The Comprehensive National Master Plan for Building, Development and Conservation, an overarching outline plan affecting biodiversity conservation, was approved in 2005. It establishes guidelines for the development of conservation worthy areas, including coastal areas. It also gives protection to landscape ensembles and to coastal, river and landscape strips (MoEP, 2008,2010a) (Box 2.4). Key sectoral national plans include: the National Master Plan for Forests and Afforestation, the National Master Plan for National Parks, Nature Reserves and Landscape Reserves, the National Master Plan for Coastal Areas, and the National Master Plan for Rivers and Drainage.