ABSTRACT
Combating land degradation in the semi-arid rangeland of sub-Saharan Africa is essential to ensure long-term productivity of these environments. In the Lake Baringo Basin in Kenya, communities and individual farmers restored indigenous vegetation inside enclosures in an effort to combat severe land degradation and address their livelihood problems. This study quantified the benefits of rangeland rehabilitation using yearly communal enclosures’ utilisation data compiled by Rehabilitation of Arid Environments (RAE) Trust over a 6 year period (2005–2010). Results showed that communal enclosures provide a source of income through the...
ABSTRACT
The
impact of community conservation management on a semi-arid savannah
herbaceous vegetation and soil nutrient status was studied in the
conservation and grazing zones of two community ranches in Laikipia
County, Kenya. Land zoning was carried out in 1999 using participatory
approaches to demarcate conservation areas excluded from livestock
grazing, buffer areas for grazing and high-intensity use zones for both
grazing and settlement. Collected data included cover, grass species
composition, standing grass biomass and topsoil chemical characteristics
using line transect and quadrant methods. The conservation zones had...
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