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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.Leeuw, Jan deOgutu, Joseph O.Said, Mohammed YahyaSaidimu, T.L.Kifugo, S.C.Kaelo, D.S.Reid, Robin S.[Mobility and livestock mortality in communally used pastoral areas: The impact of the 2005-2006 drought on livestock mortality in Maasailand]Mobility and livestock mortality in communally used pastoral areas: The impact of the 2005-2006 drought on livestock mortality in Maasailand

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 YahyaOgutu, Joseph O.Kifugo, S.C.Makui, O.Reid, Robin S.Leeuw, Jan de[Effects of extreme land fragmentation on wildlife and livestock population abundance and distribution]Effects of extreme land fragmentation on wildlife and livestock population abundance and distribution

Arid rangelands host a variety of drought-tolerant wildlife species, many of them requiring conservation efforts for the survival of their populations. The development of drinking water sources for people and livestock forms one of the main development interventions in these rangelands. However, ...


Leeuw, Jan deWaweru, M.N.Okello, O.O.Maloba, M.Nguru, P.Said, Mohammed YahyaAligula, H.M.Heitkonig, I.M.Reid, Robin S.[Distribution and diversity of wildlife in northern Kenya in relation to livestock and permanent water points]Distribution and diversity of wildlife in northern Kenya in relation to livestock and permanent water points

This paper examines the effects of wildlife tourism-based payments for ecosystem services (PES) on poverty, wealth inequality and the livelihoods of herders in the Maasai Mara Ecosystem in south-western Kenya. It uses the case of Olare Orok Conservancy PES programme in which pastoral landowners h...


Osano, P.M.Said, Mohammed YahyaLeeuw, Jan deNdiwa, Nicholas N.Kaelo, D.Schomers, S.Birner, R.Ogutu, J.[Why keep lions instead of livestock? Assessing wildlife-tourism based payment for ecosystem services involving herders in the Maasai Mara, Kenya]Why keep lions instead of livestock? Assessing wildlife-tourism based payment for ecosystem services involving herders in the Maasai Mara, Kenya
Milne, EleanorAynekulu, ErmiasBationo, B. AndréBatjes, Niels H.Boone, Randall B.Conant, Richard T.Davies, JonathanHanan, NiallHoag, DanaHerrick, Jeffrey E.Knausenberger, WalterNeely, ConstanceNjoka, JesseNgugi, MoffattParton, BillPaustian, KeithReid, Robin S.Said, Mohammed YahyaShepherd, Keith D.Swift, DavidThornton, Philip K.Williams, StephenMiller, SueNkonya, Ephraim M.[Grazing lands in sub-Saharan Africa and their potential role in climate change mitigation: What we do and don't know]Grazing lands in sub-Saharan Africa and their potential role in climate change mitigation: What we do and don't know

Global consumption of livestock products is increasing steadily due to human population growth, poverty reduction and dietary changes raising the demand for already scarce freshwater and land resources. Here, we analyze the changes associated with direct and indirect use of freshwater and land fo...


Bosire, Caroline K.Ogutu, Joseph O.Said, Mohammed YahyaKrol, M.S.Leeuw, Jan deHoekstra, A.Y.[Trends and spatial variation in water and land footprints of meat and milk production systems in Kenya]Trends and spatial variation in water and land footprints of meat and milk production systems in Kenya
Nkedianye, D.K.Ogutu, Joseph O.Said, Mohammed YahyaKifugo, S.C.Leeuw, Jan deGardingen, P.V.Reid, Robin S.[Livestock-wealth inequalities and uptake of crop cultivation among the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania]Livestock-wealth inequalities and uptake of crop cultivation among the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania

Dromedary camels are a putative source for human infections with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. We showed that camels sampled in different regions in Kenya during 1992–2013 have antibodies against this virus. High densities of camel populations correlated with increased seropositiv...


Corman, V.M.Jores, JoergMeyer, B.Younan, M.Liljander, Anne M.Said, Mohammed YahyaGluecks, Ilona V.Lattwein, E.Bosch, B.J.Drexler, J.F.Bornstein, S.Drosten, C.Maller, M.A.[Antibodies against MERS coronavirus in dromedary camels, Kenya, 1992 - 2013]Antibodies against MERS coronavirus in dromedary camels, Kenya, 1992 - 2013

Transhumant pastoralism is one of the dominant livestock production systems in West Africa, and it is characterized by seasonal and cyclical movement of varying degrees between complementary ecological areas. The common pattern of transhumance is moving herds from areas with pasture and water sca...


Ayantunde, Augustine A.Asse, RainerSaid, Mohammed YahyaFall, Abdou[Transhumant pastoralism, sustainable management of natural resources and endemic ruminant livestock in the sub-humid zone of West Africa]Transhumant pastoralism, sustainable management of natural resources and endemic ruminant livestock in the sub-humid zone of West Africa

Research and practice are increasingly demonstrating the environmental benefits of pastoralism and the opportunity for sustainable development of pastoral communities through a combination of livestock and biodiversity-related business. To take full advantage of the potential biodiversity-pastora...


Notenbaert, An Maria OmerDavies, J.Leeuw, Jan deSaid, Mohammed YahyaHerrero, Mario T.Manzano, P.Waithaka, M.M.Aboud, A.A.O.Omondi, S.[Policies in support of pastoralism and biodiversity in the heterogeneous drylands of East Africa]Policies in support of pastoralism and biodiversity in the heterogeneous drylands of East Africa

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