Conservation Investment Plan (CIP) for Mara Wetlands.

This Conservation Investment Plan for Mara Wetlands is a nationwide sectoral document aiming to achieve the broad goal of the improved conservation and sustainable management of the Mara Wetlands ecosystem for improved community livelihoods and resilience to climate change. The investments proposed in the Plan would help to help an avenue to (i) conserve threatened species of terrestrial and semi-aquatic mammals, fish species, birds, and plant families in Mara Wetlands; (ii) allow to maintain wetland functions and values; (iii) integrate wetland concerns into planning and decision making; (iv) seek to secure funding for implementation of the recently developed five-year Mara Wetlands Integrated Management Plan. It identifies the following four investment packages (IP): (1) Wetland-wise use and sustainable management to restore, rehabilitate, and conserve wetland biodiversity and ecosystem services; (2) Conservation awareness, capacity, and governance to build effective, inclusive, and sustainable systems for wetland management and use; (3) Sustainable and climate-resilient local livelihoods to strengthen local economic prospects and reduce pressure on wetland resources; (4) Community water, sanitation, and hygiene, to improve water quality and sustain a healthy wetland adjacent population.
For each of the Investment Packages, are identified some primary actions: (1) developing village-level integrated land use plans, restoring and rehabilitating degraded landscapes, managing threats to key wetland species and habitats, mainstreaming ecosystem-based adaptation measures, strengthening sustainable livestock and pasture management; (2) enhancing sectoral, spatial, and stakeholder cooperation in integrated wetland management, enhancing institutional capacity and accountability to address wetland conservation and climate issues, raising community awareness, support, and engagement for wetland conservation and wise use; (3) supporting agroforestry and tree-based businesses, developing sustainable fish farming and capture fisheries, enhancing beekeeping techniques & markets, expanding ecotourism to improve community livelihoods, adding value to climate-smart agriculture, promoting energy saving practices & technologies, addressing local vulnerabilities to climate change and disaster risk; (4) securing clean domestic water supplies, planning and establishing solid waste disposal and collection points, developing improved sanitation and hygiene practices and facilities, building capacity and know-how among village health workers.