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A Conference for the Adoption of the Agreed Text of the Convention on Biological Diversity was held in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1992, and its conclusions were distilled in the Nairobi Final Act. [5] The Convention's text was opened for signature on 5 June 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (the Rio "Earth Summit").
The Nairobi Convention Secretariat is implementing several projects within the Western Indian Ocean region, with support from the Global Environment Facility (SAPPHIRE and WIOSAP projects), the European Union (ACP-MEAs project), the Governments of Sweden (ocean governance project), France (NOCAMO project), and Norway, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ ...
Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Act 2009; Forestry Act 1988; Forestry (Amendment) Act 2009; Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries Act 2007; Litter Pollution Act 1997; No. 27/2003: Protection of the Environment Act 2003; Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) (Amendment) Act 2003; Protection of the Environment Act 2003 ...
The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980; Wildlife protection Act, 1972; The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 and the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. The acts covered under Indian Wild Life Protection Act 1972 do not fall within the jurisdiction of the National Green Tribunal. [103] Appeals can be filed in the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India. [104]
10 December – A nationwide power outage occurs in Kenya as a result of possible sabotage of the country's electrical grid, according to Transport Minister Kipchumba Murkomen. [ 18 ] 12 December – Kenyan President William Ruto announces that all tourists will no longer require a travel visa to enter the country from January 2024, with the ...
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture [2] (also known as ITPGRFA, International Seed Treaty or Plant Treaty [3]) is a comprehensive international agreement in harmony with the Convention on Biological Diversity, which aims at guaranteeing food security through the conservation, exchange and sustainable use of the world's plant genetic resources for food ...
The diversity of Kenya's wildlife has garnered international fame, especially for its populations of large mammals. Mammal species include lion ( Panthera leo ), cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus ) hippopotamus ( Hippopotamus amphibius ), African buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ), wildebeest ( Connochaetes ), African bush elephant ( Loxodonta africana ...
Constitutional reform in Kenya has been a major issue since Kenya gained independence. The highlights of the evolution of Kenya's constitution can be highlighted by the following events: 1963 – Kenya's 1963 independence constitution provides for a multi-party parliamentary system. Jomo Kenyatta is installed as Kenya's first Prime Minister.