GVI Kenya Expedition 072 Report Final

Global Vision International,Kenya Report Series No. 00X ISSNXXXX-XXXX(Print)

GVI Kenya

Wildlife Research Marine Mammal Studiesand Community DevelopmentPhase Report 072April – June 2007

GVI Kenya Wildlife Marine Mammal Studies and Community DevelopmentExpedition Report 071Submitted in whole to

Global Vision InternationalKenya Wildlife ServiceOne Earth Safaris

Submitted in part to

World Society for the Protection of AnimalsKenya Sea Turtle Conservation Committee

Produced by

Rachel Crouthers – Expedition LeaderHugo Felix and Sam Meyler – Marine OfficersJake Bicknell – Terrestrial OfficerAlex Mayers– Community OfficerAmdeep Sanghera – Community Development Officer

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Wyndham Blagden Expedition Member Sarah Martin Expedition MemberSophie Brown Expedition Member

Linzi Mcdonald Expedition MemberJanae ChoquetteExpedition Member Mirka Meyer Expedition MemberEmma DawesExpedition Member Mohamed Namuna National ScholarshipJason DeckerExpedition MemberHannah OakleyExpedition MemberAnnabelle EdmondExpedition MemberThomas PhillipsExpedition MemberEmily GibsonExpedition MemberKathrin RoelliExpedition MemberEve HadsharExpedition MemberJade RootExpedition MemberJessica HillExpedition MemberSarah SparrowExpedition MemberAshley InsleeExpedition Member Tajiri Mohamed Tajiri National ScholarshipGalia KaplanExpedition MemberSarah TownsendExpedition MemberHridi KarimExpedition MemberGemma WesternExpedition MemberRoos KokExpedition Member

Edited by

Graham Corti – Country Director

GVI

Kenya Wildlife Marine Mammal Studies and Community DevelopmentAddress: PO BOX 1032, Ukunda, 8400, KenyaEmail:Kenya@gvi.co.uk Web page:http://www.gvi.co.ukandhttp://www.gviusa.com

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Executive Summary

The sixth 10-week phase of the Kenyan Global Vision International (GVI) Expedition hasnow been completed. The expedition has maintained working relationships with localcommunities through both English classes and local community events. The expeditionhas continued to work towards the gathering of important environmental scientific datawhilst working with local, national and international partners. The following projects havebeen run during Phase 072:

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Supplied manpower and training to Kenya Wildlife Service, and alternative incomeand indirect funding to members of the Mkwiro community.

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Provided free local capacity building in terms of English language lessons,environmental education, development of alternative income generation andtraining in scientific survey techniques.

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Cetacean monitoring programme in collaboration with Kenya Wildlife Service(KWS)

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Marine mega fauna surveys in collaboration with Kenya Sea Turtle ConservationCommittee and KWS.

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Wetland Avian Species list in collaboration with KWS.

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Coastal forest primate populations, faunal biodiversity, floral biodiversity and levelsof human resource use in collaboration with KWS.

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Initiated and supported ecological and cultural tourism initiatives.

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Developed working relationships with Kenya Sea Turtle Conservation Committee(KESCOM), World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and a number ofcommunity based organisations to support and develop scientific research andlocal capacity building.

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Facilitated promotion of local community based organisations’ ventures

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Participated as primary partners on the Year of the Dolphin committee.

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Enabled local communities to benefit from support provided by EMs on their returnto their home countries through fund-raising And donations.