GVI Kenya Expedition 073 Report Final

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

GVI Kenya

Wildlife Research Marine Mammal Studiesand Community DevelopmentPhase Report 073July-September 2007

GVI Kenya Wildlife Marine Mammal Studies and Community DevelopmentExpedition Report 073Submitted 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 LeaderRichard Ayles – Marine OfficerEmma Hankinson – Marine OfficerJake Bicknell – Terrestrial OfficerAlex Mayers – Community Education OfficerAmdeep Sanghera – Community Development Officer

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Tara Bott Expedition Member Rachel Lawton Expedition MemberEmily Burns Expedition Member

Megan Mahoney Expedition MemberCeline Chang Expedition Member Jacqueline Marschalk Expedition MemberJennifer Collins Expedition Member Jill McArdle Expedition MemberChristina Cox Expedition Member Lucy Plumb Expedition MemberJulie Dawson Expedition Member Jennifer Prior Expedition MemberGiusj Digioia Expedition Member Shan Prior Expedition MemberEmily Evans Expedition Member Kieran Pounder Expedition MemberLaura Gold Expedition Member Jessica Powers Expedition MemberAlexandra Graves Expedition Member Nika Pozar Expedition MemberNasra Sulekha Hanshi National Scholarship Charlotte Smart Expedition MemberPhoebe Hartigan Expedition Member Candice Smith Expedition MemberAlison Helm Expedition Member Carly Louise Stafford Expedition MemberHope Kaye Expedition Member Samantha Taylor Expedition MemberKieran Knight Expedition Member

Edited by

Graham Corti – Country Director

GVI Kenya Wildlife Marine Mammal Studies and Community Development

Address: 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 seventh10-week phase of the Kenyan Global Vision International (GVI) Expeditionhas now been completed. The expedition has maintained working relationships with localcommunities through both education classes and participation in local community events.The expedition has continued to work towards the gathering of important environmentalscientific data whilst working with local, national and international partners. The followingprojects have been run during Phase 073:

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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, support of alternative income generation initiatives andtraining in scientific survey techniques.

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Cetacean population assessment programme in collaboration with Kenya WildlifeService (KWS)

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Marine mega fauna surveys in collaboration with KWS and Kenya Sea TurtleConservation Committee (KESCOM).

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Coastal forest primate population surveys in collaboration with KWS and theColobus Trust

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Coastal forest faunal biodiversity surveys, anthropogenic disturbance surveys andAngolan black and white colobus behavioural survyes in collaboration with KWS.

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Supported ecological and cultural tourism initiatives.

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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 in Kenya.

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Enabled local communities to benefit from support provided by EMs on return totheir home countries through fund-raising and donations.