NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CO-ORDINATION ACT

(No. 8 of 1999)

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

INVITATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS

Pursuant to legal notice No. 160 of Environmental Management and coordination (Conservation of Biodiversity and Resource, Access to Genetic resources and Benefit Sharing) regulations, 2006 the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has received application for access permit for the following

1. DETAILS OF THE APPLICANT:

Dr. Jens Zinke

Research assistant professor, UWA/AIMS

University of Western Australia, 35 stirling Highway – WA 6009 crawley.

PROJECT TITTLE:

Evaluating Current Responses and Projecting the Effects of Climate Change on WIO and Reef Ecosystem from Historical Variability.

SPONSOR:

The project is supported by a WIOMSA MASMA grant and the advanced Geochemical Facility for Indian Ocean Research at the University of Western Australia in collaboration with Stanford University (US) and RWTH Aachen (GERMANY)

ACTIVITY:

Drilling of cores from living massive porites sp. Corals along a transect covering Mombasa, Malindi and Tana Coral Reefs.

Sample coral fragments from ancient Swahili ruins to precisely date the Swahili settlements and to simultaneously reconstruct the climate that prevailed during the various settlement periods for the past 1000 years.

The primary objective is to determine the seasonal variability in sea surface temperature (SST), the hydrological balance and sediment river discharge due to climate changes, foremost of year and decadal-scale variability. The climate baseline includes hydrological re-organization during e.g. the medieval warm period around 800-1200 AD, the little ice age around 1550-1850 AD.

METHODS TO BE USED

Use commercially available hand-held pneumatic air tool (RODCRAFT) with working pressure of 6 bars. One dive cylinder of 220 bars is needed to drill 30cm of coral core section. Each 30cm core section is broken at the base to remove the single pieces. The drill holes in the massive corals will be plugged with concrete cylinders to prevent bio-eroding organisms to damage and weaken the corals.

The element analysis will be done at the advanced Geochemical Facility for Indian Ocean Research (AGFIOR) at the University of Western Australia in Perth and at the RWTH Aachen in Germany.

Stable isotopes will be measured at Stanford University (US) in the lab of Prof. Rob Dunbar.

PROJECT DURATION

13th June 2014 to 31st may 2017

PURPOSE OF THE RESEARCH:

The study proposes to examine the spatial and temporal environmental changes affecting coastal ecosystems and livelihoods in the western Indian Ocean on historical time scale covering the last 1000 years.

2. DETAILS OF THE APPLICANT:

Prof. Susan Claire Alberts

Department Of Biology

Duke University, 2813 Mcdowellrd-27705 Durham,Nc.

PROJECT TITTLE:

Research on Demography and behavior of baboons in Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya

ACTIVITY:

Designing sampling protocols and analysis of samples that include blood, feaces, hair and tissues from the study populations of baboons in Amboseli Ecosystem.

PROJECT DURATION

11th September 2015 to 30th September 2018

PURPOSE OF THE RESEARCH:

The study will generate data and information to enhance conservation and management of species in Amboseli Ecosystem

3. DETAILS OF THE APPLICANT:

Dr. Daniel Rubenstein

Department Of ecology and evolutionary biology

Princeton University

25 East Frank Line Road, Pennington, New Jersey, USA 08534

PROJECT TITTLE:

Research on Wildlife behavior, ecology and ranging in relation to vegetation, predation and livestock in the greater laikipia-samburu ecosystem.

ACTIVITY:

Collecting fecal specimens from variety of wildlife species including equine, bovine, elephant, hippopotamus, caprine, porcine, murine, canine, reptile, feline, and laporidae species.

They will be collected non-invasively, after the feces has been deposited by the animal. The feces will be used for DNA analysis to identify the specific species fed upon.

A sample of the collected feces to be thoroughly dried and analyzed for nutrients contents. Sample of the vegetation to be collected as baseline reference, which will be similarly dried and tested for nutrients.

 METHODS TO BE USED

Deploy 16 radio collars, divided evenly between the two species, and between the sexes, and distributed across the geographic area where population survey is conducted.

