m a na g ing , c o nse r ving a nd p r o t e c t ing t he

Number of mangrove seedsreplanted:

Number of fishers trained onbest fishing practices along theestuary:

A new demonstration project under the Nairobi Convention's WIOSAPproject aims to bring stakeholders together to plan, manage, conserveand protect the Malindi-Sabaki estuary ecosystem.

The Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) project aims tooptimize benefits from coastal resources for local communities whilepreventing environmental degradation and minimizing conflicts.

Promoting alternativelivelihood creation such as:

Training on legalfishing gear

Conducting mangroverehabilitation

Mapping the estuary

Improving solid waste

management

MANAGING, CONSERVING AND PROTECTING THE MALINDI-SABAKI ESTUARY

The estuary has mangroves,sandbanks, mud banks,

dunes and freshwater pools.

Human activities are threatening the Malindi-Sabakiestuary, including:

Excessive, unregulated sandmining

This project is implementing sustainable optimization andrestoration of the estuary's resources. Examples of progress made includes:

Mangrove overexploitation

Coastal pollution and erosion

Increased population alongthe estuary

However, the estuary is under threatfrom unregulated human activity,causing pollution and overexploitationof its resources.

The Malindi-Sabaki estuary is a sourceof life and livelihoods for theresidents who live along it.

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Mangrove forest located in the Mida Creek -Malindi

To date, the project has replanted mangroves andtrained fishers at the estuary.