Kenya's marine life conservation shifts from foreign-led to community-driven

Kenya's marine life conservation shifts from foreign-led to community-driven

Community-led nature conservation that empower locals to become stewards of the environment around them are more sustainable and effective than efforts led by foreign groups that take a top-down approach, as numerous cases and studies have shown. Along Kenya’s coasts, residents are making a positive impact on the marine life ecosystem. On the shoreline of Watamu, a coastal town on Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast, Teresia Njeri raises her hand to sign…