Use permutation tests to identify differences between the two species in their movement responses to bottom-up, top-down, and competitive forces. Used an array of statistical techniques to learn much from the rich data set primarily focusing on permutation tests and Bayesian Monte Carlo Approaches.

Test the balance between forage and water use by measuring various spatiotemporal statistics relating to water use and proximity, including distance from water, temporal correlations in such distances, and interval between successive visits to water.

PROJECT DURATION

The project will run for 5 years

PURPOSE OF THE RESEARCH:

The study proposes to investigate the forces shaping interindividual interactions as well as interspecies interactions as affected by bottom-up factors ( food and water), top-down factors (predation and diseases) , and side-ways factors (completion fir resources and mutualism) , among the community of herbivorous in central Kenya.

NOTE:

The full documentation of the proposed activities is available during working hours at national environmental authority (NEMA) headquarters, popo road, off Mombasa road, P.O. BOX 67839-00200 Nairobi, Tel 020-2183718. Email: dgnema@nema.go.ke Web : www.nema.go.ke

Prof. Geoffrey Wahungu

Director General

National Environment Management Authority 

INVITATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS
Pursuant to legal notice No. 160 of the Environmental Management and Coordination (Conservation of Biological Diversity and Resources, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing) Regulations, 2006 the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has received application for access permit for the following
DR. SHARON MARGARET OKANGA
DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, Urbana, IL 61801, United States.
Activity: Collection of Ticks (Rhipicephalus pulchellus, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, Rhipicephalus evertsi, and other Rhipicephalus, Hyalomma and Amblyomma spp…) for species identification and analysis of tick-borne diseases. The samples will be collected from Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia County and will be exported to department of entomology, university of Illinois for further analysis. The findings of the research will solely be used for academic and educational purposes in informing the relevant stakeholders and communities on tick densities and tick-borne diseases management.
NOTE:
The full documentation of the proposed activities is available during working hours at the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Headquarters, Popo road, off Mombasa road, P.O.BOX 67839-00200, Nairobi, Tel. No. 020-2183718, and Email: dgnema@nema.go.ke. Website: www.nema.go.ke
The authority is therefore inviting the public to submit oral or written comments within 21 days from the date of publication of the notice to the Director General to assist the Authority in the determination of the application.
Prof. Geoffrey Wahungu, Director General, National Environment Management Authority

Dear Colleagues,

Our EMCA Regulations on Biodiversity and Resources, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing have been under review over the past 1 year and we have subjected the same to external stakeholders.

We have now reduced the revised document into the attached legislative draft and wish to seek your further comments on the substance of the Regulation.

Kindly find time to peruse/study the draft inclusive of the schedules and render your summarized and itemized input to the undersigned. Due to the flurry of group staff mails received on email, I will appreciate a written memorandum in hard copy preferably in the next 7 days.

