Project
Establishing a Local Marine Managed Area to protect Green Turtles
Initiative
Duration
2019 - 2020
Location
Kenya
Species protected
Green Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Project objectives
- Establish a new community managed marine protected area;
- Contribute towards a change in Red List Status by protecting 450 turtles and 1200 hatchlings;
- Ensure that 455 local communities have benefitted from the project;
- Reduce the number of threats facing turtles in the area;
- Restore and protected turtle habitat;
- Initiate Ecotourism plans as an alternative income source for the local communities.
This project is implemented by Community Based Environmental Conservation.
Threats
Over-exploitation of natural resources & prey depletion
Poaching
Pollution
This project is part of the IUCN Save Our Species African Wildlife initiative, which is co-funded by the European Union.
