This book is the result of a consultative process, which brought together experts from Eastern Africa and beyond to synthesize and compile existing information on the role of trees in building resilience in the region’s drylands. The group consisted of a mixture of experts with backgrounds in res...
Leeuw, Jan de
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Njenga M
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Wagner B
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Iiyama, Miyuki
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[Treesilience: An assessment of the resilience provided by trees in the drylands of Eastern Africa]
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Treesilience: An assessment of the resilience provided by trees in the drylands of Eastern Africa
How do we – as decision makers and policy implementers – assist dryland communities to become more resilient? There is no simple answer or single solution, but there are many emerging options and good examples of successful initiatives from within eastern Africa and beyond the region. This brief ...
Wagner B
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Njenga M
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Iiyama, Miyuki
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Jamnadass, Ramni H.
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[Towards greater resilience in the drylands: trees are the key]
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Towards greater resilience in the drylands: trees are the key
There is consensus that pastoral mobility is beneficial for both pastoralists and the environment. However, rapid change arising from multiple factors, including landscape fragmentation, sedentarization, and demographic drivers might affect the effectiveness of this pastoral coping strategy in ti...
Nkedianye, D.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Saidimu, T.L.
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Kifugo, S.C.
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Kaelo, D.S.
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Reid, Robin S.
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[Mobility and livestock mortality in communally used pastoral areas: The impact of the 2005-2006 drought on livestock mortality in Maasailand]
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Mobility and livestock mortality in communally used pastoral areas: The impact of the 2005-2006 drought on livestock mortality in Maasailand
In this article, we discuss the drivers, causes, and impacts of land-use change in the Maasai Steppe of northern Tanzania. Remote sensing data were used to analyze land-use change, and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) was used to link-up with wildlife population dynamics and livestock distr...
Msoffe, F.U.
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Kifugo, S.C.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Neselle, M.O.
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Gardingen, P. van
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Reid, Robin S.
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Herero, M.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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[Drivers and impacts of land-use change in the Maasai Steppe of Northern Tanzania: An ecological-social-political analysis]
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Drivers and impacts of land-use change in the Maasai Steppe of Northern Tanzania: An ecological-social-political analysis
Fragmentation, degradation and loss of natural habitats are now recognised as major threats to wildlife conservation and mobile pastoralism in East African savannas. These processes are driven primarily by land tenure and policy, increasing human population, expansion of settlements and agricultu...
Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Kifugo, S.C.
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Makui, O.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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[Effects of extreme land fragmentation on wildlife and livestock population abundance and distribution]
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Effects of extreme land fragmentation on wildlife and livestock population abundance and distribution
Increasing demands for meat and milk 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 considerable attention has been directed at improving crop yields to alleviate the pre...
Bosire, Caroline K.
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Krol, M.S.
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Mekonnen, M.M.
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Lannerstad, Mats
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Hoekstra, A.Y.
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[Meat and milk production scenarios and the associated land footprint in Kenya]
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Meat and milk production scenarios and the associated land footprint in Kenya
Shepherd, Keith D.
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Hubbard, D.
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Fenton, N.
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Claxton, K.
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Luedeling, Eike
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Leeuw, Jan de
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[Development goals should enable decision-making.]
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Development goals should enable decision-making.
Leeuw, Jan de
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Kifugo, S.C.
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Msiyuni, Z.
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Said, S.
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Peden, Donald G.
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[Impact of abstractions upstream on the benefits of riverine water discharge into the Lorian swamps, Kenya]
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Impact of abstractions upstream on the benefits of riverine water discharge into the Lorian swamps, Kenya
This brief is intended for project-level practitioners – extension agents, farmer trainers, leaders of farmers’ groups, pastoralist associations and others – who wish to increase the productivity of (semi-arid) pasture and farmlands using trees. The methods presented have been used on a very larg...
Abdirizak H
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Gudka M
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Kibor B
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Kinuthia M
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Kimeu, P.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Maimbo M
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Safriel U
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Njenga M
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Iiyama, Miyuki
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[Farmer-managed natural regeneration: how to regenerate pasture and farmland on a low budget]
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Farmer-managed natural regeneration: how to regenerate pasture and farmland on a low budget
The introduction of web based mapping facilities that use satellite imagery, offers local people the possibility to map their environment. However, maps need to be accurate, which is the reason why map making is assigned to professionals. In this paper, we investigated the classification accuracy...
Leeuw, Jan de
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Ortegah, L.
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Nagda, S.M.
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Georgiadou, Y.
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DeBlois, M.
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[An assessment of the accuracy of volunteered road map production in Western Kenya]
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An assessment of the accuracy of volunteered road map production in Western Kenya