BCP funded projects were located within priority biodiversity rich areas in Kenya and were spread across 20 districts, key areas of focus included:   

• Promotion of education and awareness on the value of biodiversity conservation among the general public
• Supporting biodiversity conservation-based revenue generating activities
• Encouragement of initiatives that minimize conflicts between people and biodiversity conservation
• Strengthening efforts that reduce threats to biodiversity conservation
   

Sectors coverage of BCP-funded Projects:

The funded projects can be categorized into the following priority sectors:
 

 
Key Outputs from BCP-funded Projects

• 37 projects supported and Implemented through Community-based Initiatives.
• Functional tri-sectoral partnerships established between government institutions, civil society (local communities) and private sector-some of them are groundbreakers for the country
• Capacity built and profile lifted for grass-root community groups to engage in biodiversity conservation, management and governance
• Image and relationships between grass-root community groups and the wider community and government agencies significantly improved
• Reversal of trends in biodiversity and water catchments degradation in biologically rich areas, this is helping Kenya meet it’s obligations under CBD-2010 targets (significantly reducing biodiversity loss) and the Millennium Development Goals
• Contributed significantly to increased revenues from tourism through supporting community-based eco-tourism enterprises thus boosting local economies and household revenues.
• Diverse biodiversity management structures i.e. Wildlife Trusts, Association and Business Partnerships established
• Increased wildlife constituency through establishment of 22 community wildlife conservancies supported through BCP – protecting key wildlife from subdivision
• Other secondary objectives realized such as reduction of cattle rustling and conflict incidences through provision of wireless communication systems