VOA常速英语:Protecting Wildlife in Kenya

This month, the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, and the U.S. Department of the Interior, the DOI, announced a grant to the Kenya Ministry of Environment and the Africa Conservation Centre to support Kenya’s National Wildlife Conservation Strategy.
本月美国国际开发署（USAID）和美国内政部（DOI）宣布为肯尼亚环境部和非洲保护中心拨款以支持肯尼亚的国家野生动物保护战略。

The grant and seven other grants awarded over the past year provide a total of 1.3 million dollars,or 103 million Kenyan shillings,to support conservation and combat wildlife crime in Kenya and East Africa and lay the groundwork for sustained collaboration between U.S. government and Kenyan counterparts.
此项拨款和去年给予的其他7项拨款总计提供了130万美元，折合1.03亿肯尼亚先令，支持肯尼亚和东非地区的野生动物保护和对抗野生动物犯罪活动，为美国政府和肯尼亚同行们的持续合作奠定基础。

Wildlife crime threatens the security, economy, and biodiversity of East Africa, as demand for products like elephant ivory and rhino horn continues to rise and poaching methods become increasingly sophisticated.International networks for poaching, transit, and sale of illegal wildlife products target wildlife populations across borders,creating a complex problem that transcends national boundaries.Kenya is currently a key source and transit country for illegal wildlife products from Africa.
野生动物犯罪威胁了东非的安全、经济和生物多样性，随着对产品，如象牙和犀牛角的需求持续走高、偷猎方法越来越复杂。偷猎、运输和销售非法野生动物产品的国际网络针对的是跨境野生动物种群，由此产生了一个超越国境的复杂问题。肯尼亚现今是非洲非法野生动物产品的一个关键来源和中转国。

The conservation and sustainable management of wildlife and habitats is crucial to the region’s long term economic growth and development.
保护和可持续管理野生动物和栖息地是区域长期经济增长和发展的关键。

In support of the U.S. National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking, USAID is taking action to enhance wildlife management and the enforcement and prosecution of wildlife crime.
为支持美国打击贩卖野生动物的国家战略，美国国际开发署采取行动加强野生动物管理和对野生动物犯罪的执法和起诉活动。

USAID has partnered with the DOI’s International Technical Assistance Program, or DOI-ITAP, on a five-year project that uses DOI’s expertise in law enforcement, investigation, and prosecution to create a strong network of regional actors to combat wildlife trafficking throughout East Africa.
美国国际开发署与内政部的国际技术援助项目（DOI-ITAP）合作实施一个5年计划，即利用内政部在执法、调查和起诉方面的专业知识创造一个强大的地区力量网对抗东非野生动物贩卖活动。

Since March 2016, USAID and DOI-ITAP have funded work with government agencies responsible for managing wildlife, non-governmental organizations fighting wildlife crime, and civil society groups that inform the public about this serious issue.
自2016年3月，美国国际开发署和内政部的国际技术援助项目已经资助与负责管理野生动物的政府机构、打击野生动物犯罪的非政府组织和告知民众有关这一严肃问题的民间团体组织合作。

In addition to the Ministry of Environment grant, projects supported include grants administered by Save the Elephants to support the Elephant Crisis Fund;regional coordinating efforts and enhanced community engagement to counter wildlife crime by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature;high-profile events like the Giants Club Summit;public outreach initiatives by WildlifeDirect;security for rhino protection by the Laikipia Wildlife Forum;and organizational planning to protect wildlife at the Kenya Wildlife Service.
除了对环境部的拨款，支持的项目包括拯救大象协会拨款支持大象危机基金；国际自然保护联合会进行的区域协作努力和加强社区参与打击野生动物犯罪；诸如豪门俱乐部峰会一类的高级别活动；野生动物信息组织发布公共宣传活动；莱基皮亚野生动物论坛保护犀牛安全的活动；和在肯尼亚野生动物服务署有组织的计划保护野生动物。

As U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec noted,“By protecting wildlife and the environment,we can create jobs and build prosperity while preserving Kenya’s rich natural heritage.”
正如美国驻肯尼亚大使罗伯特·高戴克指出的：“通过保护野生动物和环境，我们能提供就业机会、创建繁荣，同时保护肯尼亚丰富的自然遗产。”