Amboseli National Park Management Plan, 2020-2030
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS)
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Abstract: This 10-year (2020-2030) management plan for the Amboseli National Park (ANP) has been developed through a collaborative effort involving a wide array of stakeholders, including the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), Amboseli Ecosystem Trust (AET), Amboseli/Tsavo Group Ranches Association (ATGRA), African Conservation Centre (ACC), Amboseli Trust for Elephants (ATE) and the County Government of Kajiado, among others. To comprehensively address park management issues, the planning process adopted a participatory approach in which all the key stakeholders were involved through workshops and individual consultations. Several expert working group meetings were held to expound on management issues pertaining to the park’s ecology and its ecosystem, tourism development and management, community partnership, wildlife security, and park operations. The ANP plan structure is set out according to the KWS Protected Areas Planning Framework (PAPF) specifications, and aims to ensure the plan can be easily understood by stakeholders and implemented by ANP management. At the heart of the plan are the zonation scheme and the plan’s five management programmes. These programmes are: Ecological Management Programme, Tourism Development and Management Programme, Community Partnership and Conservation Education Programme, Security Management Programme and Park Operations Management Programme.