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The Mara


Maasai Mara National Reserve is the most important protected area in Kenya, accounting for 25% of Kenya’s wildlife and nearly three quarters of the protected area population. As a national reserve, Mara falls under two county councils (Narok and Transmara), not central government jurisdiction. The problems and solutions for Maasai Mara therefore lie in the secondary level of governance. To solve these problems, ACC’s programs in Mara primarily address and strengthen district level governance involving local authorities. Over the last fifteen years, smallholdings and large commercial farms have steadily encroached on the Maasai Mara ecosystem. Livestock numbers and nomadic as well as permanent settlements have also grown steadily. As a result wildlife numbers have decreased outside the national reserve and migratory pathways have been steadily encroached. Yet a further problem is the unregulated growth of tourist facilities, vehicular traffic and visitor disturbance of wildlife. These problems raised national and international concerns and led the government, the tour industry and KWS to call for control of developments in and outside Maasai Mara. The upshot was this was an ACC steered process that led to the formation of the Maasai Mara Management Association (MMMA), a joint body comprised of the Narok County Council, KWS, provincial administration, the tour industry and local community and conservation organizations. MMMA’s mandate is to oversee wildlife and development activities in the Mara ecosystem and develop land use and management plans to balance the conflicting interests. Despite several ups and downs, MMMA has become steadily more effective. A major achievement included a moratorium on tourism developments pending the development of a land use plan. ACC drew up the plan in collaboration with the key players and the local community. The Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife has fully endorsed MMMA and asked ACC to coordinate its activities. Link to download Maasai Mara Management Plan
 

South Rift
The South Rift spans a wide elevation gradient and all but one of Kenya’s seven ecological zones. It links two of Kenya most important parks Read More

Mara
Maasai Mara National Reserve is the most important protected area in Kenya, accounting for 25% of Kenya’s wildlife and nearly three quarters of the protected area population. Read More

Amboseli
The Amboseli landscape covers an area of approximately 5,700 Km² stretching between Mt. Kilimanjaro, Chyulu Hills, Tsavo West National Park and the Kenya/Tanzania border. Read More

Mukogodo
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