conservation of key species, sites, and habitats
The Nature Kenya conservation programme promotes sound management and sustainable utilisation of natural
resources at important biodiversity sites.
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