📋 Tender Overview
Project number:
2017.9050.0
Status:
ongoing project
Responsible organizational unit:
1500 East Africa
Contact person:
Thorsten Huber thorsten.huber@giz.de
Partner countries:
Kenya
SUMMARY
Goals:
To conserve marine and coastal biodiversity in the border regions of Kwale, Kenya and Tanga, Tanzania, a mechanism for effective transboundary and participatory management of marine and coastal resources exists.
Client:
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Energy
Project partners:
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Financier:
not available
ORDER VOLUME
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
8,300,000 euros
Current project:
8,300,000 euros
COMBINED FINANCING
European Union (EU): 3,300,000 euros
PREDECESSOR PROJECT
not available
SUCCESSOR PROJECT
not available
DURATION
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
January 13, 2023 - March 31, 2027
Current project:
01.01.2023 - 31.03.2027
OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED
ARGE ECO Consult GmbH & Co. KG -
MORE INFORMATION
project website
not available
DEVELOPMENT POLICY IDENTIFIERS
Convention on Biological Diversity
main goal
gender equality
Significant secondary goal
CRS KEY
41030 Biodiversity
EVALUATION
not available
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (DE)
Initial situation
The coasts of Kenya and Tanzania are part of the large Somali Current ecosystem and are home to a unique biodiversity. The services of this ecosystem - especially fish - form the livelihood and often the main source of income for coastal residents. They are the basis for the economically important exchange between the cities of Kwale in Kenya and Tanga in Tanzania.
However, the ecosystem is under heavy strain and is suffering. Biodiversity is declining due to overfished seas and coral reefs, seagrass meadows destroyed by fishing, and mangrove forests cleared for wood and fuel. The communities are already involved in managing the various protected areas. However, they lack strategies and support to effectively protect the designated areas and designate new protected areas.
Objective
There is a mechanism in place through which communities manage marine and coastal resources in a cross-border, participatory and environmentally friendly manner. This preserves biodiversity in the waters and on the coast of the Kwale and Tanga regions.
Approach
With the state organizations Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and Marine Parks and Reserves Unit (MPRU), the project helps to create cross-border marine protected areas.
It also supports local communities and beach management units (BMUs) of local fishermen to use and protect the existing natural resources in an environmentally friendly way. The BMUs are government-supported groups that help organize fishing and monitor the environmentally friendly use and protection of resources,
