Land use conflict in Kajiado District, Kenya

Campbell, David; Gichohi, Helen; Mwangi, Anne Wairimu; Chege, Lucy W.

doi:10.1016/s0264-8377(00)00038-7

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“…Wildlife habitats are diminishing, migration corridors are narrowing, water resources are being degraded, livestock-wildlife competition is worsening, income inequality is increasing, and human-wildlife conflicts are mounting (Campbell et al, 2000;Reid et al, 2004). Human-human conflicts are increasing too, as the interests of local communities, park managers, and wildlife tourism providers increasingly clash (Hoare, 1999;Campbell et al, 2003).…”

Section: The Amboseli Ecosystemmentioning

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Elephants or onions? Paying for nature in Amboseli, Kenya

Bulte¹,

Boone²,

Stringer³

et al. 2008

Envir. Dev. Econ.

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ABSTRACT. Traditional grazing grounds near Amboseli National Park (Kenya) are being rapidly converted to cropland -a process that closes important wildlife corridors. We use a spatially explicit simulation model that integrates ecosystem dynamics and pastoral decision-making to explore the scope for introducing a 'payments for ecosystem services' scheme to compensate pastoralists for spillover benefits associated with forms of land use that are compatible with wildlife conservation. Our break-even cost analysis suggests that the benefits of such a scheme likely exceed its costs for a large part of the study area, but that 'leakage effects' through excessive stocking rates warrant close scrutiny.

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Section: The Amboseli Ecosystemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Elephants or onions? Paying for nature in Amboseli, Kenya

Bulte¹,

Boone²,

Stringer³

et al. 2008

Envir. Dev. Econ.

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“…Wetlands act as ecological "islands" because they are intermediate between terrestrial and aquatic systems where the water table is at or near the land surface [2][3][4][5]. These small patches of land with greater water availability provide diverse resources and thus are the focus of competing land uses [6]. Such competition often results in intense pressure on these prime critical habitats and the associated biodiversity resources.…”

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“…The landscape is now dotted with pockets of agriculture concentrated mainly within the limited wetlands and on slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro [6,7]. Conversion of wetlands into agriculture has diverse consequences.…”

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“…Agriculture consumes 400% more water in rangelands than humans and animals combined [8]. The result is competition in areas where water is not readily available [1,6].…”

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“…The creation of protected areas, such as Amboseli, on land historically owned by Maasai is an extremely emotive issue in the area. The result is intense competition among the Maasai people, their livestock, and wildlife for limited resources, especially water resources [6].…”

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A Field Study in the Status and Threats of Cultivation in Kimana and Ilchalai Swamps in Amboseli Dispersal Area, Kenya

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Land Cover Transition in Northern Tanzania

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Land conversion in sub‐Saharan Africa has profound biophysical, ecological, political and social consequences for human well‐being and ecosystem services. Understanding the process of land cover changes and transitions is essential for good ecosystem management policy that would lead to improved agricultural production, human well‐being and ecosystems health. This study aimed to assess land cover transitions in a typical semi‐arid degraded agro‐ecosystems environment within the Pangani river basin in northern Tanzania. Three Landsat images spanning over 30 years were used to detect random and systematic patterns of land cover transition in a landscape dominated by crop and livestock farming. Results revealed that current land cover transition is driven by a systematic process of change dominated by the following: (i) transition from degraded land to sparse bushland (10·8%); (ii) conversion from sparse bushland to dense bushland in lowland areas (6·0%); (iii) conversion from bushland to forest (4·8%); and (iv) conversion from dense bushland to cropland in the highlands (4·5%). Agricultural lands under water harvesting technology adoption show a high degree of persistence (60–80%) between time slices. This suggests that there is a trend in land‐use change towards vegetation improvement in the catchment with a continuous increase in the adoption of water harvesting technologies for crop and livestock farming. This can be interpreted as a sign of agricultural intensification and vegetation regrowth in the catchment. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Land use conflict in Kajiado District, Kenya

Cited by 175 publications

References 19 publications

Elephants or onions? Paying for nature in Amboseli, Kenya

Elephants or onions? Paying for nature in Amboseli, Kenya

A Field Study in the Status and Threats of Cultivation in Kimana and Ilchalai Swamps in Amboseli Dispersal Area, Kenya

Land Cover Transition in Northern Tanzania

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