Home | About us | Communities & Tourism | Projects | Responsible Travel | Membership | Resources | Visiting Kenya | Good practice | FAQs| Conference
Contact us
September 2010
SU MO TU WE TH FR SA
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Member search
Search through members of Ecotourism Kenya.
 

Community groups search
Search through community based organizations (CBOs) that engage in tourism-related activities in Kenya. )
 

Eco-rated facilities search
Search through tourism accommodation facilities that have been certified in the Eco-rating scheme.
 

News

Does the Mara River have a future?

Article by Ecotourism Kenya

Ecotourism Kenya participated in a wastewater management meeting that was held on June 11, 2009 at Olonana Camp in Masai Mara National Reserve, facilitated by WWF. The meeting heard reports of how the 395 km long Mara River had been degraded over time by farming, pastoralism, mining and tourism-related developments. Strategies that were discussed to improve the situation included effective management of wastewater, sustainable tourism certification and use of a Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) program that entails downstream users providing incentives for those living upstream to protect the river’s catchment. The meeting’s final report is still being compiled and will be shared with interested EK members once it is received. For further details, contact Doris Ombara of WWF Mara River Basin. Telephone 050 23444, email wwfmara@wananchi.com or visit their site www.panda.org/ea
This article has no pictures associated with it
Ecotourism Kenya, KATO place, Longonot Road, Upper Hill, Nairobi. P.O Box 10146-00100 Nairobi Kenya.
Telephone: +254 20 2724755/2724403 Fax: +254 20 2724755
Email: info@ecotourismkenya.org.

Disclaimer