Keya, Juma N.Ngala, KatanaShali, AliMohammed, HarithiWachu, Abdallah M.Kombo, Steve2010-02-232010-02-232009http://hdl.handle.net/10625/41764In Kenya, tourism is a key vehicle for poverty reduction and economic growth, and a major source of foreign exchange earnings in the country. Eco-tourism has grown rapidly over the last decade. A national coastal community workshop was held in December 2007 where local communities expressed concern about beach pollution from sediment loads deposited via the Tana River; illegal fishing (trawlers); mangrove over-harvesting and destruction; salt farms that destroy the marine environment and its biodiversity, and other practices, along with lack of governance leading to degradation of the marine ecosystems.Text1 digital file (2 p. : ill.)enNATURE CONSERVATIONTOURISMGOVERNMENT POLICYMARINE RESOURCESPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONLITTORAL ZONESKENYAPolicy Brief