THE BIODIVERSITY CONSULTANCY WORKSHOP AT NATIONAL MUSEUMS OF KENYA

The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies was well represented at the International Workshop on mitigating hierarchy to manage biodiversity impacts. This workshop was organized at an international level by The Biodiversity Consultancy (TBC) from Cambridge at the National Museums of Kenya on 5th March 2019. Both staff, students and alumni of the Department attended this workshop. The aim of the workshop is to create awareness on the World Bank’s IFC criteria for development projects done in and around areas of conservation. This is similar to the Environmental Impact Assessments. The difference here is that the IFC criteria is used when the funding comes from green development partners like the World Bank and the African Development Bank. The aim is to protect biodiversity, environmental services and associated economic benefits.