Actors / Public authority · Kenya
Kenya Wildlife Service
Appears in 5 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.
| Case | Role | Country | Period | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Kenya Grasslands Carbon Project and the Isiolo court ruling | Ordered by the court to revoke licences | Kenya | 2012–2026 | Carbon credits |
| Mau Forest loss and forest excisions (Kenya) | Carried out the November 2023 evictions with the Kenya Forest Service | Kenya | 2001–2024 | Protected area / relocation |
| UNESCO World Heritage listings and Indigenous rights | Kenya Wildlife Service | Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda | 1991–2025 | Protected area / relocation |
| Kenya evicts more than 700 people from Mau Forest where Ogiek won at court | Agency that carried out the 2023 evictions | Kenya | 2023 | Protected area / relocation |
| Endorois and Lake Bogoria enzyme extraction (Kenya) | Kenyan state wildlife service named in the sources reviewed among the parties on the state side | Kenya | 1970–2026 | Genetic resources and benefit-sharing |
Appears alongside
Survival International ×2Kenya Forest Service ×2African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights ×2IUCN ×2African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights ×2Northern Rangelands TrustNativeVerraMetaNetflixNatWestUSAIDIsiolo Environment and Land CourtGovernment of KenyaGlobal Forest WatchUNESCO World Heritage CommitteeAfrican ParksOgiek communityWorld Heritage CommitteeMinority Rights Group
Terms used on this page
Carbon and conservation finance
- Carbon credit
- A certificate representing one tonne of carbon dioxide (or equivalent) that a project says it reduced, avoided or removed. Buyers use credits to balance their own emissions in climate claims.