Go to downloads to get the ABS CONSULTANCY REPORT

Regards,

Erastus K GITONGA
Principal Legal Officer
NEMA- KENYA
0733-589650

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CO-ORDINATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2015
INVITATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS
Pursuant to legal notice No. 160 of the Environmental Management and Coordination (Conservation of Biological Diversity and Resources, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing) Regulations, 2006 the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has received application for access permit for the following:
1. Applicant: Mr. Stanislaus Mulu Kivai
Address: P.O. Box 24481 – 00502 Nairobi
Rutgers University, New York, USA
Activity: Collection of plant food materials (fruits and leaves) eaten by the Tana River Mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus) and their fecal matter samples from Tana River National Primate Reserve. The samples collected will be exported to the primate nutrition ecology laboratory at the hunter college in New York, USA for nutritional analysis. Sample collection will be through non-invasive feeding behavior observation of the Tana River Mangabey, collection of eaten plant materials samples and fecal matter. Information gathered will solely be for the academic purpose and conservation of the endangered primate species.
NOTE:
The full documentation of the proposed activities is available during working hours at the NEMA Headquarters, Popo road, off Mombasa road, P.O.BOX 67839-00200, Nairobi, Tel. No. 020-2183718, and Email: dgnema@nema.go.ke. Website: www.nema.go.ke
The authority is therefore inviting the public to submit oral or written comments within 21 days from the date of publication of the notice to the Director General to assist the Authority in the determination of the application.
PROF. GEOFFREY WAHUNGU,
Director General,
National Environment Management Authority.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CO-ORDINATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2015
INVITATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS
Pursuant to legal notice No. 160 of the Environmental Management and Coordination (Conservation of Biological Diversity and Resources, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing) Regulations, 2006 the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has received application for access permit for the following:
1. Applicant: Ms Virginia Kimani Wambui
Address: 30650 00100 Nairobi, Kenya
Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI)
Activity: Collection of wood- and leaf-litter dwelling fungi samples from tropical natural forests in Kenyan Forests (Arabuko Sokoke, Kakamega, Mau and Aberdare forests). The samples collected will be for isolation and purification as well as biochemical and molecular characterization of novel lignin-modifying enzymes (LMEs) from the fungi. Initial identification and enzyme screening of fungal isolates will be done at KIRDI while enzyme identification and production and molecular characterization of isolates will take place at TU Dresden International Graduate School Zittau in Germany. The expected research results will improve the understanding of the complex processes of lignocellulose turnover and give new insight into a fascinating group of fungal organisms and their role as key decomposers in tropical forest ecosystem.
NOTE:
The full documentation of the proposed activities is available during working hours at the NEMA Headquarters, Popo road, off Mombasa road, P.O.BOX 67839-00200, Nairobi, Tel. No. 020-2183718, and Email: dgnema@nema.go.ke. Website: www.nema.go.ke
The authority is therefore inviting the public to submit oral or written comments within 21 days from the date of publication of the notice to the Director General to assist the Authority in the determination of the application.
PROF. GEOFFREY WAHUNGU,
Director General,
National Environment Management Authority.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CO-ORDINATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2015
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
INVITATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS
Pursuant to legal notice No. 160 of the Environmental Management and Coordination (Conservation of Biological Diversity and Resources, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing) Regulations, 2006 the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has received application for access permit for the following
1. Applicant: Research Organization of Information And Systems
Address: 2F 4-3-13 Toranomon, Minatoku, Tokyo 105-0001
Activity: The applicant in partnership Kenya wildlife Service and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology intent to carry out a research on Microbial ecology on glacier and its effect to glacier melting in Mt. Kenya. The research activities will involve Collection of 11250g of Glacier Sediment; 250g of Glacier Ice and 200g of Glacier Foreland soil samples. The short-term Glacier ecological monitoring study will is expected to run from September 2015to July 2017. The specific monitoring activities will be 1. Microbiological analysis, 2. Chemical and isotope analysis, 3. Radioisotope analysis, 4. Re-sampling for monitoring the glacier ecology. The snow and ice samples will be melted preserved with a 3%formalin solution in 100ml clean polythene bags. Some will be kept frozen in plastic bags for algal species identification. All samples will be exported to a laboratory at the National institute of polar research where microorganisms will be observed and counted under Microscopy (IX81;Olympus) and measurements of the total carbon and nitrogen weight will be taken by NC analyzer and carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes by EA-IRMS (Delta V Advantage: Thermo Fisher Scientific). Bacterial and archeal 16S Rrna gene and eukaryotic 18S Rrna gene sequenced by both sanger sequencer (3130×1 Genetic Analyzer; Life technologies) after PCR-cloning and barcoded amplification sequencing (Mi-seq: Illumina) Microorganisms will be isolated from glacier and ribosomal RNA gene amplified by PR and sequences will be analyzed by Sanger sequencer Nutrient concentration will be measured by Auto Analyzer II (The Technicon) and other chemical ions by ion chromatography (ICS5000:Dionex) 87Sr/86Sr and 143Nd/144Nd ratios of minerals will then be determined with a TRITON thermal ionization mass spectrometer (Thermo Fisher Scientific K.K.). Photosynthetic characteristics of phototrophic organisms will be measured using a PAM chlorophyll fluorometer (Water-PAM, Waltz) Spectoral reflectance in the visible to near-infrared wave-length range (350-1050nm) will be measured on the glacial surface with a portable spectroradiometer (MS-720, Eiko Seiki, Japan). The information from the analysis will help to understand glacial ecosystem on glacier and its future conservation.

