Kenya’s biodiversity under siege: Bridging the gaps in biodiversity loss monitoring to meet the 2030 Global Biodiversity Framework targets

TI  - Kenya’s biodiversity under siege: Bridging the gaps in biodiversity loss monitoring to meet the 2030 Global Biodiversity Framework targets 
AU  - Muthee, K. 
AU  - Minang, P.A. 
AU  - Osano, P. 
AB  - Key messages
Kenya is a mega-biodiverse country that hosts over 35,000 flora and fauna species, contributing over 40 percent of GDP and supporting the livelihoods of over 70 percent of the population.
Among the key drivers of biodiversity loss are land-use change, biodiversity overexploitation, invasive species, pollution and climate change.
Critical monitoring gaps persist – including taxonomic bias toward charismatic species, absent wildfire tracking, fragmented institutional data, and inadequate corridor monitoring – undermining Kenya’s KM-GBF 2030 reporting obligations.
Urgent policy action is needed to centralize biodiversity data, diversify taxonomic coverage, integrate wildfire monitoring, institutionalize capacity building, and mobilize blended finance. 
PY  - 2026 
PB  - CIFOR and ICRAF as Landscape Alliance 
PP  - Bogor, Indonesia and Nairobi, Kenya 
UR  - https://www.cifor-icraf.org/knowledge/publication/47038/ 
KW  - biodiversity, biodiversity conservation, climate change, endangered species, environmental policies, invasive species, land use planning, natural resources management, pollution, protected areas, wildlife 
ER  -