| dc.contributor.author |
Matiku, Paul |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Caleb, Mireri |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Callistus, Ogol |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2013-08-26T15:34:55Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2013-08-26T15:34:55Z |
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| dc.date.issued |
2013 |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/10535/9096 |
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| dc.description.abstract |
"This study examines the impact of participatory forest management (PFM) on forest-adjacent household livelihoods in the Arabuko-Sokoke forest in Kenya. It compares the impacts on households near PFM forests (PFM zones) with those near forests with no participatory management (non-PFM zones). The study questions were: does conservation of the Arabuko-Sokoke forest result in net household incomes?; does PFM increase net household benefits?; and are household benefits uniformly distributed within the 5 km PFM intervention zone? The hypotheses tested were: forest conservation benefits exceed forest conservation costs; PFM zones have higher household benefits than non-PFM zones; and benefits and costs reduce with distance from forest edge. In the year 2009, we collected data on household benefits and costs in PFM and non-PFM zones. Data were collected along 10 km transects at 1 km intervals, sampling 600 households up to 5 km away from the forest. The results show varied household dependence on the Arabuko-Sokoke forest. The forest benefits exceed costs in PFM zones but the forest is a cost in non-PFM zones, and costs and benefits reduce with distance from forest edge. The study concludes that, though not cheap, PFM is a tool that can help the Arabuko-Sokoke forest win the support of the adjacent local communities." |
en_US |
| dc.language |
English |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
participatory management |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
forest management |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
households |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
livelihoods |
en_US |
| dc.title |
The Impact of Participatory Forest Management on Local Community Livelihoods in the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Kenya |
en_US |
| dc.type |
Journal Article |
en_US |
| dc.type.published |
published |
en_US |
| dc.type.methodology |
Case Study |
en_US |
| dc.coverage.region |
Africa |
en_US |
| dc.coverage.country |
Kenya |
en_US |
| dc.subject.sector |
Forestry |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citationjournal |
Conservation & Society |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citationvolume |
11 |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citationpages |
112-129 |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citationnumber |
2 |
en_US |