A Clear Connection

摘要

In and around the Kiunga National Marine Reserve on Kenya's northern coast, basic services such as running water, electricity and health care are hard to come by. Post-primary education, especially for girls, is scarce. Pushed by poverty and the decline of marine ecosystems further down the coast, local residents and migrants are intensifying their use of resources. Fish, crustaceans, ocean-dwelling coral and turtles are showing signs of stress. In Kiunga, as in several other priority biodiversity conservation regions where girls rarely complete high school, fertility rates remain high and women's roles in resource use and protection are often ignored, the World Wildlife Fund is supporting a small number of girls' scholarships. These are paired with environmental education, including in-school activities and a week-long conservation camp.