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An Applied Information Economics Approach to Assessing Resilience in the Horn of Africa
Presentation of An Applied Information Economics Approach to Assessing Resilience in the Horn of Africa
Gender Differentiated Preferences for a Community-Based Conservation Initiative
Community-based conservation (CBC) aims to benefit local people as well as to achieve
conservation goals, but has been criticised for taking a simplistic view of “community” and
failing to recognise differences in the ...
Spatial variation in the willingness to accept payment for conservation of a migratory wildlife corridor in the Athi-‐Kaputiei Plains, Kenya.
Payments
for
ecosystem
services
(PES)
are
increasingly
being
used
as
a
tool
to
promote
sustainable
ecosystem
services.
The
success
of
PES
depends
on
the
willingness
of
target
landowners
to
accept
the
payments.
In
particu ...
Meat and milk production scenarios and the associated land footprint in Kenya
Increasing demands for meat andmilk in developing countries and the associated production growth are driving the
expansion of agriculture at the expense of environmental conservation and other land uses. While considerab ...
The application of decision analysis modelling for investment targeting
In June of 2013, the Technical Consortium for Building Resilience in the Horn of Africa (TC) hosted a three-day workshop to convene key experts. The purpose of this meeting was to further examine the potential for application ...
Options for enhancing resilience in pastoral systems
Presentation of Options for enhancing resilience in pastoral systems
Effects of extreme land fragmentation on wildlife and livestock population abundance and distribution
tFragmentation, degradation and loss of natural habitats are now recognised as major threats to wildlifeconservation and mobile pastoralism in East African savannas. These processes are driven primarily byland tenure and ...
Review of Community Conservancies in Kenya
Presentation of Review of Community Conservancies in Kenya
Pastoralism and ecosystem-based adaptation in Kenyan Masailand
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the potential for pastoral communities inhabiting
Kenyan Masailand to adapt to climate change using conservancies and payments for ecosystemservices.
Design/methodology/approach ...
Measuring resilience—Understanding trends in land cover changes and their potential impacts on pastoral communities
Presentation of Measuring resilience—Understanding trends in land cover changes and their potential impacts on pastoral communities