We use data from 500 households in Samburu County (Kenya) to explore how natural environment and market accessibility affect coping and adaptation strategies of pastoralists. In particular, we ask whether households accumulate livestock wealth and invest in structural and cognitive social capital...
Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley
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Bulte, E.H.
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Giller, Ken E.
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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Kifugo, S.C.
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McIntire, John M.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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[Livestock wealth and social capital as insurance against climate risk: A case study of Samburu County in Kenya]
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Livestock wealth and social capital as insurance against climate risk: A case study of Samburu County in Kenya
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
To investigate the effects of irrigation on land cover changes and the risk of selected zoonotic pathogens, we carried out a study in irrigated, pastoral and riverine areas in the eastern Kenya. Activities implemented included secondary data analyses to determine land use and land cover (LULC) ch...
Bett, Bernard K.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Sang, R.
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Bukachi, S.
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Wanyoike, S.
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Kifugo, S.C.
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Otieno, F.
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Ontiri, E.
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Njeru, I.
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Grace, Delia
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[Effects of flood irrigation on the risk of selected zoonotic pathogens in an arid and semi-arid area in the eastern Kenya]
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Effects of flood irrigation on the risk of selected zoonotic pathogens in an arid and semi-arid area in the eastern Kenya
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
Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Kifugo, S.C.
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Ng'ang'a, L.
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Wargute, P.W.
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Njino, L.W.
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Landsberg, F.
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Omuombo, B.
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Stickler, M.
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[Spatial planning: Making space for livestock and wildlife]
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Spatial planning: Making space for livestock and wildlife
Kifugo, S.C.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Otieno, F.
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Miano, G.
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[Participatory mapping of livestock routes in Samburu county, Kenya]
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Participatory mapping of livestock routes in Samburu county, Kenya
Flintan, Fiona E.
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Mashingo, M.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Kifugo, S.C.
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[Developing a national map of livestock routes in Tanzania in order to value service and protect them]
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Developing a national map of livestock routes in Tanzania in order to value service and protect them
Spatially explicit models are becoming increasingly important tools for simulating land-use change. In this study, we formulated and tested models that incorporated spatial correlates of agricultural expansion and used them to predict local- and landscape-scale patterns of agricultural land-use c...
Msoffe, F.U.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Kifugo, S.C.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Gardingen, P. van
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Reid, Robin S.
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[Spatial correlates of land-use changes in the Maasai-Steppe of Tanzania: Implications for conservation and environmental planning]
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Spatial correlates of land-use changes in the Maasai-Steppe of Tanzania: Implications for conservation and environmental planning