Although tourism in Kenya has been at record
levels over the last few years, which has resulted in
record
incomes for many protected areas, unpredictable
international or local events (for example the recent
political
events in Kenya) can have a significant impact on
tourism, and an over-reliance on income derived
solely
from tourism is a high-risk strategy over the
long-term. This uncertainty over the sustainability of
tourism
revenues suggests that protected area management
operations must be developed and managed to make
optimum
use of the resources that are available to
managers, and that management systems must be both
flexible
and responsive to allow managers to adapt to
changing situations. Therefore, the final guiding
principle
for this programme is to ensure that wherever
possible the programme’s management actions will serve
to
improve management efficiency and optimise the use
of the limited financial and other resources available
to
managers, and that the financial sustainability of
the area, and in particular core management operations,
is
enhanced.
The above guiding principles are intended to
influence the implementation of the Programme‘s
management
objectives that, when taken together, achieve the
Programme Purpose. The management objectives for
this
programme are described in the following
section.
