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Eco-Tourism Potential and Development Within Lake Nakuru National Park and Its Catchment Eco-Tourism Potential and Development within Lake Nakuru National Park and its Catchment. Item Type Report Publisher Kenya Wildlife Service Download date 29/09/2021 20:23:25 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/1834/7013 ECO-TOURISM POTENTIAL AND DEVELOPMENT WITHIN LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK AND ITS CATCHMENT FEBURUARY 2004 i LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS CBS: Central Bureau of Statistics DC: District Commissioner EAWS: East Africa Wildlife Society EIA: Environmental Impact Assessment IUCN: World Conservation Union (Switzerland) KWS: Kenya Wildlife Services (Nairobi, Kenya) NGO: Non-governmental Organization WWF: World Wildlife Fund ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report summarises the eco-tourism potentials within Lake Nakuru National Park and its catchment to promote environmental conservation and socio-economic development that involves community participation for poverty alleviation. The area is of immense importance both nationally and internationally with tremendous potential for eco-tourism development. Currently, the Park receives about 200,000 visitors per year, most of whom on average stay only for two nights. In the recent past minimal efforts have been made to promote eco-tourism and there is a need to develop “alternative tourism”. This report : - 1. Assess eco-tourism potentials and products in Lake Nakuru National Park and its catchment through identification of natural and cultural eco-tourism sites/localities, and their specific products including the types, numbers and spatial distribution of the products and other tourist facilities, description of current management regimes of the sites and the products, and assessment of the existing infrastructure within Lake Nakuru National Park and its catchment; 2. Identifies the stakeholders involved or to be involved in eco-tourism development, highlighting their roles and responsibilities, and areas of partnership, and of conflicts, in eco-tourism development for environmental protection, sustainable socio-economic development, community participation and poverty alleviation; 3. Assess some of the major problems/constraints in management and promotion of eco-tourism in the Lake Nakuru National Park and its catchment and suggest how to overcome the constraints; 4. Develops eco-tourism development plan for the region taking into account its carrying capacity, the vision of eco-tourism development in Kenya as stated by the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) and the tourism development strategies as outlined in the JICA Kenya National Tourism Master Plan, and within the frameworks of KWS Lake Nakuru Ecosystem Integrated Management Plan and MCN Nakuru Strategic Structure Plan (NSSP). The business plan outlines (i) measures for education, awareness and training of key stakeholders on eco-tourism development, (ii) mechanism for diversification of the tourism products and activities, taking cognisance of the existing players, (iii) proposed infrastructure development needs for eco-tourism in the region, (iv) information packages to promote eco-tourism, (v) suggested strategies for the various tourism products through information centres, E-marketing and community based guided tours, etc, all in an integrated manner. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lake Nakuru and its catchment eco-tourism potentials and development was produced by a multidisciplinary team of natural and social scientists, government officials and researchers. The authors are greatly indebted to various organizations, institutions and persons that made the project possible. The task force was composed of:- 1. Anderson Koyo - Kenya Wildlife Service 2. Robert Ndetei - Kenya Wildlife Service 3. Richard Odongo - Kenya Wildlife Service 4. Amos O. Nyang’wara - Kenya Wildlife Service 5. Ann Kahihia - Senior Warden, Lake Nakuru National Park 6. Lydia Kisoyan -Deputy Senior Warden Lake Nakuru National Park 7. Bernard Kuloba - Researcher, KWS, Nakuru District 8. Peter Kenya -Kenyatta University 9. Paul Omondi - Moi University 10. Francis Mwaura -University of Nairobi 11. John Githaiga - University of Nairobi 12. Robert Chira -University of Nairobi 13. Pius Mulwa - Lake Nakuru National Park 14. Wambua - Lake Nakuru National Park The commitment of members of the task force is appreciated. We also appreciate the financial contribution of the Banrock Station, Ramsar and the role of KWS in providing transport and other logistical activities. iv Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.......................................................................................................................III _TOC69122336 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background of the Project................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Principal Issues in Lake Nakuru and its Catchment.......................................................................................... 2 1.3 The Project Objectives....................................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Scope and Methodology..................................................................................................................................... 4 SECTION TWO............................................................................................................................................................. 5 BACKGROUND INFORMATION ...................................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 Topography, Geology and Habitat.................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 The Human Environment................................................................................................................................... 5 2.21 Demographic and socio-economic profiles ................................................................................................. 5 2.2.2 Land use Pattern, Ethnic Mix and Institution Structures ............................................................................ 5 2.2.3 Anthropogenic Impacts on Natural Resources..................................................................................... 6 SECTION THREE......................................................................................................................................................... 8 ECOTOURISM ZONES AND PRODUCTS OF THE REGION ........................................ 8 3.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 8 3.2 Biodiversity of the region................................................................................................................................... 8 3.2.1 Biodiversity status of the forests................................................................................................................. 8 3.2.2 Biodiversity status of LNNP....................................................................................................................... 8 3.3 The Eco-tourism Zones of the region.......................................................................................................... 9 3.3 The Zones Environmental profiles................................................................................................................... 10 3.3.1 Menengai Crater Zone .............................................................................................................................. 10 Ecological concerns....................................................................................................................................... 10 3.3.2 BAHATI-DONDORI-LAKE SOLAI ZONE ........................................................................................... 10 Lake Solai...................................................................................................................................................... 10 Dondori forest............................................................................................................................................ 11 Ecological concerns................................................................................................................................... 11 Lake Bogoria – Solai connection............................................................................................................... 11 3.3.3 Soysambu-Elementeita-Eburu Zone......................................................................................................... 12 Soysambu plains-Eburu Hills ........................................................................................................................ 12 Environmental concerns ............................................................................................................................ 12 Eburu Hills..................................................................................................................................................... 12 Environmental concerns ............................................................................................................................ 13 3.3.4 Lake Nakuru National Park Zone ............................................................................................................
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