Kenya secures new reef investments to cut pollution and back sustainable fisheries
The UN Development Capital Fund, through the Global Coral Reef Fund, has signed two financing agreements in Nairobi to expand reef‑friendly businesses in Kenya. The deals support circular economy solutions and sustainable fishing practices to reduce pressures on marine ecosystems and strengthen coastal livelihoods – a boost for reef health that underpins coastal tourism.
Sanivation will receive US$540,000 to scale its waste‑to‑energy model to Malindi National Marine Park, treating wastewater into clean‑energy briquettes to lower nutrient and pathogen loads while creating jobs. A second investment – up to US$250,000 on a performance and impact basis – will help Kumbatia Seafood expand from Lamu to Kwale, shifting effort to offshore pelagic species with selective, reef‑safe gear and improving training, quality, cold chain and traceability, including monitoring of artisanal vessels. The GFCR’s Miamba Yetu programme, led with UNDP and UNEP, mobilises public and private capital for coral reef protection across 22 countries.
Source: APO Group Africa Newsroom
