Protected and conserved area(s) concerned

Lumo Community Wildlife Conservancy

The BIOPAMA AC Objectives addressed

• Enhance the management and governance of priority areas by addressing existing limitations ​
• Support local communities’ initiatives aiming to enhance the livelihoods of local people whilst effectively contributing to protected areas management

Priority need addressed

• Lumo conservancy grapples with a number of governance challenges such as biases against youth and women, lack of recognition and respect for the rights of all relevant actors, lack of full and effective participation of all relevant actors in decision making, lack of transparency, information sharing, and accountability by those in authority and lack of equitable benefit sharing among the relevant actors especially youth and women. ​
• This project will address these governance challenges by implementing specific actions born out of a Site Level Assessment of Governance and Equity (SAGE) of Lumo conservancy carried out in November 2021.

The change the project implementation will bring for the protected area(s)

• Improved recognition and respect for the rights of all relevant actors within the conservancy Improved participation of women and youth in decision making within the conservancy ​
• Capacity of conservancy rangers strengthened for effective provision of security for both wildlife and people within the conservancy ​
• The conservancy has improved benefits and benefit-sharing mechanisms ​
• The conservancy has improved management and governance for effective conservancy governance and management 

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Implementing organisations

Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA)

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