Relevant Policies and Regulations

RELEVANT POLICIES AND REGULATIONS

Environmental conservation 2%,National governnment and counties,2010 constitution
Climate change
REDD+
Carbon trade

The reforms relate to poverty reduction, natural resource management, desertification control and environmental protection.

The key milestones in the past include:

Preparation and implementation of Environment Management and Coordination Act (1999)
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (2001-2004), the Rural Development Strategy 2002- 2017
National Development Plan (2002-2008)
Economic Recovery Strategy for Wealth and Employment Creation (2004)
The Strategy of Revitalization of Agriculture (SRA) (2003-2008)
The Forest Management and Conservation Act (2016)
Vision 2030, National Climate Change Response Strategy (2010)
The Constitution of Kenya (2010)
National Land Policy (2011), Land ACT (2012)
The Land Registration ACT, 2012. National Land Commission Act (2012)
Draft National Policy for the Sustainable Development of Northem Kenya and other And Lands (2012)
Vision 2030 Strategy for Northem Kenya & other Arid Lands (2012)
Ending Drought Emergencies in Kenya: Country Programmed Paper (2014)

Opportunities for rehabilitation of the ASALS where the gums and resins resources are found
Promotion of mechanisms for building partnerships amongst key actors in the sub-sector
Development and management of plantations for gum arabic production.
Protection of the gum producing trees.
Establishment of and registration of National Kenya ASAL Forest Association involving producers, traders at ward levels, sub-county, county through to National level comprised of industry actors.
Various incentives for increasing forest cover including: benefit sharing, Tax and fiscal incentives.
Devolved forest function under county governments (TIPS)
Gum Arabic and Resins Forest rules and regulations has passed through public participation from ASAL Kenya.

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