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Kenya offers unique tourism products ranging from warm sunny beaches at the coast, scenic savannahs to snow-capped mountains astride the Equator. It has some of the world's greatest tourist attraction sites known for their diversity in landscape, culture and fauna and flora. (...)

The Biosafety Act, 2008 and its implementing regulations make up the main legal framework for activities related to genetically modified organisms (GMO). Established in 2009, the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) is responsible for regulating research and commercial activities involving GMOs. It carries out its mandate in collaboration with the other regulatory agencies involved in GMO products. Under the Biosafety Act, NBA's approval is required for any activity involving a genetically modified organism. This includes their importation, exportation or transit. The approval process may involve a risk assessment to identify and evaluate the potential adverse effects of the GMO on human health and the environment. (...)

Kenya does not yet produce genetically modified crops or seeds at commercial scale. Kenya introduced a ban on the importation of genetically modified foods in 2012, but repealed the measure in 2015. Research in GMO products is allowed. A number of GM crops have been approved by the National Biosafety Authority : corn, cotton, cassava, sorghum, and sweet potatoes. A few operators have applied for the open field cultivation of genetically engineered corn and cotton.

Imports of GMO products are subject to approval from the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), a phytosanitary certificate, and a declaration from the country of origin stating the GMO status of the product. In line with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Kenya established a Biosafety Clearing House in 2010 to facilitate information exchange on GMO products and assist in complying with its related obligations.

Kenya's agricultural sector is impacted by climate change but is also the largest contributor to the country's greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, the agricultural policy is impacted by the country's measures to adapt to climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Under the Climate Change Act of 2016, national and county authorities are required to mainstream climate change into their policies and development strategies. A Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Framework Programme (KCSAFP) was adopted in 2017 with the objective of promoting "climate resilient and low carbon growth sustainable agriculture".

The fisheries sub-sector is hampered by an unsustainable utilization of its resources in some water bodies such as Lake Victoria due to limited surveillance capacity. (...)

Kenya faces threat from Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing. However, the incidences have declined following the installation of a vessel monitoring system (VMS) to monitor vessels fishing in its EEZ. (...)

The objective of the fisheries policy is to contribute to the wellbeing of the people and national economic growth through sustainable management and development of fisheries and aquaculture. The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation, through its State Department for Fisheries, Aquaculture and the Blue Economy, is responsible for policymaking in the subsector. Other institutions include: (...)the Kenya Fisheries Services, responsible for the conservation, management and development of fishery resources; (...)

The Fisheries Management and Development Act No.35 of 2016 provides for the conservation, management and development of aquatic resources in Kenya.

During the review period, Kenya has also been implementing the Kenya Tuna Fisheries Development and Management Strategy, which focuses on the Development of the tuna industry to ensure optimal economic benefits from the country’s tuna fisheries by facilitating their sustainable development and management, value addition, and equitable access to them. (...)