Kenya: Why New Wildlife Task Force Is a Step in the Right Direction

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Loss of biodiversity is one of the major global concerns of our time. According to four recently released scientific reports biodiversity - the essential variety of life forms on Earth - is declining in every region of the world.

Kenya is one of the countries grappling with this problem. Over the past 30 years wildlife tourism has been a major way in which Kenyans have "used" their wildlife to fund conservation and development. But while tourism contributes significantly to the country's economy, communities who share their lands with wildlife continue to live in poverty. They also bear the brunt of human-wildlife conflict including the loss of life, injuries from attacks and loss of property.

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