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Economic Barriers to the Adoption of Sustainable Agriculture in Tharaka-Nithi County of Kenya Open
The ballooning world human population, coupled with challenges of climate change, have extensively compromised global food security and sufficiency. This has led to unsustainable intensification of agricultural activities in an effort to m…
Analyzing Food Security Status in the Artisanal Gold Mining Communities of Ikolomani, Kakamega, Kenya Open
The aim of this paper is to critically analyze the food security apparatus within the artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) communities of Ikolomani in Kakamega County, Kenya. ASGM regions are often characterized by economies of spe…
Comparative Analysis of Household Residential Preferences Across Neighbourhood Densities in Nairobi, Kenya Open
Rapid urban growth in Nairobi city outstrips demand and provision of adequate housing. The demand for housing in an area is dependent on the satisfaction of the resident’s needs and wants. This paper examines the residential preferences of…
Mega Projects and De-commonization: Infrastructure, Land Tenure and Local Institutions Change in a Communal Conservancy in Isiolo, Kenya Open
In this paper, we examine how mega projects transform land tenure and local institutions in the context of a community-based conservation (CBC) model in northern Kenya. The model was introduced in some parts of Africa in the early 1990s to…
Milk Markets in Agropastoralist Areas of Africa – A Photoset Open
The photos displayed in this document were taken in Kenya and Ghana as part of the research project Connecting Agropastoral Food Culture Research to Livestock Commercialisation Policy.
Milk Markets in Agropastoral Areas of Africa Open
This briefing suggests how markets in artisanal milk products may contribute to agropastoralist livelihoods in semi-arid Africa. In some of these areas, milk plays important nutritional and cultural roles, but production is declining due t…
View article: Assessing ecosystem service potentials to evaluate terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystem types in Northern Germany – An expert-based matrix approach
Assessing ecosystem service potentials to evaluate terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystem types in Northern Germany – An expert-based matrix approach Open
In this article, a revised and enlarged version of a qualitative assessment matrix for the appraisal of ecosystem service potentials is introduced. The product is a simple tool for scoring terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystem types wi…
View article: Quantifying and mapping land use changes and regulating ecosystem service potentials in a data-scarce peri-urban region in Kenya
Quantifying and mapping land use changes and regulating ecosystem service potentials in a data-scarce peri-urban region in Kenya Open
Recent scientific developments are advancing to link land use and land cover (LULC) change with ecosystem service (ES) potentials. Such links within peri-urban ecosystems are scanty due to methodological and expertise challenge, and data l…
Mapping and assessment of ecosystem services to improve resource management and human wellbeing in data-scarce peri-urban ecosystems Open
The ecosystem service (ES) approach acknowledges the fundamental interactions between biodiversity, ecosystems, natural resources and human wellbeing, while substantiating both tangible and intangible benefits of ecosystems to humans. Refl…
Contributing to the cultural ecosystem services and human wellbeing debate: a case study application on indicators and linkages Open
Inadequacies in the indication of cultural ecosystem services (CES) are a hindrance in assessing their comprehensive impacts on human wellbeing. Similarly, uncertainties about the quantity and quality of CES, in real time and space, have h…
A review of studies on ecosystem services in Africa Open
Assessments of ecosystem services (ES) are vital for Africa's sustainability. ES supply and demand take place in distinctive patterns in Africa due to the continent's characteristic spatial heterogeneity, rich biodiversity, demographic dev…