Protection of Marine Areas in Kenya

Abstract

Kenya has a rich diversity of marine and coastal ecosystem that include mangrove wetlands, coastal forests, estuaries, sandy beaches and sand dunes, coral reefs, and seagrass beds that support a host of marine and coastal species. Notable amongst these traditions are the social, cultural, and economic opportunities that have been provided to the Kenyan coastal population through the use of the marine and coastal ecosystems for food, trade, recreation, and transport. Among other things Tuda and Omar shares that recognizing the value of its coastal and marine resources and the imminent threats, Kenya adapted the use of marine protected areas as one of the management strategies to ensure marine ecosystems remain ecologically and economically viable..