Mount Kenya National Park

Mount Kenya National Park turned into set up in 1949 to shield Mount Kenya, the natural world and surrounding surroundings, which forms a habitat for wild animals, as well as acting as a place for the catchment of water, to supply Kenya's water. Initially, it was a forest reserve, earlier than being announced as a countrywide park. Currently, the countrywide park is encircled by means of the forest reserve. In April 1978, the area become targeted a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

Combined, the national park and wooded area reserve have become a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The Government of Kenya had 4 motives for creating a countrywide park on and around Mount Kenya. These had been the significance of tourism for the local and national economies, to maintain a place of wonderful scenic beauty, to preserve the biodiversity within the park, and to hold the water-catchment for the encircling vicinity.