Documents

Biodiversity, Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property in Kenya

The Legal and Institutional Framework
for Sustainable Economic Development

Effective analysis, priority setting and action to protect the World's biodiversity requires the manipulation and integration of a vast range of scientific and socio-economic data into a form suitable for decision making. It is acknowledged that there is a pressing need for those countries

This is the second National Environment Action Plan (NEAP) for the country and will succeed the first NEAP of 1994. The drafting of the NEAP was undertaken through a participatory process both in the public, private and civil sectors. Further, this document has incorporated salient issues identified

The development of this Policy is in cognizance of the importance of wetlands nationally and
Kenya’s obligation under the Ramsar Convention. The policy takes into consideration the broader
national environmental frameworks, particularly the Environment Management and Coordination
Act (EMCA) 1999

This publication is a summary of Kenya’s new long-term national planning strategy, officially known as
Kenya Vision 2030. The publication briefly states the main goals of the Economic, Social and Political pillars that
underpin Vision 2030. It also summarises the major (or flagship) projects to be