Sustainable Development : Conflict or Synergy in Promoting Both Protection of Wildlife and Economic Development in Wildlife Conservancies in Kenya

Sustainable development seeks to limit environmental damage which includes wildlife while promoting economic growth through economic activities. The author seeks to question; whether sustainable development has succeeded as a panacea to the prevalent disputes that are based on the divergent interests of protection of wildlife in wildlife conservancies and promoting economic activities in wildlife conservancies in Kenya.Succinctly, the paper shall; give a brief introduction, outline the historical perspective of sustainable development, analyze the legal framework providing for sustainable development in Kenya, analyze the role of the concept of sustainable development and question whether it creates synergy or conflict in promoting both protection of wildlife in wildlife conservancies and promoting economic activities in wildlife conservancies in Kenya and lastly give recommendations and a conclusion