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Kenya launches a 10-year, $160 million conservation programme

The Kenyan government has launched a 10-year conservation programme worth 160 million dollars. The programme is called Thamani Asili, which translates from Swahili as "value of nature". It covers 17.3 million hectares of protected and community-managed land in 31 counties, while another 2.7 million hectares are to become a new protected area. The government forecasts that the programme will benefit 1.6 million people and create almost 22,800 jobs. The government is providing 80 million dollars, and an investment of the same size is expected from philanthropic partners. Currently, about 13 percent of Kenya's land area is protected, while the protected share of marine and coastal zones is less than 1 percent.

Not covered in Armenian media (checked 7 November)