1. Applicant: Kunming Institute of Zoology (KIZ), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Address: 32 Jiaochang Donglu, Kunming, Yunnan Province, P.R. China
Activity: A China-Kenya Collaboration on Zoological Research and capacity building for Sustainability of Kenya’s faunal heritage at five selected sites : Mt Kenya Ecosystem; Lake Victoria Basin; Shimba Hills; Chyulu Hills v Loita Hills / Nguruman Escarpments and Lake Turkana. The project will be implemented jointly in partnership of the three institutions: Kunming Institute of Zoology (China), Kenya Wildlife Service and National Museums of Kenya for the period starting September 2015 to September 2020. Samples collected in the course of this research will be used solely for academic and research purposes and not for any commercial gain. No more than 10 individuals per species per locality will be lethally sampled. Lethal sampling will only be performed on small animals like invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians and small mammal species of NO conservation concern of less than 3 kg where need for further off site research may arise. Any sampling of large animals will be done non-invasively through collection of feces, hair or photography. Diverse methods will be used including standard field sampling techniques for various faunal groups, standard morphological and genomic DNA procedures will be used to resolve taxonomic and phylogenetic species complexes. Research equipment will be purchased to support the field surveys and laboratories research in Kenya. Efforts will be put in place to involve local communities in study sites and where possible their indigenous knowledge will be safeguarded. The capacity building component will enhance skills for Kenyan and Chinese participants through technical skills training, MSc. PhD, post docs and scientific exchange visits. This research and capacity building will assist to identify, document and conserve Kenya’s Zoological Heritage.
NOTE:
The full documentation of the proposed activities is available during working hours at the NEMA Headquarters, Popo road, off Mombasa road, P.O.BOX 67839-00200, Nairobi, Tel. No. 020-2183718, and Email: dgnema@nema.go.ke. Website: www.nema.go.ke
The authority is therefore inviting the public to submit oral or written comments within 21 days from the date of publication of the notice to the Director General to assist the Authority in the determination of the application.
PROF. GEOFFREY WAHUNGU,
Director General,
National Environment Management Authority.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CO-ORDINATION ACT
(No. 8 of 1999)
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
INVITATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS
Pursuant to legal notice No. 160 of the Environmental Management and Coordination (Conservation of Biological Diversity and Resources, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing) Regulations, 2006 the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has received application for access permit for the following
DR. CARIE ANN CIZAUSKAS DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 106 A GUYOT HALL, PRINCETON, NJ 08544 USA Activity: Collection of fecal samples from Olive baboon (Papio anibis) and Velvet Monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) from Mpala Research Centre in Nanyuki, Kenya. The samples will be exported for further parasite and bacterial DNA analysis, hormone measurement and immune factor measure at Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
NICOLE ALINE THOMPSON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK, NY 10027 Activity: Collection of fecal and urine sample from Cercopithecus mitis in Kakamega Forest. The sample will be exported for further analysis on metabolites at Columbia University.

NOTE:
The full documentation of the proposed activities is available during working hours at the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Headquarters, Popo road, off Mombasa road, P.O.BOX 67839-00200, Nairobi, Tel. No. 020-2183718, and Email: dgnema@nema.go.ke. Website: www.nema.go.ke
The authority is therefore inviting the public to submit oral or written comments within 21 days from the date of publication of the notice to the Director General to assist the Authority in the determination of the application.
Prof. Geoffrey Wahungu, Director General, National Environment Management Authority.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CO-ORDINATION ACT
(No. 8 of 1999)
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
INVITATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS
Pursuant to legal notice No. 160 of the Environmental Management and Coordination (Conservation of Biological Diversity and Resources, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing) Regulations, 2006 the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has received application for access permit for the following

