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Assessment of Governance and Equity of Lumo and Satao Elerai Conservancies for improved conservation and development outcomes

Indigenous and Community Conserved Area (ICCA) Privately Protected Area Key Landscape for Conservation

Livelihoods Governance Management Effectiveness

Local communities Youth Women

Livelihoods/Alternative economic activities Capacity Building Awareness/education

Not Provided Kenya; Eastern Africa 2021.07.01 – 2021.11.30

Protected and conserved area(s) concerned

Lumo Community Wildlife Conservancy

Satao Elerai Conservancy

The BIOPAMA AC Objectives addressed

This project will enhance management and governance of Lumo and Satao Elerai Conservancies by deploying SAGE diagnostic tool to identify and prioritize for action, key management and governance issues within the two conservancies.

Priority need addressed

While the growth of conservancies has been on an upward trajectory in the country, most conservancies are still grappling with disputes and conflicts arising from governance challenges, local politics and unfulfilled expectations. This project seeks to strengthen governance and management of Lumo and Satao Elerai Conservancies for improved development and conservation outcomes.

Project activities

Project implementation will entail a number of activities under three broad categories: Preparation, Assessment and Reporting. Under preparation, KWCA and IIED will conduct an introductory workshop targeting the stakeholders of the two sites. The workshops will be approximately2-3 hours long and will aim at introducing the stakeholders to the SAGE tool as well as site profiling and assessment planning. The workshops stakeholders will include local government representatives, conservation NGOs working in the two landscapes, Kenya Wildlife Service representatives, conservancy committee members, youth and women representatives. The introductory phase will give way to Assessment where a one-day assessment workshop will be held for the two sites. The Assessment workshop will be followed by a one-day synthesis workshop for the two sites to present findings and draw action plans. Finally, Assessment report shall be developed and disseminated to the key stakeholders.

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

Conservancies are increasingly being embraced in Kenya and indeed elsewhere, as institutions capable of providing socio-economic development to local communities while at the same time providing the much-needed space for wildlife conservation. However, the potential of wildlife conservancies in Kenya are yet to be fully exploited due in part to numerous governance and management challenges including inequitable distribution of resources, marginalization of women and youth, positon related disputes and conflicts and elite capture. Through the deployment of SAGE governance and equity diagnostic tool, this project shall identify governance and management issues within the two conservancies and prioritize action plans. It is hoped that ultimately, the implementation of the action plans will strengthen governance and management of the two conservancies and enhance development and conservation outcomes.

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