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Table of Contents
The Republic of Kenya 6
Key Country indicators 6
Location 6
Marine resources 6
Country Profile
Mangrove ecosystem 6
Coral reefs 7
The Republic of Kenya
Sea grass beds 7
Ecosystem management and conservation 7
The challenge 7
The Situation 8
Degradation of Mangrove forests 8
Bleaching of the coral reefs 8
Challenges to seagrass 9
The Constraints 9
Population growth 9
Climate change 10
The Opportunity 10
Strengthening coastal zone management 10
Mangrove Development Programmes 10
Seagrass and Coral Reef Management 11
Supporting legal and institutional framework 11
Marine Protection Areas 12
Ban on plastics 13
Pollution control 14
Fisheries 14
The challenge 14
The situation 14
Fish production 14
Aquaculture 14
The constraints 15
Poverty 15
Overf?shing 15
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