The Impact of Participatory Forest Management on Local Community Livelihoods in the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Kenya

Matiku, Paul; Mireri, Caleb; Ogol, Callistus

doi:10.4103/0972-4923.115724

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“…Our study region, the Arabuko Sokoke forest, is part of the East African dry coastal forest located in south‐eastern Kenya. Originally, this forest extended along the East African coast from southern Somalia to northern Mozambique, hosting many endemic or spatially restricted and threatened plant and animal species (Burgess, Clarke & Rodgers, ; Matiku, Caleb & Callistus, ). Due to strong demographic pressure, this forest has suffered under severe and rapid habitat destruction during the past decades, with the Arabuko Sokoke forest being the largest remaining forest block (Burgess et al ., ; Hoorweg & Muthiga, ).…”

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Seasonality overrides differences in butterfly species composition between natural and anthropogenic forest habitats

Habel

Seibold

Ulrich

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Animal Conservation

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Anthropogenic disturbances that alter habitat structures can lead to strong changes in species composition. The importance of certain habitat features for structuring species composition, however, may be determined by the availability of resources that can seasonally fluctuate. The Kenyan Arabuko Sokoke coastal forest consists of three pristine forest types and provides various anthropogenic forest-like habitats, such as plantations and transition zones between forest and agricultural land. In parallel, this region experiences pronounced climatic seasonality which causes differences in resource availability. To test for potential differences in butterfly communities between natural and anthropogenic forest habitats, and whether they vary seasonally, we assessed butterfly species along transects in all five habitat types during the rainy and the consecutive dry season. We compiled ecological characteristics for each transect and for each butterfly species. We found highest species richness and abundances in the three natural forest habitats during the rainy season. Our data show distinct species clusters for each habitat type during the rainy season. In contrast, butterfly species composition does not form distinct community groups during the dry season. During this time period, highest species richness and abundances are found in plantations. These temporal differences in species richness, abundance and species composition between the two seasons are assumed to be driven by limited nectar availability inside of the forest during the dry season. This situation might lead to increased mobility and the invasion of anthropogenic habitats, where nectar sources are still available during the dry season. Thus, plantations might represent a surrogate habitat for forest butterflies during their imaginal stage, but do not represent a suitable habitat providing all resources needed for successful larval development.

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Seasonality overrides differences in butterfly species composition between natural and anthropogenic forest habitats

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Seibold

Ulrich

et al. 2018

Animal Conservation

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“…While this would enhance the equity ratios, it is also likely to enhance the communities' sense of tree ownership and hence motivate farmers to protect the trees. Overall farmers have reported improved livelihoods through engagement in PELIS (Matiku, 2013;Mutune, 2016) for communities neighboring the Mau forest complex.…”

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Participatory forest management: A case of equity in the forest plantation establishment and livelihood improvement Scheme in Gathiuru and Hombe forests in Central Kenya.

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Thenya

Ngecu

2017

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The study analysis equity in participatory plantation establishment and livelihood scheme (PELIS) formally known as shamba (farm) system in Gathiuru and Hombe forests Kenya. This is done by determining annual inputs and outputs of three partners in PELIS including the Kenya forest service (KFS), three saw milling companies and the communities farming in Hombe and Gathiuru forests. The study uses Adams equity theory and applies the equity theory ratios as the basis of formulating equity under PELIS arrangements. The analysis is limited to a three year period (2012 to 2014), which corresponds to the number of years farmers cultivate in one plot under the scheme. Equity ratio analysis based on annual average annual output: input ratios for KFS 2012-2014 were 4.1:1; 2.6:1; and 3.1:1; for the three timber companies were 2.8:1; 3.1:1 and 1.9:1 while for community were 2.8:1; 2.4:1 and 2.8:1. The three year average ratios were 3.2:1 for KFS, 3.0:1 for the timber companies and 2.7:1 for communities. This indicates that the equity ratios were very close meaning that they all benefitted at the same level of respective inputs between 2012 and 2014. The study therefore concludes that applying the equity theory ratios can provide an opportunity to address inequity in PELIS under participatory forest management.

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“…Arabuko Sokoke Forest has attracted tourists since the early 1970s, and currently, specialist birding tours regularly visit the forest (Kenya Wildlife Service, ). At present, most subsistence use is illegal, yet local households depend on the forest for domestic use through direct harvesting for fuel‐wood, building poles, mushrooms and bush‐meat; and commercial use through products such as carving wood, poles, butterflies and honey (Kenya Wildlife Service, ; Matiku et al., ).…”

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“…Arabuko Sokoke Forest (ASF) is the largest surviving single block of the previously extensive indigenous dry coastal tropical forest in Eastern Africa, with a total area of approximately 41,600 ha. The average population density of the community around Arabuko Sokoke Forest has been estimated at 47–60 people per km 2 (Gordon & Ayiemba, ; Matiku, Caleb, & Ogol, ; Newmark, ). These figures have certainly increased in recent years, with increasing demands for timber and land for agriculture, leading to a reduction in the extent and condition of the forest (Arabuko Sokoke Forest Management Team, ; Figure ).…”

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Conservation and human livelihoods at the crossroads: Local needs and knowledge in the management of Arabuko Sokoke Forest

2017

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The Impact of Participatory Forest Management on Local Community Livelihoods in the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Kenya

Cited by 53 publications

References 22 publications

Seasonality overrides differences in butterfly species composition between natural and anthropogenic forest habitats

Seasonality overrides differences in butterfly species composition between natural and anthropogenic forest habitats

Participatory forest management: A case of equity in the forest plantation establishment and livelihood improvement Scheme in Gathiuru and Hombe forests in Central Kenya.

Conservation and human livelihoods at the crossroads: Local needs and knowledge in the management of Arabuko Sokoke Forest

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