PROF: JOSPHAT CLEMENT MATASYOH EGERTON UNIVERSITY, P. O. BOX 536, EGERTON-20107 Activity: Collection of Macromycetes and tropical fungi for cataloging, analyzing and preservation of specimen from Kakamega and Mt. Elgon Forests in Western region. The samples will be exported for firther analysis in MUCL/ HZI in Germany. Applicant: Noah Dunham,
Address: 2310 Waterfall Lane, Columbus OH, 43209, USA
The Ohio State University, Department of Anthropology, Columbus OH, USA
Activity: Collection of Bones from naturally deceased (i.e., traffic accidents and accidental electrocutions from power lines) Colobus angolensis palliates from Diani Forest, Kenya. The skeletal specimens will be exported from Diani to The Ohio State University (OSU) Primatology Laboratory in the USA for examination of the Colobus dental microwear using a scanning electron microscope and limb bones measurement and digitization with a Microscribe 3DX. The dental wear patterns will be analyzed in relation to the mechanical properties of described food items for a more nuanced understanding of Colobus masticatory functional morphology. While the three-dimensional renderings will be for comparative analysis with monkeys inhabiting the Tai Forest and Ivory Coast, in reference to colobus forelimb use behavior during feeding.
Applicant: Dr. George Omondi Paul,
Address: 51002-00200 Nairobi, Kenya
Activity: Collection of Blood and fecal material from sample baboons and chimpanzees through capture and chemical restraint of the animals at both Ol Pejeta Conservancy and Nairobi Orphanage. Complete physical examination will also be performed, with special focus on symptoms consistent with TB infection. All samples will be transported to the field laboratory where they will be incubated at desirable atmospheric conditions before being shipped to the University of Minnesota veterinary Department. Blood samples will be taken to the Molecular Laboratory where the concentration of IFN- γ in the harvested plasma will be determined by ELISA test kit and the results interpreted based on a selected tuberculin cut-off point. Fecal samples will be taken to the research lab for mycobacterial testing via PCR. DNA will be extracted from fecal samples using the Qiamp Fast DNA stool mini kit (Qiagen, Inc.) and tested by IS6110 realtime PCR using LightCycler 480 II (Roche). Samples will be tested in duplicate and Tm calling analysis will be used to confirm positive samples in comparison with positive controls. This will leverage new diagnostic technologies to create and validate a more practical and epidemiologically sound protocol for surveillance of TB in captive, reintroduced and free ranging chimpanzees.
NOTE:
The full documentation of the proposed activities is available during working hours at the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Headquarters, Popo road, off Mombasa road, P.O.BOX 67839-00200, Nairobi, Tel. No. 020-2183718, and Email: dgnema@nema.go.ke. Website: www.nema.go.ke
The authority is therefore inviting the public to submit oral or written comments within 21 days from the date of publication of the notice to the Director General to assist the Authority in the determination of the application.
Prof. Geoffrey Wahungu, Director General, National Environment Management Authority.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CO-ORDINATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2015
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
INVITATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS
Pursuant to legal notice No. 160 of the Environmental Management and Coordination (Conservation of Biological Diversity and Resources, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing) Regulations, 2006 the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has received application for access permit for the following:
Applicant: SARA ELIZABETH HEISEL
Address: 140 East Green Street, Athens, Georgia, USA 30602
University of Georgia
Activity: Opportunistic collection of 1,000 Fecal samples of Equus grevyi (Grevy’s zebra) and not more than 30 tissue and/or blood samples ONLY from animals that are deceased from natural causes for DNA and hormone extraction, and fecal protein analysis to genotype individual animals from Mpala ranch, Ol Jogi ranch, Samburu National Reserve, Meibae Community, WestGate, Kalama and Lewa Conservancy. As per the Material Transfer Agreement with Kenya Wildlife Service, the collected samples will be held at the University of Georgia and the information obtained will be used for academic and conservation purposes only.
NOTE:
The full documentation of the proposed activities is available during working hours at the NEMA Headquarters, Popo road, off Mombasa road, P.O.BOX 67839-00200, Nairobi, Tel. No. 020-2183718, and Email: dgnema@nema.go.ke. Website: www.nema.go.ke
The authority is therefore inviting the public to submit oral or written comments within 21 days from the date of publication of the notice to the Director General to assist the Authority in the determination of the application.
PROF. GEOFFREY WAHUNGU, Director General, National Environment Management Authority.