Disappearing wildlife and rising livestock numbers in Kenyan rangelands
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2014-02-20
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In order to assess pastoral livestock production, wildlife management, and conservation policies in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid rangelands, the research analyzes links between climate variability, wildlife and livestock numbers; land use and ownership, as well as human population changes. In the last 20 to 30 years the privatisation of pastoral and communal lands has increased, leading to land use changes, from grazing – to agriculture and urban development. These changes are generating enormous pressure on both pastoralists and wildlife, groups that once used to thrive together.
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LAND USE, CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, SEMI-ARID REGIONS, WILD ANIMALS, PASTORALISM, PRIVATE OWNERSHIP, CATTLE, BEEF, AGRICULTURAL POLICY, KENYA, SOUTH OF SAHARA